Report of the Working Group on Modelling of Physical/Biological Interactions (WGPBI)

The WGPBI met in Pasaia, Spain, on 14–15 April 2011. Working group members dis-cussed recent advances in:• biological-physical modelling of copepods and larval fish;• comparing models to observations using individual-based and NPZD models;• three dimensional habitat volume modelling;• bio-physical interactions that result in thin layer formation;• development of end-to-end models;• use of biophysical models for studying connectivity between spawning ar-eas and nursery habitats of key marine species;• phytoplankton thin layers can be formed by combination of phytoplankton behaviour and shear.