On the third station of the expedition, a CTD rosette deployed to collect water samples was lost to the deep ocean, losing connection around 1500m. Thankfully, we have an unwavering team aboard the Sarmiento de Gamboa, who pressed on with determination despite this setback. In fact, the UTM (Unidad de Tecnología Marina) team worked through …
An OceanICU funded scientific cruise is underway! Seven researchers from eight different institutions are onboard the CSIC Research Vessel Sarmiento de Gamboa which departed Walvis Bay, Namibia for an expedition bound for the Canary Islands, with ten planned stops along the West African coast for sampling. The vessel is expected to arrive in Gran Canaria …
On International Women’s Day, we are pleased to celebrate the dedicated scientists working in our consortium to understand ocean carbon processes and provide much needed data to help society better manage our ocean and environment. Now more than ever, it is important that the voices of both women and evidence-based science is heard on the …
OceanICU participated in the European Ocean Days kick-off event, Young Voices for the Ocean on the 3rd of March in Brussels. In addition to insightful sessions tailored to hear questions and concerns from young people around Europe as well as their activities as Blue Citizens, the event also featured art installations and exhibitions. OceanICU joined …
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On 5 February 2025 OceanICU colleagues gathered in Brussels for a workshop on the Global Ocean Data Analysis Project (GLODAP) focusing on the delivery of GLODAPv3 2025. GLODAP is a synthesis activity for ocean surface to bottom biogeochemical data collected through the chemical analysis of water samples. The three-day workshop culminated in a presentation and …
OceanICU held the first online workshop with Deep Sea Mining industry stakeholders in August. It was attended by 16 participants comprising representatives of the deep sea mining and associated industries, advisory bodies, management and responsible authorities, as well as NGOs and researchers. Building on previous workshops held with fishing industry stakeholders, this event followed a …
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OceanICU is pleased to feature in the Cordis Information Pack: Blue Carbon for Diversity and Climate Action as one of 15 EU Funded projects closing significant gaps in understanding, observing, modelling and predicting the natural blue carbon component of ecosystem services. BlueCarbon describes the way in which carbon is captured, stored and released through ecosystems …
The EU4Ocean Stand, The ROBO-IGUANA stand by Mrudul Chellapurath, the Oceanografi Na Otoku stand with oceanographers Maja Karlovic and Natalija Dunić and OceanICU colleague Maria Angel. On April 25th, at the Science is Wonderful event in Brussels, we engaged with teachers and early career scientists from across Europe to celebrate the importance of science and …
Joides Resolution, Luc Beaufort; British Geological Survey; National Science Foundation; NASA Earth Observatory The 2024 OceanICU Annual Science Meeting took place virtually, 11-15th of March, offering a positive view of progress made during the first year and a robust platform for discussions among partners across various scientific domains concerning ocean carbon processes. Through a series …
Calling for concerted international and intergovernmental efforts to create a robust, resilient, and sustainable surface ocean observing system, the monumental Oostende Declaration is a culmination of a vigorous workshop held in early November 2023 in Belgium and hosted by VLIZ – Flanders Marine Institute. Several of our OceanICU colleagues–Richard Sanders, Siv Lauvset, Andy Watson and …
