Chile completes the installation of its first Integrated Deep-Ocean Observing System

Osvaldo Ulloa1,2, Marcos Moreno1,3, and Oscar Pizarro1,2 1 Instituto Milenio de Oceanografía, Concepción, Chile; 2 Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile; 3 P. Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile This past October, researchers from the Instituto Milenio de Oceanografía (IMO) installed two deep-sea oceanographic moorings with multiple instruments, including current meters, sediment traps, conductivity-temperature-depth-oxygen (CTDO) sensors, …

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OBON’s new projects and UN Ocean Conference virtual side event

New projects In the recent round of endorsements, the Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (OBON) has gained four new UN Ocean Decade endorsed projects and we have a few other projects in the pipeline. Our newly endorsed projects are: Western Channel Observatory Biomolecular Observing Network (WCO-BON) Main lead: Willie Wilson, Marine Biological Association The WCO is …

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POGO-23 Thematic Session B: Ocean sound Essential Ocean Variable and low-cost acoustic devices

Thematic Session B: Ocean sound Essential Ocean Variable and low-cost acoustic devices (Co-Chairs Gilles Lericolais & Peter Tyack) Session outline/objectives: The discussion will engage the membership in thinking about possible expansion of the JPI Oceans model for funding international projects on ocean sound -particularly thinking about how this could be applied to fund development of …

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POGO-23 Thematic Session D: Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network

Thematic Session D: Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network (Co-Chairs: Margaret Leinen & Willie Wilson) Session outline/objectives: This session will provide an update on the OBON Programme endorsed by the UN Ocean Decade. This will be followed by discussion of topics where OBON could benefit from the input of POGO members. Presentations: Introductory presentation about OBON and …

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Portal Ambiental Offshore: A useful tool for everyone

For almost 13 years, a strategic arrangement between INVEMAR and the National Hydrocarbon Agency of Colombia has allowed the continuous collection of data and information on the marine environment. Baseline studies of 19 exploration areas include at least the description of the atmospheric, oceanographic, and geospheric component and the classification of biological communities associated with both …

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Ocean Observing Systems in the Support of Marine Ecosystem Management in the Portuguese Seas (UAlg)

Several ocean observing systems are under development in a collaboration between the Portuguese Institute for the Ocean and Atmosphere (IPMA), the Centre of Marine Sciences of the University of Algarve, and other Portuguese organisations. These include the following projects: OBSERVA.PT“Observations on board national commercial ships to support the conservation of marine biodiversity in the Portuguese …

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