Issues: Perception of the sea in public discourse, sea in art, narratives about the sea, law of the sea, sea in social media

09:00-09:45 Registration & Coffee
09:45-10:00 Welcome & Opening
10:00-10:20 Arctic - Birger Amundsen
10:20-10:40 Atlantic - Herman Hummel, HuFoSS
10:40-11:00 Baltic - Nina Tynkkynen, Åbo Akademi
11:00-11:20 Mediterranean - Yolanda Koulouri, HCMR
11:20-12:00 Health Break & Poster Session

Panel 2: Sea in Art

Issues: The art of communication; harnessing art for global ocean communication – art as a universal language
12:00-12:20 Arctic & Atlantic - TBC
12:20-12:40 Baltic - Nicole F. Loeser, Institute of Art of Innovation and The Futuring Alliance
12:40-13:00 Mediterranean - TBC
13:00-14:00 Lunch Break

Panel 3: Sea as Opportunity - New Uses of the Marine Environment
Issues: Goods and services of the marine ecosystem, different methods of ecosystem valuation, fishery, aquaculture, mining, Marine Protected areas
14:00-14:20 Arctic - Sabine Cochrane, Akvaplan-niva
14:20-14:40 Atlantic - Mark Costello, Nord University
14:40-15:00 Baltic - Erik Bonsdorff
15:00-15:20 Mediterranean - Christos Arvanitidis, LifeWatch ERIC
15:20-17:00 General Discussion
17:30-19:00 Guided Tour of the Down Deep Exhibition at the State Art Gallery
19:30 Conference Dinner