FAIR Data on Biochemistry in European Marine Waters
The webinar on FAIR data on biochemistry in European marine waters (3rd July 2024), presented by Anouk Blauw (Deltares), and Peter Thijsse and Tjerk Krijger (MARIS), highlighted the importance of ocean observation data in understanding the impact of changes in marine waters. The changes, driven by factors such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and increased use of marine waters, affect the natural ecosystem, biodiversity, conditions for ecosystem services like aquaculture and fisheries, and …
JERICO-S3 Final General Assembly: A Milestone Event in Brest, France
The JERICO-S3 community gathered in Brest, France, from June 18th to 21st, 2024, for the project’s Final General Assembly. Hosted by Ifremer, the coordinating institution of the H2020-funded JERICO-S3 project, this event brought together 80 participants for four days filled with presentations on the achievements of the JERICO-S3 project and discussions about the future of the JERICO-RI European Infrastructure. Day 1: Opening and Stakeholder Sessions The General Assembly commenced with opening ta …
The Marine Data Archive’s Role in JERICO-RI
The Marine Data Archive (MDA) stands as a vital online repository that offers a secure platform for users to store their data files along with comprehensive metadata in a well-documented manner. This archive caters to a diverse array of data types, including raw, processed, structured, data products, documents, and images. The data stored in the MDA is made accessible to the public through integration with the Integrated Marine Information System (IMIS) and other relevant catalogues. The service …
JERICO-S3 provides Virtual Access Funding to the OceanTeacher Global Academy (OTGA)
The OceanTeacher Global Academy (OTGA) is 1 of more than 20 Virtual Access (VA) Services offered through the JERICO-S3 project. OTGA is a global network of Regional and Specialised Training Centres delivering training on ocean sciences, services and marine and information data management (including marine biodiversity data and ocean best practices) relevant to IOC Programmes using the OceanTeacher e-Learning Platform. OTGA aims at building equitable capacity related to ocean research, observatio …
JERICO-S3 offers Virtual Access to AquaDocs: a joint open-access thematic document repository
JERICO-S3 offers Virtual Access to AquaDocs: a joint open-access thematic repository covering science, technology, management and conservation, and socio-economic and legal aspects. AquaDocs is the open-access joint repository of the UNESCO/IOC InternationaI Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE) and the International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers (IAMSLIC) with support from the FAO Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts. It is a themat …
Keri Profiling Station: A Crucial Hub for Monitoring Gulf of Finland’s Dynamic Ecosystem
TalTech has provided access to the cabled profiling station data, which allows monitoring of water column properties in near real-time in the Gulf of Finland near Keri Island. The profiler performs a profile every 3 hours in the full depth range at 110 m sea depth. Keri data has been useful to the scientific community, as well as for operational oceanographic purposes and underwater operations. Likewise, Keri data provides necessary high-resolution supporting data for conventional monitoring to …
JERICO VA: SOCIB Data Repository
Overview of Services The SOCIB Data Repository is the main outcome of the Data Management Program implemented by SOCIB. The repository contains data, from the nearshore to the open ocean, and at a wide range of spatial and temporal scales, from different Essential Ocean Variables (EOVs) covering from physics and climate (sea water temperature, seawater salinity, currents, sea surface height, etc.) to biogeochemistry (nutrients, oxygen, turbidity, etc.) and cross-disciplinary (ocean colour, etc.) …
Transnational Access to PLOCAN’s VIMAS Fleet within the European Project JERICO-S3
Technicians from the Instituto Hidrográfico da Marinha (IH) and PLOCAN deployed a glider from the hydrographic vessel NRP Andrómeda, embarking on a four-week scientific mission under the European project JERICO-S3. The glider was launched southwest of Sesimbra, Portugal. The activity, known as CBONDEX-TNA, represents a transnational access (TNA) requested by IH utilising a SeaExplorer glider from PLOCAN’s VIMAS fleet, navigating the waters surrounding the coastal region of Lisbon to address spe …
LandSeaLot Project Kick-Off: Enhancing European Observation Capacity
Scientists from around Europe gathered from the 26-28 of March 2024 in Delft for the official Kick-Off Meeting of the new Horizon-Europe-funded LandSeaLot project. Coordinated by the Dutch research institute, Deltares, the project aims to bolster observation capabilities within European river mouths and estuaries. The four year project comprises 20 partners spanning 12 European nations and will bring together communities involved in river to coastal sea as well as carbon observing Research Infra …
A first marine CO2 time-series in the Eastern Mediterranean
The Cretan Sea is a subpart of the ultra-oligotrophic eastern Mediterranean Sea. In this area, major research challenges include gaining a better understanding of the trends and drivers of pH and the air-sea CO2 flux as well as improving our estimates of net primary productivity (a large part of the primary production being at depths out of satellite reach for most of the year). The JERICO-S3 Cretan Sea Pilot Super Site (PSS) aims to demonstrate the contribution of a PSS approach to study such c …
Exploring Ocean Frontiers: Call for Contributions
🌊 Oceanography Society’s “Frontiers in Ocean Observing” Supplement The Oceanography Society invites contributions to its third supplement on “Frontiers in Ocean Observing,” scheduled for publication in December 2024. This unique opportunity aims to share diverse perspectives on ocean observation, enhancing understanding and sustainable management. Themes for Contributions: Model-Based Design and Evaluation of Observing Networks Evaluate the impact of observations on ocean models. Explore array d …
Empowering Coastal Observations: SMHI’s Century-Long Expertise in Marine Environmental Monitoring
SMHI, with over a century’s experience in marine environmental monitoring, offers an array of Virtual Access (VA) Services rooted in deep knowledge of data collection, management, and presentation. Their services include: SHARKweb & SHARK API: These platforms provide delayed mode data, predominantly covering national environmental monitoring data. These are reliable reservoirs of historical and past short-term data. Open data website, OpendataView, and Opendata API: These services offer rea …
EU-funded JERICO-S3 highlighted for its achievements in advancing coastal observation for sustainable ocean management
Unlocking the secrets of the ocean and steering towards sustainable ocean management is a collective endeavour, and the JERICO-S3 project is one of the EU-funded projects that take centre stage in the latest Cordis Results Pack. Published in January 2024 under the theme “Diving Deeper: Propelling Ocean Knowledge and Its Sustainable Management,” this results pack highlights breakthroughs enabled by EU funding and showcases the crucial role of ocean observation in the sustainable management of the …
JERICO-RI offers Virtual Access to EcoTaxa, a web application for managing and classifying images of plankton
Overview of the Services: EcoTaxa is a web application designed to facilitate the upload, classification, and export of images of individual organisms, accompanied by metadata. The platform employs machine learning algorithms for taxonomy classification and allows users to export resulting data in formats conducive to scientific analysis or upload to international databases. Primarily serving a global community of users, EcoTaxa specialises in managing plankton images obtained through quantitati …
JERICO VA: Navigating Oceanographic and Meteorological Data with Puertos del Estado Thredds/OpenDAP Service and Portuscopia
JERICO-RI provides Virtual Access to the Puertos del Estado Thredds/OpenDAP service. Puertos del Estado Thredds/OpenDAP service provides access to the oceanographical and meteorological data catalogue produced by Puertos del Estado. This tool is oriented to the access to large volumes of data, including: Forecast Data. Access to the output fields provided by numerical models used in the operational forecasting services: waves, sea level, and circulation (currents, salinity, and sea temperature). …
Final JERICO-DS General Assembly,Tallinn, Estonia.
The final JERICO-DS General Assembly took place from Tuesday 21 to Thursday 23 November 2023 at the Tallink Spa & Conference Hotel in Tallinn, Estonia. The meeting kick-started with the welcome of Taavi Liblik, from TalTech – Tallinn University of Technology, the host organisation of this event. A presentation from the project coordinator, Laurent Delauney (Ifremer) followed. JERICO-DS Team Photo, Tallinn, Estonia 2023. The first day was dedicated to updates and outcomes of Workpackages 1-5 …
Empowering Coastal Research: JERICO offers Virtual Access to the Utö Atmospheric and Marine Research Station
The JERICO-RI offers virtual access (VA) to marine and atmospheric data and services from the Utö Atmospheric and Marine Research Station. The Utö Atmospheric and Marine Research Station, situated on Utö Island in the Baltic Sea, stands as a collaborative effort between JERICO partners, the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) and the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE). This station serves as a crucial hub for gathering vital atmospheric and marine data, offering valuable insights into vari …
EuroGOOS Publishes its 10th International Conference Statement
From 3 to 5 October 2023, EuroGOOS held its 10th International Conference, hosted in Galway by the Marine Institute, Ireland. The Conference, titled European Operational Oceanography for the Ocean we want – Addressing the UN Ocean Decade Challenges, was an endorsed Ocean Decade event. The event brought together over 160 participants for an in-person Conference covering all aspects of operational oceanography and its societal relevance. The Conference was opened by the Interim CEO of the Marine I …
JERICO-RI offers Virtual Access to the EU HFR NODE / CNR eInfrastructure
Empowering Coastal Observations: The EU HFR NODE / CNR The EU HFR NODE / CNR – ID 7.2 initiative spearheads CNR’s commitment to the European High-Frequency Radar (HFR) Node Competence Center, focusing on HF radar data management. This infrastructure not only offers a suite of services and tools but also adheres to the European Common QC, Data, and Metadata Model for Near Real-Time (NRT) and Delayed Mode (DM) HFR current data. The primary goal is to facilitate the seamless distribution of HFR dat …
GOOS publishes its annual report card on the status of the global ocean observing system in 2023
The Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) has released the new Ocean Observing System Report Card 2023. In 2023, the GOOS Report Card showcases achievements and challenges in continuing to integrate physical, biogeochemical and biological observations to provide a global view of the status of the observing system and the ocean we observe. The 2023 Report Card focuses on several key areas, including: Delivering a global overview of the status of the ocean observing networks; Tracking marine heatwa …
Advancing Coastal Observation: JERICO-RI Provides Virtual Access to the CNR-ISMAR TirLig High-Frequency Radar Data
Operated by Institute of Marine Sciences of the National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISMAR), the TirLig – ID 7.1 service stands at the forefront of coastal observation efforts. It offer a a comprehensive range of resources centered around High-Frequency Radar (HFR) data of the Ligurian coast near La Spezia and Cinque Terre. The service, housed within the THREDDS data server, is an invaluable asset for modellers, scientists, maritime space planners, and policymakers alike. In this article, we …
JERICO-CORE: Revolutionising Coastal Oceanography through the JERICO e-Infrastructure
In a significant leap forward for marine research, the Joint European Research Infrastructure of Coastal Observatories (JERICO) is spearheading the creation of an integrated central hub e-infrastructure to facilitate the discovery, access, management, and interaction with a broad spectrum of coastal ocean resources. These encompass a graph of interconnected assets, including services, datasets, software, best practices, manuals, publications, organisations, projects, observatories, equipment, su …
JERICO RI participates in the EuroGOOS International Conference 2023: Addressing the UN Ocean Decade Challenges
The 10th EuroGOOS International Conference, with its theme of “European operational oceanography for the ocean we want – addressing the UN Ocean Decade Challenges,” recently took place at the picturesque Galway Bay Hotel in Galway City, Ireland. This event, held every three years, provided a unique platform for an array of ocean observing and forecasting stakeholders, including marine scientists, technologists, research managers, policymakers, and representatives from the private sector. At the …
COSYNA Revolutions in Coastal Observation: JERICO-RI Virtual Access
Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, the Helmholtz association, universities and monitoring authorities provide virtual access (VA) to COSYNA data and services as part of the JERICO-RI. COSYNA, short for the Coastal Observing System for Northern and Arctic Seas, is leading the way in deepening our comprehension of coastal environments, especially in the North Sea and Arctic coastal waters. This ambitious undertaking is a collaborative effort, partnering with various entities within the Helmholtz associatio …
HCMR offers Virtual Access to data from it’s POSEIDON system as part of the JERICO-S3 H2020 Project
The POSEIDON system stands as a progress indicator in oceanographic data collection, offering comprehensive services tailored to meet the diverse needs of its users and stakeholders. Operated by the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) – Institute of Oceanography in the Aegean and Ionian Seas, POSEIDON puts data to use from a range of oceanographic platforms, including fixed stations, the Ferry Box System, gliders, and Argo Floats. All this information is made accessible through the POSEID …
Niva Provides Passengers Access to Ocean Data via Touchscreen Consoles as part of the JERICO-RI Virtual Access Services
Touchscreen console on MS Color Fantasy ferry that operates between Oslo, Norway and Kiel, Germany. A FerryBox is also in operation on this ship, and data from the FerryBox is displayed on this touchscreen console, among other ocean literacy and ocean data content. Niva offers passengers access to near real-time ocean data through user-friendly touchscreen consoles. The service is partly funded by the JERICO-S3 project and contributes to the JERICO-RI suite of Virtual Access (VA) Services. The N …
Virtual Access – Ocean Best Practices System
Ocean Best Practices System (OBPS) is an Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission service co-sponsored by the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) and the International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE). It supports the JERICO Virtual Access (VA) scalable framework that provides visibility and access to JERICO-S3 resources. OBPS accelerates the interoperability of ocean observations, convergence of methodologies and conventions for coastal observations by building balanced, e …
JERICO-RI at the European Maritime Day 2023: Coastal observations and the blue economy
JERICO-RI hosted Booth 29 and participated in a number of sessions at the European Maritime Day, 24th – 25th May 2023, Brest, France. The focus of the event was on issues related to the blue economy, the marine environment, and discussions on future advancements. This was addressed by a wide range of speakers through thematic sessions, stakeholder workshops, and project pitch sessions. The JERICO-RI booth at the European Maritime Day 2023. Credit: JERICO-RI 2023. The need for long-term coastal o …
IFREMER Job vacancy for the JERICO Scientific Coordination
Job title: Scientific European coordinator of the infrastructure project dedicated to coastal ocean observation JERICO-RI European Infrastructure (M/F) Reference: PV-2023-022 Department/Office: Département Oceanographie et Dynamique des Ecosystemes Unité de recherche: Laboratoire d’océanographie physique et spatiale Équipe de recherche: «Océan côtier» Duty station: Ifremer – Brest, Bretagne, FR , France Deadline for applications : 19/05/2023 Full Details
Coastal EGIM (cEGIM) was deployed by Ifremer on Friday 24th of April on the SMILE site in the English Channel JERICO-S3 Pilot Supersite
The Coastal EGIM (cEGIM) was deployed by Ifremer on Friday 24th of April on the SMILE site in the JERICO-S3 English Channel Pilot Supersite, off Luc sur Mer and the estuary of the Seine river. cEGIM before the pre-demonstration deployment in Brittany/Sainte Anne du Portzic last winter The system will measure synchronously physical, chemical and biological data at high resolution for the upcoming two months in standalone mode, and allow for the collection of training data for the embedded algal b …
JERICO Week 2023 took place in Rovinj, Croatia, from the 17th to the 20th April 2023
The JERICO Week 2023 took place in Rovinj, Croatia, from the 17th to the 20th April 2023, gathering 65 participants. This event was hosted by the JERICO-RI partner, Ruder Boskovic Institute (IRB), located in Rovinj. The JERICO-S3 project, funded by the European Commission’s H2020 Framework Programme under grant agreement No. 871153, targets a more science integrative approach to better observe the coastal ecosystem supporting the Joint European Research Infrastructure for Coastal Observatories ( …
Researcher Experiences of RI-RI Collaboration Funded by the JERICO-S3 Transnational Access (TA)
Stella Berger, Christian Dilewski, Alexis Guislain, Iordanis Magiopoulos, Sébastien Mas, Behzad Mostajir, Jens Nejstgaard, David Parin, Paraskevi Pitta, Tanguy Soulié, Katerina Symiakaki, Anastasia Tsiola, Francesca Vidussi During a Transnational Access of JERICO-S3, called the ‘Joint JERICO-S3 and AQUACOSM-plus study on Baltic Sea heatwaves’, twelve indoor mesocosms were used to simulate different levels of MHWs at the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) in Helsinki from late August to early S …
CORIS, a UN Ocean Decade endorsed project of CoastPredict
The Coastal Ocean Resource Infrastructure System (CORIS) project was officially endorsed as a UN Ocean Decade Action hosted by the CoastPredict Programme as a core project in September 2022. It is led by the Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecasting System (SOCIB) and will be a key infrastructure to support the coastal ocean activities carried out worldwide by CoastPredict. It directly results from the efforts and achievements of JERICO projects, in particular with the development and d …
In the Cretan Sea PSS, JERICO-S3 collaborates with EMBRC to complement data series at the Eastern Mediterranean EMO BON observatory and study the effect of extreme events on phytoplankton productivity
Photo of the Marine Monitoring Platform The Cretan Sea is a subpart of the ultra-oligotrophic eastern Mediterranean Sea. Among the major research challenges in this area, extreme events and their effects on primary productivity is a topic of concern. The JERICO-S3 Cretan Sea Pilot Super Site (PSS), a component of the POSEIDON Operational System, aims to demonstrate the contribution of a PSS approach to such studies via four out of its six actions: Action #2 Improved approximations of primary pro …
JERICO-S3 Transnational Access Scientific Cruise in the Mediterranean
Funded by the JERICO-S3 Transnational Access (TA) program, different plastic materials were deployed and retrieved in situ in Mediterranean deep waters to study their degradation. Photo of R/V DALLAPORTA. Specific degradation times of different materials in the deep sea are analysed and compared to other sites by measuring material loss. The method is applied to plastic films, as well as fibrous and fabric materials, shedding light on their residence times in the marine environment. Two experime …
Autonomous underwater coastal observatory (cEGIM) pre-demo test activities
On December 16th 2022, the autonomous underwater coastal observatory (cEGIM) was deployed at 8 m water depth in the Sainte Anne du Portzic Bay, close to IFREMER (Brest, France). The deployment operations were conducted by a team from IFREMER and pre-demo test activities of this observatory were initiated. Partial view of the cEGIM frame and instruments before deployment. The cEGIM (coastal EMSO Generic Instrument Module) is capable of adapting its configuration to the dynamic conditions of the …
JERICO-S3 Training Workshop on High Frequency Radars
The EuroGOOS HFR Task Team Annual Meeting took place in Firenze, Italy, from 21st to 22nd November 2022, gathering around 20 participants. The HFR Task Team meeting, which happened as a side event of the MONGOOS annual meeting, hosted the JERICO-S3 Training Workshop dedicated to the ‘New joint tools for the European HFR Community’. The EuroGOOS HFR Task Team Annual Meeting started with a quick review of the ongoing Actions of the Task Team. Afterwards, the JERICO-S3 Training Workshop started wit …
Laurent Delauney represents JERICO-RI at a session dedicated to European Research Infrastructures at the International Conference on Ecological Sciences in Metz.
The ‘EcologyMetz2022, International Conference on Ecological Sciences & Evolution’ entitled ‘Ecology and Evolution: New perspectives and societal challenges’ conference took place between 21st – 25th November 2022 in Metz, France. Laurent Delauney (JERICO-S3 coordinator and interim JERICO-DS coordinator, Ifremer, France) represented JERICO-RI and participated as an invited panellist at a special session on European RI’s entitled ‘Advanced facilities for the ecological research: the European …
JERICO-DS General Assembly 2022
The JERICO-DS General Assembly took place at Deltares in Delft (Netherlands), from 25th to 27th October 2022, and gathered around 35 participants. The JERICO-DS project develops the design study of the Joint European Research Infrastructure for Coastal Observatories (JERICO-RI) and is funded by the European Commission’s H2020 Framework Programme under grant agreement No.951799. Credit: IH team The JERICO-DS General Assembly started with a presentation and discussion about the status of th …
JERICO-S3: 4th Call for Transnational Access Now Open
The JERICO-S3 Research Infrastructure is opening a final 4th call for the Transnational Access (TA) funding program. The call is open from 20th October to 21st November 2022. Please note, all proposed projects must be scheduled to complete the experiment by September 2023 with the final report submitted no later than October 2023. Transnational Access provides free of charge access to high-quality infrastructures and support services at unique multi-disciplinary facilities consisting of a range …
JERICO-S3 Provides Virtual Access to 20 Free and Open European Coastal Ocean Services
JERICO-S3 provides Virtual Access (VA) to 20 European coastal ocean services. Services include data portals, processing scripts, document repositories, websites, apps and visualisation tools. They provide access to data, software, products and other resources that form part of the Joint European Research Infrastructure for Coastal Observatories (JERICO-RI). Access to services is free of charge and open to all stakeholders and users. What is Virtual Access? Virtual Access (VA) means free acces …
LASE-NOPAH TA: levels and air-sea exchange of nitrated and oxygenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the Cretan Sea
Over the last year, the LASE-NOPAH Transnational Access (TA) took place, following a RECETOX, Masaryk University (Czech Rep.) TA application. The aim of this TA was to study the diffusive air-sea exchange of organic pollutants such as nitrated and oxygenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (NPAHs, OPAHs) in the surface waters of the Mediterranean. It was hosted at the HCMR POSEIDON E1-M3A and HCB buoys in order to benefit respectively from an off-shore station and a coastal station located in t …
Joint JERICO-S3 and AQUACOSM-plus study on Baltic Sea heatwaves
Climate change is causing increasingly frequent heat waves, which not only hit land areas, but also coastal seas. An increase in the water temperature affects the life of plankton and the pathways of nutrients and carbon. Because of the sporadic nature of the heatwaves, their effects are hitherto poorly known. Studying their multifaceted and complex effects on coastal seas requires an interdisciplinary approach. IFCB plankton image Long-term coastal observations and the use of novel sensors in t …
SOCIB Data Catalogue: free and open access to regional ocean data
The SOCIB Data Catalogue is an intuitive web application designed to access, visualise, plot, and download multi-platform metocean data collected by SOCIB’s observing system in the Western Mediterranean Sea. As a contribution to the JERICO-S3 project, and more specifically in the frame of the virtual access to coastal ocean resources efforts, the Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecasting System (SOCIB) have developed a browser-like application, the SOCIB Data Catalogue, built on top of …
JERICO-S3 activities in the area of Citizen Science presented at the United Nations
The twenty-second meeting of the ‘United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea’ was held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 6 – 10 June 2022. The Informal Consultative Process was established by the General Assembly in 1999 in order to facilitate its annual review of developments in ocean affairs and the law of the sea. Annual meetings are held with a different topic of focus each year. The twenty-second meeting held this year focused …
Four marine research positions open at the Finnish Meteorological Institute
The Finnish Meteorological Institute is a high-profile research and service organisation responsible for atmospheric, marine and space observations, and research in Finland. Annually, the 600+ employees at the FMI publish more than 400 peer-reviewed articles in leading international journals, including Nature and Science. FMI is currently seeking applicants for four temporary positions located at The Finnish Meteorological Institute (Dynamicum). These job vacancies include: ‘postdoctoral researc …
Ifremer job vacancy: European coordinator – JERICO-RI (H/F)
Ifremer is currently recruiting a full time ‘European coordinator – JERICO-RI (H/F)’ in the department of ‘Département Oceanographie et Dynamique des Ecosystemes’. This position is located in Brest, France, and is an exciting opportunity that encourages applicants with aligned interests in: Protecting and restoring the ocean Sustainable use of marine resources to benefit society Creating and sharing ocean data, information, and knowledge. Main duties for this position will include: the coordinat …
JERICO-RI Newsletter – May 2022
Read the latest news from JERICO-RI, an integrated pan-European multidisciplinary and multi-platform research infrastructure dedicated to a holistic appraisal of coastal marine system changes. Download JERICO-RI Newsletter
JERICO TA Facility Highlight
This month we would like to highlight a selection of unique facilities from the wide range of JERICO-RI facilities that are available for the 3rd Transnational Access Call which is open until 3rd May 2022. Below is a selection of host facilities that provide services to high-quality infrastructures ranging from cabled observatories and fixed platforms to gliders and ferry boxes. A full list of facilities and infrastructures can be found here. Please contact the respective facility operators for …
JERICO-S3 opens 3rd call for Transnational Access
The JERICO-S3 Research Infrastructure would like to announce the opening of the 3rd call for the Transnational Access (TA) funding program. Transnational Access provides free of charge access to high-quality infrastructures and support services at unique multi-disciplinary facilities consisting of a range of gliders, fixed platforms, ferryboxes, cabled observatories, HF radar, benthic stations, and bio-sensors. Applicants will be able to apply for a travel grant for the purpose of visiting the h …
Knowledge Hub on Sea Level Rise Stakeholder Survey
The Knowledge Hub on Sea Level Rise is a new joint effort by our JPIs focusing on regional to local sea-level changes, currently bringing together over 50 European experts. Together they aim to provide a networking platform where researchers, policymakers and stakeholders can exchange on sea-level rise drivers, impacts, decision-making and policy options. They are currently working with identified stakeholders to organise a series of workshops, each dedicated to a European Sea Basin, in the comi …
A first pH annual cycle in the Cretan Sea
The Cretan Sea is a subpart of the ultra-oligotrophic eastern Mediterranean Sea. In this area, major research challenges include gaining a better understanding of the trends and drivers of pH and the air-sea CO2 flux as well as improving our estimates of net primary productivity (a large part of the primary production being at depths out of satellite reach for most of the year). The JERICO-S3 Cretan Sea Pilot SuperSite (PSS) aims to demonstrate the contribution of a PSS approach to study such ch …
JERICO-RI Celebrating women in science: Machteld Rijkeboer leads APHYMOSO
Today, to celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we will be featuring three women Principal Investigators for projects supported by JERICO-S3 TA. These women leaders share their experiences in what led them on their career paths and a brief description of the ambitious projects they are leading. Their stories highlight the possibilities and opportunities available for girls and early-stage researchers who are embarking on their careers. We are proud to facilitate these ou …
JERICO-RI Celebrating women in science: Dr. Stella Berger heads two AQUACOSOM-JERICO-RI collaboration projects
Today, to celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we will be featuring three women Principal Investigators for projects supported by JERICO-S3 TA. These women leaders share their experiences in what led them on their career paths and a brief description of the ambitious projects they are leading. Their stories highlight the possibilities and opportunities available for girls and early-stage researchers who are embarking on their careers. We are proud to facilitate these ou …
JERICO-RI Celebrating women in science: Ariadne Dimoula leading IMAPOCEAN
Today, to celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we will be featuring three women Principal Investigators for projects supported by JJERICO-S3 TA. These women leaders share their experiences in what led them on their career paths and a brief description of the ambitious projects they are leading. Their stories highlight the possibilities and opportunities available for girls and early-stage researchers who are embarking on their careers. We are proud to facilitate these o …
JERICO-RI Celebrating women in science: Empowering women leaders
JERICO-RI would like to celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science tomorrow, 11 February 2022, by recognizing our women users from the JERICO-S3 Transnational Access (TA) programme. As part of the TA, JERICO-RI supports a diverse user group of currently 20 nationalities all with varied backgrounds using the JERICO-RI marine ocean observation infrastructures. Of these international users, we are delighted to feature the work of the all-women user groups and woman Principal Investig …
Apply Now! Funding opportunity for mesocosm experiments in 2022 on the CNRS-MEDIMER infrastructure, France
AQUACOSM-plus opens funding opportunities for mesocosm experiments in 2022 under its second call for transnational access (TA). As part of this call, applications are invited for experiments on the CNRS-MEDIMER infrastructure, France. More information and how to apply Topic: Effects of consecutive heatwaves on the resistance, resilience and recovery of marine plankton communities (heatwaves) Project Leads: Francesca Vidussi and Behzad Mostajir Project Duration: Planned for one month from April …
EuroGOOS Office is looking for a Science Officer
The EuroGOOS Office seeks a Science Officer to support the EuroGOOS team in activities linked to the coordination of the European ocean observing and forecasting. The position is for 4 years based in Brussels at the EuroGOOS Office. The Eurogoos Job Announcement: Science Officer contains a job profile, position responsibilities, competencies and information on employment conditions, salary and application procedure. If you would like to apply for this position, please send your CV and a letter o …
Engaging early career ocean professionals in the UN Ocean Decade
We invite the JERICO network to a free event organised by IOC-UNESCO, UK Government, and ECOP Programme on Engaging early career ocean professionals in the UN Ocean Decade. The webinar will be held virtually on 19th January 2022 between 12:00 pm and 1:30 pm (GMT). This 90-minute workshop will provide information for participants to learn more about global ocean activities and involvement opportunities. Topics will include: Introductory talk – IOC-UNESCO Importance of the Ocean Decade for our fut …
Machine-to-machine access to SOCIB Data Repository
In the frame of JERICO-S3, the Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecasting System (SOCIB) facilitates free machine-to-machine access to SOCIB Data Repository’s ocean observation data through a RESTful application programming interface (API). SOCIB Data API enables to discover SOCIB capacity in terms of facilities (/instruments/ and /platforms/ endpoints) and repository (/data-modes/, /feature-types/ and /standard-variables/ endpoints) as well as to access observation data either as NetCDF …
Understanding the fluxes and balances of energy, materials and ecosystem dynamics at the North Sea and English Channel Pilot Supersite
The English Channel and the North Sea are diverse ecosystems, influenced by adjacent sea areas. Strong physical forcing – swells, winds, waves, fronts, gyres, tidal currents and high riverine inputs – control advection and dispersion of nutrients, pollutants, particulate matter and plankton. The areas are characterized by intense seasonal primary production, local eutrophication and harmful algal blooms. The region also represents a significant economic zone where several human activities, fishe …
A Single Turnover Active Fluorometry sensor LabSTAF tested successfully in the oligotrophic Cretan Sea PSS
The Cretan Sea (CS) is a subpart of the ultra-oligotrophic eastern Mediterranean Sea. In this area, major research challenges include gaining a better understanding of the trends and drivers of pH and the air-sea CO2 flux as well as improving our estimates of net primary productivity (a large part of the primary production being at depths out of satellite reach for most of the year). The JERICO-S3 Cretan Sea Pilot Supersite (PSS) aims to demonstrate the contribution of a PSS approach to study su …
Policy Brief ‘Nourishing Blue Economy and Sharing Ocean Knowledge’
Recommendations for Sustainable Ocean Observation and Management JERICO-S3 participates as one of ten Horizon 2020-supported Blue Growth EU projects to form the strong cluster ‘Nourishing Blue Economy and Sharing Ocean Knowledge’. The 10 innovative projects aim to build ocean observation systems that provide input for evidence-based management of the ocean and the Blue Economy. Led by the EuroSea project, the group published a joint policy brief listing 5 key recommendations for sustainable ocea …
23th summer of concerted observation and communication of cyanobacterial blooms
Blooms of cyanobacteria occur practically every summer in the Baltic Sea, covering large areas of the sea during July-August, and having a substantial influence on ecosystem and marine services. That is why Finnish Environment Institute SYKE has published an extensive, weekly overview of cyanobacterial occurrence in Finnish inland waters and sea areas already since 1998. The overview is based on monitoring of the state of the environment in collaboration between SYKE and several local authoritie …
The Helgoland Underwater Observatory (HUWO), part of the JERICO-RI North Sea Pilot Supersite, begins to collect real-time images of plankton
Following successful deployment and testing in December 2020, the Helgoland Underwater Observatory (HUWO) equipped with a CPICS plankton and particle imager as well as CTD, oxygen sensor and ADCP, is now fully operational. This structure is one key element of the JERICO-RI North Sea Pilot Supersite (PSS) and is maintained jointly by Hereon (formerly HZG, K.O. Möller) and AWI (P. Fischer). The HUWO’s main element is a lander structure, which can be programmed to move vertically through the water …
Virtual Access to coastal ocean data enabled through the SOCIB Thredds Data Server
In the frame of JERICO-S3, the Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecasting System (SOCIB) facilitates continuous and open virtual access to coastal ocean data through the SOCIB Thredds data server. This free-of-charge data server allows users to explore and access SOCIB Data Repository through a variety of standard services such as OPeNDAP protocol, Web Map Service, Web Coverage Service & NetCDF Subset Services. It is intended for scientists and R&D developers, among others, to do …
The Gulf of Finland Pilot Supersite prepares for the bloom of blue green algae
Massive blooms of cyanobacteria occur practically every summer in the Baltic Sea. They cover large areas of the sea during July-August and have a substantial influence on marine services, e.g., tourism and recreation, as well as on the ecosystem. The Gulf of Finland Pilot Supersite promotes transnational observations of these blooms using multiple platforms and technologies. The observations aim at better real-time monitoring, forecasting and modelling of toxic cyanobacterial blooms. The unmanne …
JERICO-S3 funds 19 new projects on 10 JERICO-RI marine observatory facilities through the first call of its Transnational Access (TA) programme
The successful JERICO-RI S3 Transnational Access (TA) fist call in 2020 resulted in 19 accepted projects with 10 marine observation hosting facilities. This TA call connected marine researchers of 14 nationalities to facilities in 7 JERICO-RI partner countries. The accepted projects will use 10 of the extensive range of multi-disciplinary facilities offered by the JERICO-RI, including cabled observatories, gliders and AUV, multi-platform facilities, fixed platforms, and calibration labs. A short …
EC Ocean Observation event (18 June 2021)
EC Ocean Observation event (18 June 2021, 13:30-17:00 CEST): OCEAN OBSERVING TECHNOLOGY: OPTIMISING EUROPEAN CAPABILITY & OCEAN OBSERVING GAPS AND REQUIREMENTS Event organised by the EC Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Maritime Innovation, Marine Knowledge and Investment, and co-organised by the EMODnet Secretariat, European Marine Board, EuroGOOS and Copernicus Marine Service. The event was composed of two sessions: OCEAN OBSERVING TECHNOLOGY: OPTIMISING EUROPEAN CAPAB …
The European Marine Board launches policy brief for Sustaining in situ Ocean Observations in the Age of the Digital Ocean
On 16th June 2021, the European Marine Board (EMB) launched its policy briefing for Sustaining in situ Ocean Observations in the Age of the Digital Ocean. The new European Marine Board (EMB) Policy Brief focuses on in situ Ocean observations and highlights their benefits, funding and governance challenges, and the investment needed for their transformation and sustainability. As attention is now being given at the highest political levels to actions and solutions that reverse the cycle of degrad …
UNESCO launches first Ocean Decade Actions to drive ocean knowledge revolution
In the context of global celebrations for World Oceans Day (June 8th 2021), UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission announced the first Actions officially endorsed as part of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, 2021-2030 (the ‘Ocean Decade’). Via a first ‘Call for Decade Actions’, partners were invited to request endorsement under the Ocean Decade for transformative Decade Actions. More than 60 programmes and contributions have been endorsed. Full …
Marine plankton community responses to terrestrial dissolved organic matter input realising by CNRS-MARBEC on MEDIMEER infrastructure
An in situ mesocosm experiment to simulate a “terrestrial input of extreme event” in coastal waters has been carried out from 03 May for several weeks in the frame of the French ANR national project entitled: Microbial responses to terrestrial dissolved organic matter (DOMt) input in freshwater and marine ecosystems in a changing environment (RESTORE, National Coordinator: Fabien Joux). This national marine mesocosm experiment was also opened to AQUACOSM-plus Transnational Access (TA) which per …
All Atlantic COASTal observing and technology NETwork – AA-COASTNET side event
All Atlantic COASTal observing and technology NETwork – AA-COASTNET is a side event of the ALL ATLANTIC 2021 conference. The side event is organised by the JERICO-S3 project coordinator, Laurent Delauney (IFREMER, France) and Moacyr Araujo (UFPE, Brasil). The event will take place on the: 2nd June at 13:00 – 15:00 UTC (15:00 – 17:00 CEST), the Azores, Portugal The AA-COASTNET joint action (AANChOR AA- MARINET joint actions package) will establish a network dedicated to Marine Coastal Observatio …
JERICO-S3 TA FACILITY OF THE WEEK: E1-M3A station POSEIDON
Our final Facility of the Week is the E1-M3A station from POSEIDON! As always, the facilities featured over the last few weeks are available for the JERICO-S3 TA 2nd call, which is closing 31st May 2021. Please be sure to get in contact with the host facility and fill out an application form to submit to Jerico.TA@marine.ie before the closing date. Facility: E1-M3A station POSEIDON Location: Greece The E1-M3A station is located 24 nautical miles north of the island of Crete anchored at a depth o …
JERICO-S3 TA FACILITY OF THE WEEK: COSYNA Slocum G2 Glider
This week we are highlighting the Slocum G2 Glider from Coastal Observing System for Northern and Arctic Seas (COSYNA)! The glider is one of our unique infrastructures from the wide range of regional facilities that are available for the JERICO-S3 TA 2nd call, which is open until 31st May 2021. Please contact the facility provider for more details on the usage of the infrastructure. All applications or queries can be submitted to Jerico.TA@marine.ie. Facility: COSYNA Slocum G2 Glider Location: G …
JERICO-S3 TA FACILITY OF THE WEEK: NIVA Research Station and Ferryboxes
Our second facility of the week is the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) station and ferryboxes in NORWAY! We are highlighting a selection of our unique facilities from the wide range of regional facilities that are available for the JERICO-S3 TA 2nd call which is open until 31st May 2021. Email Jerico.TA@marine.ie with any queries. Facility: NIVA Research Station and FerryBoxes Location: Norway The NIVA research station, located in Solbergstrand, performs large-scale experiments in …
JERICO-S3 TA FACILITY OF THE WEEK: PLOCAN
We’re introducing “Facility of the Week”! Over the next few weeks, we will be highlighting a selection of our unique facilities from the wide range of regional facilities that are available for the JERICO-S3 TA 2nd call, which is open until 31st May 2021. Email Jerico.TA@marine.ie with any queries. Facility: PLOCAN Location: Spain The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) is a multipurpose technical-scientific service infrastructure that provides support for research, technological dev …
The JERICO e-Infrastructure – Joint Coastal Ocean Research Environment (J-CORE): IMDIS 2021 Poster
Miguel Charcos, SOCIB (Spain) presents a poster on “The JERICO e-Infrastructure – Joint Coastal Ocean Research Environment (J-CORE)” at the International Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems (IMDIS) 12-14th April 2021 virtual conference. The JERICO e-Infrastructure Poster, IMDIS 2021 Introduction to e-JERICO The Joint European Research Infrastructure network for Coastal Observatory (JERICO) integrates a variety of observing platforms and technologies to observe and monitor the coast …
Data To Product Thematic Services Integration into J-CORE: IMDIS 2021 Poster
Miguel Charcos, SOCIB (Spain) presents a poster on “Data to Product Thematic Services Integration into J-CORE” at the International Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems (IMDIS) 12-14th April 2021 virtual conference. Data To Product Thematic Services Integration into J-CORE Poster Introduction The Joint European Research Infrastructure network for Coastal Observatory (JERICO) is a Pan European coastal marine observatory network that integrates a large diversity of resources includin …
Best practices for in vivo fluorometry
Join our quest! In JERICO-S3, we continue our efforts towards measuring synchronously different environmental variables (especially biogeochemistry and biology) at high frequency and spatial resolution and filling observational gaps in under-sampled areas or periods. This helps to understand phytoplankton dynamics and distribution in coastal waters. Our task is to improve the readiness of ship-based and autonomous platform observing networks by guaranteeing their robustness, reliability, and lon …
Best practices for plankton automated imagery
Join our quest! In JERICO-S3, we continue our efforts towards measuring synchronously different environmental variables (especially biogeochemistry and biology) at high frequency and spatial resolution and filling observational gaps in under-sampled areas or periods. This will help to understand plankton dynamics and distribution in coastal waters. Our task is to improve the readiness of ship-based and autonomous platform observing networks by guaranteeing their robustness, reliability, and long …
JERICO-S3: 2nd Call for Transnational Access Now Open
The JERICO-S3 Research Infrastructure wishes to announce the 2nd call of 3 Transnational Access funding calls to support a wide range of marine researchers by giving free of charge access to high-quality infrastructures and support services at unique multi-disciplinary sites consisting of a mix of gliders, fixed platforms, ferryboxes, cabled observatories, HF radar, benthic stations, and bio-sensors. The call is open for project proposals from 29th March 2021 to 31st May 2021. Successful applica …
TalTech recover the Keri cable bottom profiling station in the Baltic Sea.
The Division of Marine Physics (DMP) at TalTech recently recovered the Keri cabled bottom profiling station, part of the Gulf of Finland Pilot Supersite of JERICO-RI. The Keri profiling station is deployed on the seabed at 110 m depth year-round. The autonomous profiler regularly samples the water column from the bottom to the sea surface several times a day. The station is expected to be deployed back to the sea after maintenance in February 2021. In addition, near bottom nutrient analysers wer …
AQUACOSM-plus Call for Transnational Access on the MEDIMEER infrastructure
JERICO-S3 is pleased to publicise the Announcement of Transnational Access of AQUACOSM-plus European project on MEDIMEER infrastructure. This marine in situ mesocosm experiment, which will be carried out in the Pilot Supersite of North-Western Mediterranean Sea, will also serve to improve synergies between Jerico-S3 (Marine coastal observatories, facilities, expertise and data for Europe) observing community and AQUACOSM-plus mesocosm experimenting community. It is opened from 09 February and wi …
Year’s first “CANALES” oceanographic cruise by the research vessel SOCIB
During the first week of February 2021, the Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecasting System (SOCIB) has performed the oceanographic campaign “CANALES WINTER 2021” on board the Research Vessel SOCIB (R/V SOCIB). This campaign is part of the SOCIB “CANALES” endurance line and is also a contribution to JERICO-S3 EU funded infrastructure project. The aim is to further deepen the knowledge of state and variability of the Balearic Sea, consolidating and further developing scientific research …
SOCIB starts a new glider mission in the Balearic Sea
The first 2021 CANALES mission started last month with the successful launch of the G3 glider from the waters between Cala Figuera and the Dragonera Island. The Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecasting System (SOCIB) has launched the glider sdeep06 for the GFMR0109 mission, as part of the SOCIB permanent “CANALES” endurance line in the Balearic Sea. The field team aboard the Zodiac Hurricane 920, SOCIB I, has conducted the procedure of launching the glider without technical complicatio …
Best practices in flow cytometry questionnaire launched
Join our effort! In JERICO-S3, we continue our efforts towards measuring synchronously different variables (especially biogeochemistry and biology) and filling observational gaps in under-sampled areas to understand phytoplankton dynamics and distribution in coastal waters. Our task is to improve the readiness of ship-based and autonomous platform observing networks by guaranteeing their robustness, reliability, and long-term sustainability. A questionnaire (not longer than 15 minutes to fill) a …
Implementation of the Hidrografico+ web portal
During the first semester of 2020 Instituto Hidrográfico (IH, partner 19) completed the main stages of implementation of the Hidrografico+ ( https://geomar.hidrografico.pt ), the new web portal that will be used to provide user access to data, numerical forecasts and other information. Developed and implemented by IH and Deimos, the Hidrografico+ web portal will be vehicle to JERICO-S3 Virtual Access to data collected by the real time monitoring infrastructure MONIZEE, operated by IH. At the pre …
Jerico S3 Transnational Access call Press Release
The Jerico Research Infrastructure (www.jerico-ri.eu/) wishes to announce that the first of 3 Transnational Access funding calls to support a wide range of marine researchers by giving free of charge access to high-quality infrastructures and support services at unique multi-disciplinary marine coastal sites will be closing on November 16th 2020 @5pm CET Successful applicants will be able to carry out first-class experiments on multi-disciplinary, multi-platform coastal observing systems thus ma …
Instituto Hidrografico deploy new offshore multi-parametric buoy, Sines (SW Portugal)
A new oceanic monitoring station using multi-sensor platform is supplying data, augmenting the Hidrografico and JERICO Research Infrastructure (JERICO-RI) capabilities. On the 29 April 2020, a team from Instituto Hidrografico (IH), Portugal, deployed a new multi-parametric buoy offshore from Sines, off the southwest coast of the Portuguese mainland. The mission was conducted by a team from IH onboard NRP “Almirante Gago Coutinho” during one of the regular missions for maintenance of the multi-pa …
COVID-19: Why Multidisciplinary Environmental Research Matters
The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak certainly is the most pressing issue our society is facing at the moment. We should redirect all our efforts on combating the spread of the disease, the treatment of already infected patients, and on the research scrambling to understand the disease better and to find a cure or vaccine against it. European Environmental Research Infrastructures organized in the ENVRI cluster (envri.eu) cannot assist directly in tackling these burning issues but we can help und …
The H2020 project JERICO-S3 Launches 1st February 2020
The series of EU-funded JERICO projects starts a third edition with the launch of the JERICO-S3 project. JERICO-S3: From 1st February 2020 to 31st January 2024 JERICO-S3 will provide a state-of-the-art, fit-for-purpose and visionary observational Research Infrastructure (RI), expertise and high-quality data on European coastal and shelf seas. The project will support world-class research, high-impact innovation and a window of European excellence worldwide. It will be structured regionally aroun …
PHYTO-OPS: a tool for visualisation of phytoplankton data from FerryBox, HPLC and flow cytometry
https://openscience.cefas.co.uk/phytoops_tool Phytoplankton are the basis of the marine ecosystem and as such in-situ data on phytoplankton abundance, biomass and community composition are vital for scientific understanding of ecosystem processes, ecosystem assessments and validation of modelling and earth observation data. Over the last few years, biological sensors have been developed and deployed successfully on buoys, research vessels, container ships and ferries. These measure the diversity …
Benthic Non Native Species Tool is now available!
Benthic Non Native Species Tool is now available! (https://openscience.cefas.co.uk/invasive_species/) Many marine stakeholders need to assess NNS distribution, including offshore developers (biosecurity plans), government (for purposes of MSFD assessment in descriptor 2) and the public. The non-native species tool provides a simple, up-to-date means of assessing NNS distribution. Developed during JERICO-NEXT, the Benthic Non-Native Species (NNS) tool uses the R-shiny application. It allows users …
Management and integration of biological data collected in JERICO-Next
Paula Oset, Simon Claus, Klaas Deneudt, Elisabeth Debusschere An important objective of JERICO-Next has been to promote a stronger integration of biological data within the observation networks in order to address pelagic and benthic biodiversity questions. This biological information can be gathered with established methods but also with innovative observation techniques capable of delivering operational (near real-time) data. Part of the work package on data management (WP5) in JERICO-Next foc …
Improved radar DA technology for biochemical transport analysis
J. Schulz-Stellenfleth (HZG), E. Jansen (CMCC) The accurate estimation and forecast of biochemical transports in the coastal ocean is a key factor for the understanding of ecological processes and the optimisation of decision processes in coastal management. Due to the spatially heterogeneous structure of most coastal seas, the respective current fields are usually complex and often contain a large variety of small-scale features, which are relevant for many applications. Today’s state of the ar …
Transnational Access activities at NIVA’s Research Station
At the end of 2018 and beginning of 2019, NIVA hosted two Transnational Access (TNA) activities at NIVA’s Research Station at Solbergstrand (NRS). NRS is located about 40 km south of Oslo on the eastern rocky shores of the Oslo fjord. Nearby is the small coastal village of Drøbak – sleepy during the winter and bustling during the long, warm days of summer. There are 10 laboratories at NRS that include one recently refurbished wet lab which hosted both TNA activities: Intercomparison of instrumen …
More data available from new FerryBox routes under JERICO-NEXT Virtual access.
Dr. Gisbert Breitbach, Institute of Coastal Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Within the framework of the JERICO-NEXT EU project, the Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht (HZG) has recently upgraded the FerryBox database for permanent routes to an European FerryBox database (http://ferrydata.hzg.de). Besides the previously already existing routes, including Hurtigrouten (IMR/Norway), Helsinki-Travemünde (SYKE/Finland) and Peraues-Irakleion (HCMR/Greece) three new routes performed by NIVA/Norway hav …
DEFPAM-G Experiment Started – Glider U567 “SDEEP04” – JERICO-NEXT-TNA 3rd-Call
Marta Bolgan1, Eric Parmentier1 ,Marc Torner2, Albert Miralles2, Manu Rubio2, Pau Balaguer2, Verónica Ortiz2, Joaquín Tintoré2 1 Laboratory of Functional and Evolutionary Morphology (Department of Biology, Ecology & Evolution), FOCUS, AFFISH-RC, Institut de Chimie B6c, University of Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium, 2 SOCIB (Sistema d’Observació Costaner de les Illes Balears), Parc Bit, Naorte, Bloc A 2ºp. pta, 3 Palma de Mallorca SPAIN. E-07121. Tel: +034 971 43 99 98. CIF: Q0700535H The DEFPAM- …
FOULING PROTECTION FOR MARINE OPTICAL SYSTEMS
FOULSTOP: Ifremer system deployed at Obsea-UPC This project consist to test in the Mediterranean sea environment an innovative technique to protect optical windows that are part of optical oceanographic sensors or more generally part of optical devices like underwater cameras and lights. The biofouling protection is achieved by a conductive layer that coats the optical window and is used to generate very low quantity of hypochlorous acid by controlled in situ chlorination of seawater. link http …
SOCIB adds value to its open source tool for processing glider data by developing a service for glider data processing from external users
SOCIB Data Center has developed a pilot service for glider data processing from external users. The service is accessible through a web interface and relies on the SOCIB Glider toolbox. The SOCIB glider toolbox (https://github.com/socib/glider_toolbox) has proven to be a reliable and efficient software to process glider data. It produces international standards such as EGO and it will soon incorporate automatic QC of the data. SOCIB is now exploring the possibilities of providing this service op …
2 Temporary Section Manager Vacancies at the Marine Institute, Ireland
Temporary Section Manager – Oceanographic & Climate Services Location: Marine Institute, Oranmore, Co. Galway, Ireland Summary of the Role The Section Manager will lead OS work with MI and other agencies and Higher Education Institutes at national and international level and work with colleagues and other partners as appropriate in supporting and developing new research and service-development projects funded through national, EU and other sources. The Section Manager will lead the developme …
Assessment of maerl beds by the new version of SpiArcBase.
Maerl beds refer to the accumulation of unattached calcareous coralline algae. They are composed of living and dead thalii forming an ‘underwater carpet’. Considered as biodiversity “hotspot” sheltering many and varied marine species, they are an important carbon-storing habitat. Within the EU project JERICO-Next (VA) the new version of SpiArcBase (V2.0) (https://spiarcbase.epoc.u-bordeaux1.fr/) has been developed to assess maerl beds while measuring different features: mean and total maerl-wate …
JERICO-NEXT Malta Summer course completed (June 2018)
37 participants from 13 EU countries and 14 non-EU countries followed a one-week summer school in Malta organised by the JERICO-NEXT H2020 pan-European project. The course entitled “Operational Oceanography for Blue Growth” was planned and run by the Physical Oceanography Research Group of the University of Malta, and co-ordinated by Prof. Aldo Drago. The course aimed to empower participants to source, interpret, and merge available environmental data from the coastal area, and to acquire the ke …
JERICO-RI: progress toward an automated detection of phytoplankton in European coastal areas
JERICO-NEXT poster presentation at the 4th Blue Planet Symposium, 4-6 July 2018, Toulouse, France. Abstract Puillat I.* (LOPS-Ifremer, FR); Artigas L. F. & Louchart A (CNRS-LOG, FR); Creach V. (CEFAS, UK); Debusschere E. (VLIZ, B), Rijkeboer M. (RWS, NL); Marrec P. & Thyssen M. (CNRS-MIO, FR); Karlson B. (SMHI, SW) and JERICO-NEXT partners. JERICO-RI, the Joint European Research Infrastructure of Coastal Observatories integrates several observing platform types i.e. fixed buoys, piles, m …
JERICO-RI: progress for hydrography and transport products in Europe
JERICO-NEXT poster presentation at the 4th Blue Planet Symposium, 4-6 July 2018, Toulouse, France. Abstract Puillat I.* (LOPS-Ifremer, FR); Rubio A. (AZTI, SP); Vitorino J. (IH, PT); Pairaud I. (Ifremer, FR); Davila X., Basurko O.C. & Caballero A. (AZTI, SP); Mourre B. (SOCIB, SP); Quentin C. (MIO, FR) and JERICO-NEXT partners. JERICO-RI, the Joint European Research Infrastructure of Coastal Observatories integrates several observing platform types i.e. fixed buoys, piles, moorings, drifters …
JERICO-RI, the Joint European Research Infrastructure of Coastal Observatories: overview and willingness for operational operation
JERICO-NEXT Presentation at the 4th Geo Blue Planet Symposium, 4-6 July 2018, Toulouse, France. Abstract Puillat I. (LOPS-Ifremer, FR); Farcy P. (Ifremer, FR); Durand D. (Covartec, NO); and JERICO-NEXT partners JERICO-RI, the Joint European Research Infrastructure of Coastal Observatories integrates several observing platform types i.e. fixed buoys, piles, moorings, drifters, Ferrybox, gliders, HF radars, coastal cable observatories and the associated technologies dedicated to the observation an …
From local support to worldwide dissemination – the experience gathered by the Nazare Canyon Observatory MONICAN (W Portugal).
JERICO-NEXT poster presentation at the 4th Blue Planet Symposium, 4-6 July 2018, Toulouse, France. Abstract João Vitorino, Walter Chicharro, Inês Martins, Nuno Zacarias, Pedro Pisco, Dino Casimiro, Ilmer Golde, Paul Mota, Carla Maurício, Sara Almeida Instituto Hidrográfico operates a real-time monitoring system for the Portuguese continental margin which comprises multi-parametric buoys, HF radars, wave buoys and coastal tide gauge stations. Between 2009 and 2011 those capacities were implemente …
JERICO-NEXT approach on high frequency phytoplankton observation
JERICO-NEXT approach on high-frequency phytoplankton observation was presented by Dr. Luis Felipe Artigas, co-leader of the JRAP1, during the workshop on developing an implementation plan for a sustained, multidisciplinary global observing system of plankton communities (25 – 27 June 2018, Santa Cruz, United States). The workshop particularly aimed to: Build on the ideas of the IMSOO-Plankton discussions and craft detailed implementation plans for the Phytoplankton diversity and biomass a …
Deployment of the new underwater video system ‘Pagure-2’ to assess change of benthic biodiversity under the influence of the invasive species
The cruise ‘Pagure-Next’ (on R/V Thalia) was held in the Bay of Brest from 20th to 25th April 2018 to investigate with underwater imagery the ecological state of soft bottoms colonized by the slipper limpet (Crepidula fornicata), an emblematic invasive gastropod. This kind of perturbation can affect the ecosystem structure and functioning, negatively or positively, depending of the users’ point of view (scientists, fishermen, etc.) and on the spatial scale at which this interaction is analysed ( …
NIVA’s FerryBox data available for JERICO-NEXT Virtual Access
NIVA’s FerryBox data for three ships of opportunity (M/S Trollfjord – Norwegian coast, M/S Color Fantasy – North Sea, and M/S Norbjørn – Barents Sea) are available for JERICO-NEXT Virtual Access as of January 2018. Daily data can be downloaded by FTP from NIVA’s website (https://www.niva.no/en/water-data-on-the-web/ferrybox-ships-of-opportunity) Additionally, NIVA has developed digital touchscreen consoles to promote ocean literacy to provide educational information and near real-time ocean data …
Cefas’ Data Hub to host a search engine for over 100 Marine Protected Areas (MPA)
A selection of benthic fauna (Crown Copyright, R. Joliffe). The UK Government has been committed to conserving the biodiversity of marine fauna and flora in British waters since the Marine and Coastal Access Act, 2009. This has been enacted by protecting an ecologically coherent network of UK coastal areas from harmful human activities. As of May 2018, approximately 24% of UK waters are currently within Marine Protected Areas (an interactive map can be found in http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-5201 …
SOCIB will present “Follow the Glider” at the “Science for all 2018” Fair, 10-12 May 2018, University of the Balearic Islands Campus
SOCIB – Follow the Glider will be present at scientific fair “Science for all 2018” (Ciència per a tothom in Catalan) taking place from 10th to 12th of May in the University of the Balearic Islands Campus. The fair targets both to primary and secondary school students as well as the general public. This event aims to promote vocations in scientific careers and to bring science closer to society. Last year 5,000 students and teachers took part in it. SOCIB will attend the event with two stands fo …
INCREASE, Innovation and Networking for the integration of Coastal Radars into European mArine Services. Copernicus Service Evolution 1; Lot5. 2016-2018.
The accurate monitoring of surface transport, which is inherently chaotic and depends on the details of the surface velocity field at several scales, is key for the effective integrated management of coastal areas, where many human activities concentrate. This has been the driver for the growth of coastal observatories along the global ocean coasts. Among the different measuring systems, coastal High Frequency Radar (HFR) is the unique technology that offers the means to map ocean surface curren …
JERICO-NEXT Malta Summer School 2018: Operational Oceanography for Blue Growth
Application Deadline Extended to 7th June 2018 “Operational Oceanography for Blue Growth is a week long summer school organised by the JERICO-NEXT project, hosted by the University of Malta (Physical Oceanography Research Group, Department of Geosciences). It will be held from 9th-14th July 2018 and delivered by an international range of renowned experts. Full details of the course are available here
Le big wave surfing au Portugal
ARTE channel just released a documentary about the big waves in Nazaré which includes scientific knowledge about the Nazaré Canyon processes and the importance of MONICAN monitoring system (https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/079474-015-A/re-die-perfekte-welle/ for the German version) or https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/079474-015-A/arte-regards/ for the French version). Extending more than 200 kilometers offshore the western coast of Portugal from abyssal depths in excess of 5000m to a few hundreds of m …
Real time monitoring of bivalve behaviour at the Underwater Node Helgoland, Germany
The TNA project ReMoBib deployed a specifically designed cage for 6 fully cabled bivalves in the Underwater Node Helgoland in Germany. The construction allows the bivalves to move up and down in the sediment and therefore behave as natural as possible while the sensors measure valve gape activity of each bivalve with a frequency of 1Hz. An online visualisation of the activity of the bivalves will be soon available on the NIOZ and AWI websites as means to raise awareness about sea life among the …
JERICO-NEXT SESSION AT THE EGU GA 2018
OS2.4 Oceanography at coastal scales. Modelling, coupling, observations and benefits from coastal Research Infrastructures On Monday 9th April, 08:30–12:00, Room 1.85 Convener: Agustín Sánchez-Arcilla Co-Conveners: Sandro Carniel , Emil Stanev , Pablo Cerralbo , Davide Bonaldo , Ingrid Puillat , Laurent Delauney , Catherine Boccadoro Considering the increase in human pressures on coastal systems, better monitoring, modelling and understanding of coastal dynamics are needed to tackle the comple …
Report of Joint WP2-WP5 workshop: Assimilating technical best practice improvements to optimise network data flow
Date: 05 October 2017 Place: Bergen, Norway The joint WP2-WP5 workshop was designed to examine the possibilities for closer collaboration between the above two WPs in order to better reconcile contrasts arising from differences in the way data are regarded by the project’s observing and data management components. During the workshop, the following kinds of data were targeted for attention: HF-radar data, data relating to biology based on optical measurements, data on the marine carbonate system …
JERICO-NEXT at the BlueMed Coordinators meeting in Malta, January 2018
The JERICO Research Infrastructure and the JERICO-NEXT project were presented at the BlueMed Coordinators meeting along with a number of other projects and initiatives across the Mediterranean. Collaborative work was carried out to further the aims and objects of the BlueMed project. The meeting was significant opportunity to work together for sharing vision and connect, integrating inputs not only to consolidate the SRIA, but also to envision future common trajectories. BlueMed is an R&I In …
Virtual access activity under JERICO-NEXT: first assessment
The objective of JERICO-NEXT consists of strengthening and enlarging the European network for the provision of operational services to deliver timely, continuous and sustainable high quality environmental data and information products related to the marine environment in European coastal seas. Under Horizon 2020, Virtual Access is a new activity in European-funded projects. As a part of this activity, JERICO-NEXT project supports 15 Virtual Infrastructures for making their data, and products ava …
SENTINEL-3 passes over ABACUS-4 glider
In the frame of JERICO-NEXT-TNA (2nd Call) program, ABACUS-4 mission, ESA’s SENTINEL-3 scientific satellite track #713 (for the 24th time since it was launched), flew over SOCIB’s glider, SDEEP04, on 21/Nov/2017 @21utc. This glider, deployed six days earlier, was at that instant sampling at the center of its programmed transect off the Southern coast of Mallorca that, to allow intercomparison and multi-platform sampling, corresponds to a segment of SENTINEL’s track #713. Whilst the satellite cov …
Evolving and Sustaining Ocean Best Practices
JERICO-NEXT representatives participated in a two-and-a-half-day workshop on “Evolving and Sustaining Ocean Best Practices” organised by The AtlantOS and ODIP Projects, JCOMMOCG and IODE. The Workshop took place at the IOC Offices, Paris, France from Wednesday 15th November to Friday 17th November 2017. The workshop focused on new approaches and recommend processes for archiving, discovering and accessing ocean observation best practices. This International Workshop included a series of presenta …
JERICO-NEXT’s Best Practices Workshop on “Assimilating Technical Best Practice improvements to optimize network data flow”
The JERICO-NEXT’s Best Practices Workshop on “Assimilating Technical Best Practice improvements to optimize network data flow” was a joint organization of project’s WP2 (leader: Rajesh Nair, OGS, Coleader: Wilhelm Petersen, HZG) and WP5 (leader: Leonidas Perivoliotis, HCMR, Coleader: Patrick Gorringe, EuroGOOS) and was held in Bergen, Norway on 5th of October 2017. The workshop was planned to examine the possibilities for closer collaboration between the above two WPs in order to better reconcil …
Pagure-2 a new towed underwater system
A new towed underwater video system (TUVS), called ‘Pagure-2’ has been developped by Ifremer thanks to the JERICO-NEXT project, in order to map habitats, describe biodiversity, and monitor ecological changes in coastal benthic ecosystems. For this purpose, we modified an existing TUVS (‘Pagure’) to expand the range of accessible benthic habitats, to get more stable footage on irregular rocky bottoms, and to investigate fragile ecosystems (e.g., marine protected areas) where impact has to be li …
JERICO-NEXT presentation at the NeXOS Final General Assembly at PLOCAN GRAN CANARIA – 14th of September 2017
During the NeXOS Final General Assembly at PLOCAN GRAN CANARIA on 14th of September 2017, Session 7 was dedicated to the topic « Beyond NeXOS » Two presentations were planned, JERICO-NEXT and EMSO. The JERICO-NEXT presentation focused on JERICO-NEXT general objectives, WP2 (Harmonisation of technologies and methodologies-technical strategy), WP3 (Innovations in Technology and Methodology) and on the JERICO-NEXT TNA 2018 call that is a great opportunity for sensors and systems developers t …
A new JERICO-RI paper on contaminants of emerging concern in the open sea waters of the Western Mediterranean
We are pleased to inform you that the new JERICO-RI paper on “Contaminants of emerging concern in the open sea waters of the Western Mediterranean” is now available online with the following link https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.07.082This publication written by Miroslav Brumovský, Jitka Bečanová, Jiří Kohoutek, Mireno Borghini and Luca Nizzetto is dealing with pollution by chemical substances in the open surface waters of the Western Mediterranean Sea.
3rd newsletter
Summer 2017 Welcome to the JERICO-NEXT Newsletter 3rd ISSUE – JERICO-NEXT, Joint European Research Infrastructure network for Coastal Observatory – Novel European eXpertise for coastal observaTories” SLOCUM DEEP S1″ SOCIB glider facility deployed in the waters of Palma de Mallorca Image credit: SOCIB GLIDER TEAMWe are very pleased to send you the latest updates on coastal observatories and JERICO-NEXT activities.JERICO-NEXT Summer School 2017From 19 – 23 June the first JERICO-NEXT summer school …
Phytoplankton biodiversity investigated with novel methods
Water samples were collected using Niskin bottles mounted on a CTD rosette during the cruises in the Skagerrak in autumn 2016. Photo: Bengt Karlson. Phytoplankton from the study near a mussel farm on the Swedish Skagerrak coast in autumn 2016. The organism at the top left is Dinophysis acuta, a producer of Diarrhetic Shellfish Toxins. Photo: Bengt KarlsonJRAP1 has activities in several sea areas around Europe. In the Baltic Sea Ferrybox systems on ferries and merchant vessels are used to automat …
Consolidating the JERICO-NEXT observing network: first steps towards operational harmonization of new, promising technologies
The JERICO – NEXT project has coalesced a number of marine research infrastructures providing observations on Europe’s coastal seas at a local or national level into a pan-european network of coastal “observatories” that is enabling timely, continuous and sustainable delivery of high-quality environmental data and information products on European waters at the transnational level. Underpinning this integration is the strong effort that is being put into harmonizing technologies, methodologies an …
Investigating the hydrodynamics and related transport of phytoplankton and microplastics in the southeastern part of Bay of Biscay
Since Monday, a team of JERICO-NEXT has been investigating the hydrodynamics and related transport of phytoplankton and microplastics in the southeastern part of Bay of Biscay. Thanks to the collaboration between the LOPS lab of Ifremer, the Shom, the university of Littoral and Cote d’Opal (ULCO) and AZTI we are already able to see the strong variability of the hydrology with the MVP profiler trawled behind the ship and some phytoplankton species are identified in real time with the flow cytomet …
Transnational Access – The French Glider National Facility (GNF)
The French Glider National Facility (GNF) The French Glider National Facility (GNF) provides glider missions for the Transnational Access (TNA) of JERICO-NEXT. During 2017, GNF is involved in two projects, GliderSouth with the University of Malta and FinisGlider with the Spanish Institute of Oceanography. The French team prepared, deployed and piloted two Slocum gliders, Campe and Bonpland.Project GliderSouth for the University of MaltaThe main objective of GliderSouth Project was to sample …
Case study on marine contaminants – artificial sweeteners
The ubiquitous presence of artificial sweeteners in North European and Arctic coastal waters was discovered in the framework of the JRAP3 activities led by NIVA (Norway) thanks to the JERICO-NEXT project. JRAP3 deals with the assessment of distribution of man-made chemical pollutant in European coastal water and the biological responses they can induce. Through the FerryBox platforms included in the JERICO-RI infrastructure we have conducted an extensive monitoring campaign covering over 3000 mi …
Mastodon 2D – low cost measurements in shallow water along the water column
Nine low-cost Mastodon 2D moorings will deployed in the Bay of Biscay for a duration of two weeks to study fast changes in temperature. This has been organised thanks to the Etoile cruise in the JERICO-NEXT project.The bin below the mooring contains the buoy for the travelling and boarding.Objective : to measure temperature in the column of shallow water
ABACUS 3 project information
ABACUS 3 OBJECTIVES:The project aims at assessing the importance of a new monitoring line across the Algerian Basin between Palma de Mallorca and the Algerian Coast.The main objectives of the ABACUS 3 project are:To continue the time series of oceanographic data collected in the Algerian Basin along the endurance line between Mallorca and Algeri;To identify the physical and biological properties of the surface and intermediate water masses between Balearic Islands and Algerian Coast;To intercep …
AlterEco PDRA position (31 months, start date: 1 October 2017)
Position available: PDRA for the NERC project “AlterEco: An Alternative Framework to Assess Marine Ecosystem Functioning in Shelf Seas”. The SRA will participate in the design and delivery of ocean glider campaigns in the North Sea, calibrate and analyse the resulting observations, derive relationships between them, calculate rates of relevant biogeochemical processes and disseminate the work to academic audiences, stakeholders and policymakers.To apply, please navigate to:http://www.jobs.ac.uk/ …
JERICO-NEXT summer school 2017
From 19 – 23 June the first JERICO-NEXT summer school was held near The Hague (the Netherlands). Twenty-one early career scientists from various disciplines learned about multi-disciplinary monitoring and data analysis. The nearby Sand Motor pilot project area was used as an illustration of the multi-disciplinary approach during the field work and hands-on exercises. Lectures addressed the JERICO-NEXT research infrastructure for coastal waters, monitoring methods, data management and the applica …
2nd JERICO-NEXT Newsletter
Winter 2016Welcome to the JERICO-Next Newsletter 2nd ISSUE – JERICO-Next, Joint European Research Infrastructure network for Coastal Observatory – Novel European eXpertise for coastal observaToriesFind out more information on the Web, Twitter & Facebook”EMSO-Molène”, coastal cabled observatory deployed in Iroise sea Image credit: Yves GLADUWe are very pleased to send you the latest updates on coastal observatories and JERICO-Next activities. Last few months efforts were focused on the 1st c …
EOOS – An open stakeholder consultation on the European Ocean Observing System is now open
You are invited take part in an open online consultation to help design a new framework for an integrated and sustained European Ocean Observing System, or EOOS. The consultation will collect views from the European ocean observing community and wider stakeholders on what EOOS should look like and how it should be run. Your responses will be used to inform any decision-making about a future EOOS.The simple survey takes just 10 minutes to complete. You are welcome to provide additional detail in …
JERICO-Next First Workshop of Task 2.4: HARMONIZING NEW NETWORK SENSORS
In the framework of the work package 2 (Harmonization of technologies and methodologies – technical strategy) will be organized the first workshop of Task 2.4 “Harmonizing new network sensors” in Issy-les-Moulineaux (France) on December 13th & 14th, 2016.Aim of the workshop: The JERICO-Next network is implementing a variety of sensors for a number of bio-geochemical measurements. Furthermore, systems for coastal profiling can help to integrate indispensable information on water column charac …
JERICO-Next WP2 workshop on Calibration and Assessment
In the framework of the Sea tech Week 2016, Ifremer organized on Tuesday 11th and Wednesday 12th October, a meeting focused on Calibration and Assessment led by Florence Salvetat, leader of the concerned task (2.5).This meeting was the first workshop of Task 2.5 of Work Package 2 of the EU H2020 JERICO-NEXT (“Joint European Research Infrastructure network for Coastal Observatory – Novel European eXpertise for coastal observaTories”) project. The task, entitled “Calibration and Assessment”, consi …
JERICO-Next Trans-National Access: from the first to the second Call
The Acqua Alta Oceanographic Tower of CNR ISMAR (photo credits: Polizia di Stato)The first Call for Transnational Access (TNA) of JERICO NEXT ended with the meeting of the Selection Panel which was held in Bordeaux, France, on September 7, 2016. The meeting was kindly hosted by the University of Bordeaux at the Campus Talence Pessac Gradignan.Six out of twelve submitted TNA projects were selected and will be supported by JERICO NEXT. The six projects are listed in Table 1, with the facilities th …
JERICO-Next workshop on Nutrient Sensors – Brest, 10 October 2016
Laurent Delauney, from IfremerIn framework of the Sea Tech Week 2016, the CEFAS organized a meeting focused on the task “Harmonizing new network sensors” led by Dave Sivyer (CEFAS) and Rajesh Nair (OGS). This workshop on nutrient sensors and the current use and status in the marine community was attended by representatives from several institutions around Europe. The first speaker was Wilhelm Petersen (HZG) who briefly introduced the workshop in the context of JERICO-Next and work package 2.4. …
Pagure II device was tried out in the Bay of Brest
From 16 till 20 October 2016, the submarine imaging Pagure II device was tried out in the bay of Brest during a dedicated campaign aboard the Thalia. Developed within the framework of JERICO-NEXT and FFP GALION programs, the Pagure II will allow to facilitate the observation of sea bed and associated biodiversity.Pagure II, benthic carriage towed, front viewDesigned in September 2013 within the framework of the European projects PANACHE and BENTHIS, Pagure is a sled video towed capable of observ …
Multi-disciplinary algal bloom study in the Skagerrak (JRAP#1)
IN JERICO-Next novel instrumentation of observing phytoplankton diversity, algal blooms etc. are used in work packages three and four (WP3&WP4). There are activities in the Baltic Sea, the Kattegat-Skagerrak, and the North Sea-English channel and in the western Mediterranean Sea. In the Skagerrak area east of the North Sea a study of algal blooms and the diversity of phytoplankton have been carried out August to October 2016. One goal of the study is to increase the understanding on how alga …
Main advances in the study of coastal carbon fluxes and biogeochemical cycling (JRAP#5)
Jrap#5 has been preparing for intensive period starting March 2017. The observation plan will be detailed in December 2016 – January 2017.At FMI/SYKE, new instruments have been tested for continuous pH and pCO2 measurements. In addition, methods for analyzing DIC and alkalinity from discrete water samples have been taken into use.Figure: development of new showerhead pCO2-equilibrator at Utö, Finland.Figure: observation platform on the Cretan SeaIn the Cretan Sea (Eastern Mediterranean), a pH se …
First GENERAL ASSEMBLY of JERICO-NEXT
The first General Assembly of the european project JERICO-NEXT will be held from March 13th to March 16th 2017 and will take place in Helsinki, hosted by the Finnish Meteorological Institute(FMI). During these four days many workshops dedicated to the Work Packages (WP) will be organized including an User Panel meeting, here is the agenda. This event will be the opportunity to exchange with all the partners, to get informed on the work carried out during the first 18 months and to consider the n …
JERICO plankton workshop in Gothenburg
The second JERICO plankton workshop was arranged in Gothenburg, Sweden 27-30 September 2016. Altogether eighteen participants took part in the workshop.The aims of the workshop include:To improve the understanding of plankton diversity, spatial and temporal distribution and the development of algal blooms in the sea. Harmful algae will be in focus.To exchange experiences of using devices aimed at automated observations of phytoplankton including harmful algae. Instruments include automated imagi …
Monitoring of environmental threats and pressures in Europe
In order to develop the Jerico Next Science Strategy for future monitoring we need to identify environmental threats and gaps in monitoring.To accomplish this, we have created a questionnaire to capture information on environmental threats and monitoring programmes in Europe.The questionnaire has been developed in a format which facilitates database analysis of the information returned. It needs to be completed online, using Google forms, and includes two linked forms/questionnaires.The first qu …
North Sea cruise on the Cefas Endeavour (UK) 21-28 June 2016
In the framework of WP3 and WP4 (JRAP#1), Machteld Rijkeboer from Rijkswaterstaat (NL) took part in a North Sea cruise on the Cefas Endeavour (UK) between 21st and 28th of June 2016. The aim of the work was to determine the diversity of the phytoplankton with a semi-automatic system including two Cytosense flow cytometers connected to a ferrybox. The on line analyses were programmed from every 20 minutes to every hour. The results can already be seen on http://fytoplankton.nl/CEFAS/Endeavour/phy …
JERICO-NEXT Newsletter, June 2016
1st ISSUE – JERICO-NEXT, Joint European Research Infrastructure network for Coastal Observatory – Novel European eXpertise for coastal observaTories It gives us great pleasure to send you the latest updates on coastal observatories and JERICO-NEXT activities through this first newsletter introducing the new project. JERICO-NEXT started in September 2015 and will run for four years, finishing at the end of August 2019. The first year is dedicated to building upon the JERICO FP7 project and to beg …
Sea Tech Week 2016
Every two years, the International week of marine sciences and technologies gather international experts from different disciplines related to the sea. Sea Tech Week offers conferences, scientific and technological workshops as well as a business part (B2B meetings, trade show…). This year the event will take place at the Quartz Congress Centre in Brest (France) from October 10th to 14th, 2016. In the framework of this international event JERICO-NEXT’s workshops and B2B meetings will be organize …
JRAP #2: Monitoring changes in macro benthic biodiversity
West-Gironde Mud Patch action. Locations of the sampled stations along the two inshore/offshore gradientsAs first steps of two seasonal samplings, two cruises will first be carried out in October 2016 in: (1) the West-Gironde mud patch (SW France) from the 20th to the 31st, and (2) the Cretan Sea. These cruises aim at assessing the relationships between benthic diversity and the functioning of the water-sediment interface (remineralization of settled Particulate Organic Matter). The strategy wil …
JERICO-NEXT Cabled Observatories Workshop (April 2016)
On the 19th & 20th April, the Cabled Observataries Workshop took place in Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain, organized by UPC-Obsea.In the framework of WP2, T2.3, the CABLED COASTAL OBSERVATORIES carried out a revision of the current level of development: That took place last 19th-20th April in Vilanova, Barcelona (Spain).Task 2.3 deals with the harmonization of HF-radar systems and cabled coastal observatories with the JERICO network.The objective for this workshop was to review the state-of-the- …
JERICO Special Issue
During the JERICO Science day (29 April 2016, Brest (France), a summary of results in science and technology supported by JERICO (FP7) were presented before publication.Twelve peer-reviewed articles are published in a special issue of Journal of Marine Systems dedicated to JERICO (FP7) project, volume 162C. The paper version will be available shortly. These articles are already available online. JERICO offers a promotional access free of charge during 6 months.The Editorial “Progress in marine …
JERICO-Next HF Radar Workshop
The first workshop on HF Radar developments in JERICO-NEXT was held in San Sebastian on March 9th to 11th, 2016. This very successful meeting joined the main partners dealing with HF Radars in JERICO-NEXT, with participation of 22 people and 12 different Institutions from 7 European countries.HF Radars are a remote sensing measurement technique, which provide surface ocean currents measurements, with extended coverage (range of 30-200 km) and high resolution in time (order of 1 hour) and space ( …
Cruises in the framework of JRAP#3
Task 2: Ferry box based monitoring of emerging marine contaminants: Cruise 1: Bergen-Kierkenes route (Trol Fjord), 15 June 2016, 6 Days, Collection of water samples using Ferrybox automatic sampler. A broad set of emerging contaminants (including: antibiotics, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, personal care products and synthetic food additives) will be analyze. The scope is to discover new contaminants and their spatial distribution at the scope of support Descriptor 8 of the EU MFSD. Cruise 2: Moss …
New experiments in the framework of JRAP#1
Surface accumulations of cyanobacteria, Nothern Baltic sea, 10 August 2015. Photo by the swedish Coast GuardAutomated systems for investigating phytoplankton diversity and abundance with a focus on harmful algae are used on research vessels, ferries and at fixed ocean observatories in the Baltic Sea, The Kattegat-Skagerrak, the North Sea-eastern English Channel area and in the Western Mediterranean Sea. Flow cytometry and bio-optical measuments are some of the methods used. A joint WP 2.4.2, WP3 …
New experiments in the framework of JRAP#4
CNR- ISMAR is working on the deployment of a new HF radar system in the region of Cinque Terre (NW Mediterranean). Duration: 2016- 2018. Objectives: The NW Med area is characterized by the presence of the Liguro-Provenco-Catalan Current also called Northern Current (NC) that flows westward along the coasts of Italy and France and it is characterized by a complex time variability covering a large spectrum of scales. These new deployments will allow to study the variability of this current and ass …
From May 31st to June 2nd in Wimereux has been organized the JERICO-NEXT Workshop on current advances in the application of semi-automated techniques for studying phytoplankton dynamics in coastal and marine waters (WP 2.4.2 – WP3.1 – JRAP1)
The JERICO-NEXT Workshop on current advances in the application of (semi-)automated techniques for studying phytoplankton dynamics in coastal and marine waters, has been organized from May 31st to June 2nd in Wimereux (Northern France).It gathered together scientists from 15 partners or contracted partners and SMEs of the JERICO-NEXT consortium, as well as external experts for:- preparing the synthesis of existing approaches and methodologies related to optical sensors for observing phytoplankt …
JERICO-NEXT 7th FerryBox Workshop
Examples of FerryBox regional coverages (from http://www.ferrybox.org/)Aside from the 7th Ferrybox meeting which was held in Heraklion on the 7-8 April 2016, the FerryBox EuroGOOS task team met on the 6th of April 2016. This meeting was made possible with the help of the JERICO-Next project and was led by F. Colijn, HZG and W. Petersen (remotely).One expected outcome from the JERICO-NEXT project was to “Define the specifications for a European system for handling FerryBox data, including physi …
CABLED COASTAL OBSERVATORIES WORKSHOP: Review of the current level of development (WP2, Task 2.3.2)
Cabled observatories meetingThe objective for this workshop was to review the state-of-the-art of these observing systems in terms of technology: procedures, maintenance, data processing, format, quality and management, identification of limitations and difficulties, applications, funding, dissemination, etc. The workshop was organized by Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya in Vilanova i la Geltrú (Barcelona, Spain) during 19th-20th April.All the cabled observatories facilities participating wi …
JERICO-NEXT: Salinity Exercise, 2016
The present salinity exercise, organized by Ifremer and OGS jointly, is part of the work planned in Task 2.5 of JERICO-NEXT Work package 2 (WP2).It is a first attempt to evaluate the comparability of salinity measurements across the JERICO observing network.The exercise will require participating laboratories to analyze unknown samples of certified IAPSO standard seawater that will be delivered to them using their main laboratory reference instrument for salinity.Please fill in and return the re …
JERICO-Next User Engagement Panel – Application Form
The User Engagement Panel is intended to be a dynamic communication channel with key stakeholder groups: public authorities, policy, research, education and operational communities including industry. The main target is to establish an effective mechanism linking the project to beneficiaries, and ensuring that project deliverables meet the needs of users and stakeholders. The panel members are expected individually and collectively to participate directly and have a pro-active role in the deriva …
Evaluation of the oceanographic measurement accuracy of different commercial sensors to be used on fishing gears
AbstractThe aim of the paper is to assess the accuracy for physical oceanography purposes of some commercial sensors (Star-Oddi and NKE) installed on fishing boats in the Adriatic Sea. When mounted on fishing gears, they can retrieve huge amounts of daily datasets (temperature, depth and salinity), spanning a very large spatial region. The possibility to establish their accuracy would be of extreme importance for physical oceanography studies since it would be almost impossible to obtain the sam …
More measurements will improve knowledge of the status of Europe’s coastal waters
A new EU project will improve observations of the status of Europe’s coastal waters, including algal blooms. Existing observation systems will be linked together and new methods will be developed. SMHI is one of 33 institutes that are collaborate in the project, which will continue for four years. One problem in marine environmental monitoring is capturing the natural variations in the sea. “At the moment we may have algal blooms in the sea that we do not capture with our environmental monitorin …
