Dear Colleagues, The 2020 Ocean Sciences Meeting < https://www2.agu.org/ocean-sciences-meeting/> will take place 16-21 February 2020 in San Diego, California. We are chairing a new session entitled "Climate Impacts on Marine Species" (PC002) < https://agu.confex.com/agu/osm20/prelim.cgi/Session/85723>. This session is an opportunity to exchange ideas about natural and anthropogenic climate effects on marine species. We welcome studies that focus on a wide variety of taxa, including fish, marine mammals, seabirds, corals, invertebrates and plankton. We also welcome research on adopting fishery and/or marine conservation policies in response to climate impacts. Please consider submitting an abstract: < https://agu.confex.com/agu/osm20/pc/papers/index.cgi?sessionid=85723>. Abstracts are due by 11 September 2019. More information on the session is below. Topic: Past, Present and Future Climate Title: Climate impacts on marine species Session ID: PC002 The marine environment is disproportionately impacted by climate change, as evidenced through increasing water temperature, ocean acidification, deoxygenation, rising sea levels, shifting circulation patterns and increased storm activity. We invite presentations that explore the observed or modeled response of marine organisms to climate variability or climate change. Recent studies have revealed climate-mediated declines in some marine species, while others have shown remarkable resilience to climate change. For example, Arctic sea ice loss threatens species that rely on ice for habitat such as polar bears and ringed seals, whereas tuna species that target moderate sea surface temperatures may experience range expansion. Ecological impacts can derive from changes in physiology, bioenergetics, abundance, distribution, habitat, community structure, reproduction, behavior, and phenology. A wide range of marine organisms will be considered, including invertebrates, fish, reptiles, mammals, and sea birds. We also invite presentations that explore climate impacts on marine fisheries in terms of spatial distribution, changing target species and/or gear type, or simply the challenges faced by fisheries management in a changing climate. This session will showcase observed and predicted responses of marine organisms to climate change and provide a venue for researchers to contrast climate-driven phenomena across regions and taxa. Erin Meyer-Gutbrod; University of California, Santa Barbara; elmg@ucsb.edu Vincent S Saba; NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service; Vincent.Saba@noaa.gov Kristin Liisa Laidre; Polar Science Center; klaidre@uw.edu Barbara Muhling; University of California, Santa Cruz; barbara.muhling@noaa.gov -- Erin Meyer-Gutbrod, Ph.D. http://meyer-gutbrod.weebly.com/ Marine Science Institute; Rm 3405 University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6150 eringutbrod@gmail.com 216-548-9082