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Abstract Submission: 8th EGO Meeting and International Glider Workshop
8th EGO Meeting and International Glider Workshop call for abstracts is open. Deadline: 11 February 2019.
17 Jan 2019Ocean Science Decade Comes at Time of Precarious Decline
Article published by Eos: Ocean Science Decade Comes at Time of Precarious Decline available on-line.
15 Jan 2019Keeping a Watch on Seaweeds: The Forests of the World’s Coasts
The outcomes of the joint POGO-GOOS meeting to develop a coordinated strategy for macroalgal monitoring (Hobart, Australia, 24-26 September 2018) was published by Eos.org: Keeping a Watch on Seaweeds: The Forests of the World’s Coasts.
11 Jan 2019GOOS Article in ECO Magazine
Article Improving the Global Ocean Observing System: Challenges and the Way Forward by Patricia Misoslavich, Nic Bax, Samantha Simmons, Daniel Dunn and Albert Fischer in Nov/Dec issue of ECO Magazine. Read full article here.
12 Dec 2018Argo in The Times
Argo is in The Times: Ocean Information that we owe to Argo. Read full article here.
12 Dec 2018Report “Sustainable Observations of Plankton, the Sea’s Food Foundation” Now Available
The report on “Sustainable Observations of Plankton, the Sea’s Food Foundation” has been published on Eos.org.
21 Nov 2018New IMOS marine data and science e-lectures series released
The Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) in collaboration with the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies have developed a series of marine data and science e-lectures designed to help marine scientists learn how to use IMOS ocean observation data in their research. Learn more.
21 Nov 2018BioEco Panel Wins PEGASuS Grant ->
The BioEco Panel has just won a PEGASuS grant from Future Earth and the NCEAS. The Project “Defining the observing system for the world’s oceans – from microbes to whales” under the leadership of Nic Bax, Daniel Dunn and Patricia Miloslavich from the GOOS Biology and Ecosystems Panel, has been approved under the PEGASuS 2 call on […]
16 Nov 2018Kiel Declaration on Ocean Deoxygenation
More than 300 scientists from 33 countries met in Kiel, Germany, 3-7 September 2018, at the international conference “Ocean Deoxygenation: Drivers and Consequences – Past – Present – Future” to discuss the decline of oxygen in the ocean. Conference participants agreed that this problem must be immediately and urgently addressed to develop solutions in order […]
26 Oct 2018POGO Statement on the Value of Ocean Observations ->
The Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO) has just issued a Consensus Statement on the importance and value of ocean observations, for both science and society. This Statement reflects the agreement by the Directors of 38 major oceanographic institutions from around the world to highlight the need for sustained support for ocean observations, […]
17 Oct 2018Upcoming Ocean Teacher Global Academy Training Course on Ocean Data Management for Researchers ->
Applications are open for the upcoming training course offered by the Ocean Teacher Global Academy (OTGA) on Ocean Data Management for Researchers to be held on 3-7 December 2018 at the IOC-UNESCO Project Office for IODE in Oostende, Belgium. Deadline: 15 October 2018. This training course is aimed at researchers at the post-graduate level and provides a comprehensive introduction […]
3 Oct 2018Capacity for Ocean Observations Paper: Product of GOOS Task Team on Capacity Development ->
The paper on Challenges for global ocean observation: the need for increased human capacity is now on-line in the Journal of Operational Oceanography. This manuscript is a contribution from the GOOS Task Team on Capacity Development in collaboration with POGO, SCOR and other programmes. Sustained global ocean observations are needed to recognise, understand, and manage changes in marine […]
3 Oct 2018