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Announcing the GOV Symposium OceanPredict’19, 6-10 May 2019 ->
OceanPredict’19 will take place in Halifax, Canada, 6-10 May 2019. The call for abstracts will open in October 2018. The next GOV symposium invites ocean scientists, ocean observation specialists, industry representatives, service providers and users of ocean data and products from across the local, national and international operational oceanography community to engage in science sessions, […]
3 Oct 2018Zooplankton Monitoring for Global Biodiversity Conservation Challenges
A recently published article in the Journal of Plankton Research highlights the under-representation of the marine realm within the current suite of global Aichi Target indicators. It further examines the potential to develop global indicators for relevant Aichi Targets, using existing zooplankton monitoring data, to address global biodiversity conservation challenges. Read the full article at […]
30 Aug 2018From HMS Challenger to Argo and Beyond
Ocean profile data: their history, uses and future prospects This one-day meeting, jointly sponsored by the History Groups of The Royal Meteorological Society and The Challenger Society for Marine Science, will take place at NOC, Southampton, United Kingdom, on 21 November 2018. Knowledge of the temperature and salinity of the oceans is fundamental to our understanding of […]
24 Jul 2018Sixth Argo Science Workshop to take place in Tokyo, 22-24 October 2018
The 6th Argo Science Workshop (ASW-6) on “The Argo program in 2020 and beyond: Challenges and opportunities” will be held at Hitotsubashi Hall in Tokyo, Japan, on 22-24 October 2018. The workshop will be a mix of invited and submitted plenary talks and posters, including a dedicated session on Biogeochemical Argo. Contributions towards any of the workshop objectives and […]
17 Jul 2018New Report Card Shows State of Ocean Observing System
DetailsPublished: 25 June 2018 A new Ocean Observing System Report Card (download pdf) provides a snapshot of ocean observations, which are critical to predict and manage extreme weather and coastal hazards as well as to monitor the state of our seas. The Report Card highlights progress, priorities and shortcomings in ocean observtions in an era of growing impacts […]
25 Jun 2018GOOS BioEco EOV Paper Published
The GOOS Biology and Ecosystems EOV paper is out, experts propose method to monitor ocean health. It is important to closely monitor how climate change and our increasing use of the oceans are affecting important marine resources and ecosystems. A new Global Change Biology paper identifies “biological essential ocean variables” that can be measured to provide key information to […]
6 Apr 2018New Co-chair for IOCCP, GOOS Biogeochemistry (BGC) Panel
Kim Currie (NIWA, New Zealand) has joined Masao Ishii at the helm of the IOCCP Scientific Steering Group. In her day job, Kim is a scientist with NIWA and the University of Otago in New Zealand, with a focus on marine carbon chemistry. She is responsible for surface ocean carbon programmes and coastal ocean acidification observations […]
20 Mar 20184th GEO BLUE PLANET Symposium: registration now open!
Organized by GEO BLUE PLANET and MERCARTOR OCEAN, operator of the Copernicus Marine Service of the European Union, the 4th GEO BLUE PLANET International Symposium will serve as a forum for discussion of ocean and coastal information needs for sustainable development, Blue Growth and societal awareness. It will bring together producers of ocean and coastal information and […]
16 Mar 2018New ocean observation colleague at IOC Secretariat
The IOC Secretariat in Paris is pleased to welcome a new colleague, Emma Heslop. Emma is a physical oceanographer with significant strategic and business development expertise. An initial career in the technology industry developed skills in ne market development and communications. Sailing made her profoundly aware of the importance of the oceans and of the human […]
15 Mar 2018Chief of Unit for IOC/UNESCO Secretariat in Paris
The IOC/UNESCO Tsunami Unit is recruiting a scientific officer with expert and managerial experience, under full-time fixed term contract, based in Paris, France. As Chief of Unit, you will lead, coordinate and organize the activities of the IOC Tsunami Programme. You will also coordinate and serve as Technical Secretary for the Global Sea Level Observing […]
30 Jan 2018Eighth Session of the GOOS Regional Alliance Forum
The Eighth Session of the GOOS Regional Alliance Forum (GRF-VIII) was held at the National University of Singapore, Singapore, 5-7 September 2017. Tim Moltmann (IMOS) chaired the Forum which was attended by representatives of ten of the thirteen GRAs. Also in attendance was the IOC Executive Secretary Mr. Vladimir Ryabinin, as well as officers from […]
23 Jan 2018GOOS Biology and Ecosystems (BioEco) Highlights Report 2017
In 2017 the GOOS BioEco Panel worked towards implementing a sustained, global system that observes multidisciplinary essential ocean variables needed to address the overarching questions: what is the current state of life in the ocean, how is it changing and why? Their goal is to build a global biological and ecosystem observation network that provides […]
18 Jan 2018