The Argentine Sea of the Southwest Atlantic is one of the world`s most productive marine regions. The zone is dominated by the complex interplay of the Brazil-Malvinas Confluence, the shelf-break fronts and the continental influx via the extended shelf area, a system that is still poorly understood. The actual make-up of this system with a focus on nutrient generation, transport, and availability is the target of the envisaged integrated oceanographic, geological, geophysical, and biological research. Processes identified to be currently active will be traced back using sedimentary archives and fossil records to learn about the impact of changing climate and related parameters as e.g. sedimentation rates, sea level changes, and morphology of the shelf-slope. The Argentine states’ strategic research initiative Pampa Azul launched in 2014 aims to develop conservation strategies and the sustainable management of natural marine resources and offers an excellent platform to expand and intensify collaboration in marine research between German and Argentinean universities and research institutes. The aim of the workshop in Buenos Aires is to bring together German and Argentinean scientists from all involved disciplines to identify joint scientific objectives for collaboration, develop complementary approaches and explore perspectives for a participation in research projects related to the Argentine initiative Pampa Azul
