September 18, 2026
From 13 to 18 September 2026, PhD student Niko Bujas attended the Ramon Margalef Summer Colloquium 2026 at the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) in Barcelona. The colloquium focused on impacts on open-ocean bentho-pelagic coupling processes, offering participants an opportunity to deepen their understanding of the biological carbon pump, ocean nutrient cycling, and the roles of different organisms in these processes. During the event, Niko presented a poster showcasing part of his PhD research, entitled “Reproductive Cycle of a Natural Ostrea edulis Population in the Northern Adriatic Sea.” During his stay in Barcelona, he also met with Dr Eve Galimany to discuss the results of the oyster feeding experiment conducted as part of the POPOyster project.