EuroGOOS is looking for a Communications Officer
The EuroGOOS Office seeks a Communications Officer to support the EuroGOOS team, members, and regional networks in communications, outreach, and organizational tasks. The Communications Officer will manage the EuroGOOS Office daily communication and outreach tasks, support the EuroGOOS team in meeting organization, assist EuroGOOS members and regions (ROOS) in communication activities, and facilitate internal operations. The position is for three years and is based in Brussels at the EuroGOOS Office. The deadline for applications is 5 November 2021. Read more here.
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EuroGOOS releases new Kostas Nittis Award brochure and poster
The new brochure and flyer aim to provide an overview of the EuroGOOS Kostas Nittis Award. Every year, EuroGOOS awards the Kostas Nittis medal and a grant of €3,000 to outstanding early-career scientists in operational oceanography and ocean observing field. Interested applicants are invited to learn more about the initiative and eligibility criteria, and discover how the award has benefited the research work and professional development of previous winners. Access the brochure and poster here.
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EuroGOOS 2nd Integration Workshop
The 2nd EuroGOOS Integration Workshop will take place on 29-30 November 2021 at the EuroGOOS headquarters, hosted by the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) in Brussels, as a hybrid event. The workshop aims to improve the integration between EuroGOOS Task Teams, Working Groups, and Regional Operational Oceanographic Systems (ROOS), align strategies, and improve engagement and cooperation. The event is open for broad participation, and in-person attendance is available for the EuroGOOS Board, Office, and Chairs of activities. Read more here.
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BOOS General Assembly 2021
The BOOS General Assembly will take place on 24-26 November 2021, as a virtual event. The event will include the BOOS Modelling Program and Observation meeting, which will feature two parallel sessions (24 November), the BOOS Scientific Workshop (25 November), and the BOOS Business Meeting (26 November). More information is available here.
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MONGOOS General Assembly and Workshop
The annual MONGOOS General Assembly and Workshop took place online on 26-28 October 2021. The event marked the tenth anniversary of MONGOOS, and capitalized on the network’s achievements to support the Blue Growth agenda in the Mediterranean and meet the challenges of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. Read more here.
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EuroGOOS 'Scientists for Ocean Literacy' initiative endorsed by the UN Ocean Decade
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EuroGOOS Ocean Literacy Working Group meeting
EuroGOOS Ocean Literacy Working Group met in a hybrid meeting hosted by IEO Malaga on 20-21 October 2021. Members presented their Ocean Literacy activities, discussed the WG work plan, and elected co-chairs. Angela Pomaro (CNR, Italy) and Yolanda Koulouri (HCMR, Greece) will co-chair the WG together with Dina Eparkhina as coordinator of EuroGOOS UN Ocean Decade Action 'Scientists for Ocean Literacy'. The meeting started with a joint session with the European Marine Board's Communications Panel (EMBCP) where participants discussed ways to promote science communication and ocean literacy in the Decade with the representative of the Decade Communication Advisory Board.
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A revamped EuroGOOS Science Advisory Working Group holds first meeting
The SAWG membership was renewed recently with new Terms of Reference drafted and a call for new members. The revamped SAWG has 19 members, including the Chairs of all EuroGOOS Regional Operational Oceanographic Systems (ROOS). During the meeting, held on 5 October 2021, members elected Lucie Cocquempot (Ifremer) co-chair to guide the work of the SAWG together with chair Dr. Jun She (DMI). The main aim of the SAWG is to support EuroGOOS ROOS, Task Teams and Working Groups on their research. Learn more about SAWG here.
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EuroGOOS Biological Observations Working Group (BIOWG) holds inaugural meeting
The BIOWG inaugural meeting was held on 1 October 2021 and was attended by 26 members from 22 different organizations around Europe. The creation of this new group – the first working group focused on biological observations for EuroGOOS – is part of the implementation of the EuroGOOS 2030 Strategy. Dr. Nicolas Pade will co-chair with Dr. Markus Lindh who was elected unanimously by the BIOWG. During the meeting, the group discussed the Terms of Reference and work plan for 2021. Read more about the BIOWG activities here.
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EuroSea 2nd Anniversary Webinar
The 2nd EuroSea Anniversary Webinar will take place on 25 November (15:30-17:30 CET). The event will bring together the EuroSea stakeholders and users to take stock of the anticipated EuroSea impacts and discuss its contribution to pan-European and global ocean observing and policy. The webinar will feature EuroSea scientists and representatives of international and intergovernmental organizations discussing the implementation of an interdisciplinary European ocean observing and forecasting system, responsive to the European policies in the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. Download the webinar’s flyer here.
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Successful BGC-Argo & Deep-Argo Workshop wraps up
A BGC-Argo & Deep-Argo Workshop was held on 27 September-1 October 2021 in the framework of the EuroSea project. This successful five-day online event gathered more than 120 people each day. The BGC-Argo Workshop aimed to review progress on implementing best practices in the area of floats preparation, float deployment and data management, facilitate exchanges with the user community, and foster interaction with other components of the ocean observing system. The Deep-Argo Workshop’s objectives were to assess progress of the Deep-Argo mission, review end users' needs, and finalize the implementation plan of the global Deep Argo array of 1250 floats to be published in 2022.
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NOC releases latest observations of the world's largest system of ocean currents
The NOC-led RAPID-AMOC 26N project, in collaboration with the University of Miami and NOAA, plays a critical role in observing and understanding the changes in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). Instruments crossing the Atlantic measure temperature, salinity, and current velocities from the near surface to the sea floor; data is combined with observations of the Florida current and satellite measurements of surface winds to calculate the overturning circulation. New data can be accessed via the RAPID website here.
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Deltares contributes to the development of a new European platform on climate services for coastal risks and adaptation
Deltares will play a major role in the design and operation of a web-portal to collect and analyze information on sea level rise, coastal dynamics, flooding, and socio-economic impacts of historic and future sea level trends, as part of a new Horizon Europe project on regional sea level rise trends and its coastal impacts – the Coastal Climate Core Service (CoCliCo). Deltares will also be involved in defining coastal typologies and exploring shoreline dynamics for various sea level rise scenarios. The project, running from September 2021 to September 2025, aims to inform decision-making on coastal risk and adaptation. Read more here.
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Copernicus Marine and WEkEO Services 2 officially kick off
The kick-off of Copernicus Marine and WEkEO Services 2 took place in Brussels on 12 October 2021. The event marked the continuation of Copernicus’s Marine Service in the next phase of the Copernicus Earth Observation programme and was hosted by the Commission’s Directorate-General for Defence, Space and Industry (DG DEFIS). On behalf of the Copernicus Marine Service, Pierre Bahurel, Director General of Mercator Ocean International (MOi), presented the Service’s achievements over the last seven years and the roadmap for 2021- 2027. Read more here.
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One more step for Euro-Argo RISE progress in 2021
From January to June 2021, Euro-Argo RISE has achieved significant progress along its four main pillars: technological progress, Euro-Argo community enhancement, services to users, and data management. Three workshops were organized and held by partners, with results of the project being disseminated during various international conferences and the Argo Steering Team meeting. More information about the Euro-Argo achievements can be found here.
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Ocean Decade launches new Call for Decade Actions No. 02/2021
The Call for Decade Actions No. 02/2021, the second of a series that will be launched every 6 months as part of the Ocean Decade, is now open. This will focus on Decade programmes that address priority issues including marine pollution, multiple stressors on marine ecosystems, and the ocean-climate nexus. Interested Decade Action proponents should register on the Ocean Decade Global Stakeholder Forum to access the documentation or submit a request for endorsement. Read more here.
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Policy Brief on 'Nourishing Blue Economy and Sharing Ocean Knowledge'
Under the lead of the EuroSea project, ten innovative EU projects to build ocean observation systems and increase the sustainability of the Blue Economy joined forces in a cluster to better address key global marine challenges. The group included its recommendations for sustainable ocean observation and management in a joint policy brief titled ‘‘Nourishing Blue Economy and Sharing Ocean Knowledge'. The policy brief was presented to the European Commission on 15 October 2021. Read more here.
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UNESCO and European Commission launch new flagship guide on Marine/Maritime Spatial Planning
UNESCO and the European Commission are now launching a new Marine/Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) flagship guide providing an integrated framework for planning and managing ocean and coastal zones. The MSPglobal International Guide on Marine/Maritime Spatial Planning covers a variety of topics, case studies and actions to assist governments, partners and practitioners in their MSP processes. The guide was officially launched during the final conference of the joint IOC-UNESCO/DG MARE MSPglobal Initiative held virtually on 5 October 2021. Read more here.
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17 European floats ready to be deployed by the 'Blue Observer'
On 2 November 2021, the oceanographic sailing vessel IRIS leaving Brest will deploy 100 floats in the Atlantic Ocean. The mission is scheduled to last approximately three months and aims to offset the disruptions in the usual research campaigns caused by COVID-19. The initiative is funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and its partner Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), Argo Canada and Euro-Argo, and is the result of an international collaboration under the coordination of OceanOPS. Read more here.
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ODYSSEA Final Conference
The final conference of the ODYSSEA project will be held on 3 November virtually. The event will present the final results of the project to key target audiences and will cover six specific areas of focus: capacity-building, Marinomica – data visualization platform & data harmonization, development of Marinomica products and services, observatories, contribution to policy-making, impacts and the future. The project aimed to develop, operate, and demonstrate an interoperable and cost-effective platform that integrates networks of observing and forecasting systems across the Mediterranean basin. Learn more here.
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One Integrated Marine Debris Observing System for a Clean Ocean
The event will discuss the current state of the marine debris system, our knowledge about it, and ways forward for implementing the Integrated Marine Debris Observing System (IMDOS). It will feature three plenary sessions (17-19 November 2021) and an online virtual poster hall where presenters and participants can interact (10-30 November). The event is organized by a consortium of 14 international ocean experts and is hosted by GEO Blue Planet and Mercator Ocean International (MOi) as an official satellite activity of the UN Ocean Decade Clean Ocean Laboratory. More information and event registration are accessible here.
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EuroSea Workshop: Towards a Coordinated European Observing System for Marine Macroalgae
The EuroSea Workshop ‘Towards a Coordinated European Observing System for Marine Macroalgae’ will take place online on 23-25 November 2021. The event will discuss priorities for sustained and coordinated observations needed to preserve macroalgae and their associated biodiversity, and to ensure those ecosystems will continue to deliver key ecosystem functions and services in a changing ocean. More information is available here. Interested participants can register here before 30 October 2021.
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2nd Ocean Observers Workshop 2021
The workshop will take place online on 29 November-1 December 2021. The three-day interactive event will bring together ocean scientists and communicators, teachers, and other stakeholders to share marine science educational resources focused on ocean observations and explore opportunities for international collaboration. The workshop is organized by OceanOPS and Euro-Argo together with an international programme committee formed by the Ocean Observers Working Group, of which EuroGOOS is member. More information is available here.
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International Ocean Data Conference 2022
The International Ocean Data Conference 2022 – The Data We Need for the Ocean We Want, will take place in Sopot, Poland on 14-16 February 2022 as a hybrid event. The conference aims to consider regional and global strategies and policies to create a ‘digital ocean ecosystem’ to support the Ocean Decade; discuss technological developments and their implementation; and identify future directions in ocean data and information management. Abstracts should be submitted here before 29 October 2021. More information is available here.
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Ocean Sciences Meeting 2022
The Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM) will take place on 27 February-4 March 2022. Under the theme ‘Come Together and Connect’, the event will gather ocean scientists to present their work, share knowledge, and create connections to work on solutions for the ‘ocean we want’. The OSM will feature plenary, innovative, and scientific sessions as well as tutorials, workshops, and other events on cross-cutting ocean science topics. Read more here.
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ICOS Science Conference 2022: Call for session and side event proposals
The ICOS Science Conference will take place on 13-15 September 2022 as a hybrid event in Utrecht, the Netherlands, and virtually. Scientists from different areas are invited to submit session proposals by 25 October 2021. Themes and topics can include, amongst others, carbon neutrality, climate change mitigation, remote sensing and satellite imagery, science and improved methodology, best practices and new methods for teaching and communicating climate change. Click here for more information about the event.
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