GRASSMAP to set sail today!
On 14th to 19th September 2021, researchers from the universities of Southampton, Sydney and the Balearic Islands will carry out experiments with different autonomous systems: an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, an Autonomous Surface Vehicle and a Lagrangian Drifter. The scientific campaign GRASSMAP is funded under Eurofleets+ and will be carried out on board the RV SOCIB in the waters of the Marine Protected Area of Cabrera. These different platforms will be deployed to demonstrate in situ capabi
EUROFLEETS+ Floating University 2021 onboard the RV Oceania – first person narrative
Originally scheduled to sail in June 2020 to do a transect along the Baltic Sea Danish Strait and the Norwegian Sea; the RV Oceania operated by the Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Science (IOPAN) was finally able to sail for a circular loop from Gdansk, Poland. Although it was a year later and a shorter journey than planned there was the same, if not more enthusiasm from everyone involved. From early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic completely stopped all transit among countries and left th
Ever wondered what the deep sea looks like? This Ship-to-shore live will show you!
Ever wondered what the deep sea looks like, 200 metres or more below the surface? Join us to find out! Chris Yesson and Emmeline Broad are currently taking part in a Eurofleets funded expedition, BENCHMARK, exploring the seabed of the Denmark strait (located between the east coast of Greenland and the west coast of Iceland), on board of RV G.O. Sars. They are also using the ROV ÆGIR 6000 with high-definition cameras to film and map this remote marine environment, revealing important habitats a
Two Eurofleets cruises set sail this August!
The EUROFLEETS scientific expedition season is full steam ahead. Following the great success of their predecessors (FOCUSAUV, PORO-CLIM, iMAR), it’s now time for GShark21 and Benchmark EUROFLEETS funded campaigns to take place. Both campaigns will take place near Greenland during the first weeks of August. Expedition BENCHMARK (Benthic Habitats in Denmark Strait) involves a multidisciplinary team of experts, including biologists and oceanographers from MFRI (Iceland), ZSL (UK) and GINR (Greenla
EUROFLEETS became a member of the EU4Ocean Coalition and supports the #MakeEUBlue campaign.
EUROFLEETS has recently joined the initiative that aims to connect diverse organisations, projects, and people that contribute to ocean literacy and the sustainable management of the ocean. Supported by the European Commission, this bottom-up inclusive initiative aims at uniting the voices of Europeans to make the ocean a concern of everyone! The ocean is a source of life for human beings. It gives us food, oxygen and energy. It is home to many species and acts as a climate regulator. Understand
The future of an European fleet coordination platform
https://www.eurofleets.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Copia-de-Online-Forum.mp4 For over 8 years, the EUROFLEETS1 (2009-2013) and EUROFLEETS2 (2013-2017) projects, succeeded in diversified thematic areas in the field of research vessels by contributing to the European efforts to stay “at the highest level of international scientific competition”, by implementing and testing solutions for broad European cooperation. A mapping of the major innovations introduced by the two EUROFLEETS projects has b
Eurofleets+ Floating University on board of RV Mário Ruivo
Eurofleets+ held its Third Floating University on meeting societal needs for impartial evidence on the state and sustainable use of the ocean biological resources: the case of the Nephrops norvegicus (Norway lobster) on board the IPMA’s RV Mário Ruivo, off Portugal Coast (15th June – 3rd July 2021). The 19-day training programme attracted postgraduate students of 4 nationalities (Brazil, Colombia, Croatia and Portugal). Figure 1. Group photo before the departure group photo. The general objectiv
EUROFLEETS presented at the AMU conference “Protecting our oceans, the challenge of European leadership in the world”
Eurofleets RI – an alliance of organizations and research vessels to strengthen integrated and sustained observations in the ocean and support innovative new technology validation to further advance observing competencies was presented by our project Coordinator, Aodhán Fitzgerald, at the AMU conference “Protecting our oceans, the challenge of European leadership in the world”. The online conference, organised on 16 June by the AMU Representative Office in Brussels, brought together some twenty
iMAR cruise finished with flying colours
The 14 days expedition took place between the 18th of May and the 2nd of June along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in the Azores region, aboard the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research’s Pelagia Research Ship, offered free of charge by EUROFLEETS+ . The main objectives of the mission were to map the seabed along the Ridge, characterize its fish, coral and sponge communities, and also, identify new areas that fit the definition of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems and determine their environmental sta
Eurofleets+ Floating University on board of RV Oceania
Eurofleets+ held its second Floating University on the use bio-optical parameters as convenient tool to study marine biogeochemical processes on board the IO PAN’s RV Oceania in Gdansk (1 – 8 June 2021). The 8-day training programme attracted postgraduate students of 7 nationalities (Greeks, English, Mexican, Italian, Slovenian, and German) affiliated at educational and research institutions in 5 European countries (Italy, Greece, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain) Figure 1. Student, teachers and
