The R.V. S.A. Agulhas II is ready to set sail! 🚢🌊 Our #OceanSOS researchers on board are preparing to deploy a 500m mooring fitted with sediment traps & ADCP current meters to collect crucial deep-sea data through 2027. 📰 www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/sa-... #OceanScience #AgulhasII #MarineResearch

SA Agulhas II departs for Marion Island on Tuesday - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.

The vessel departs to start expedition as part of the South African National Antarctic Programme.

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🧵 Post 1/3: Where is #OceanSOS working? 🌊📍 The focus of OceanSOS is in 3 vital Atlantic ocean regions driven by dynamic ocean currents & high biological productivity: 1️⃣ NACES MPA (North Atlantic Current & Evlanov Sea Basin) 2️⃣ Agulhas Current System 3️⃣ Brazil-Malvinas Confluence Zone 🧵👇

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🌍 #EarthOvershootDay is a stark reminder of ecological limits. Protecting our ocean’s health & food webs is vital to planetary stability. #OceanSOS works to establish Safe Operating Spaces for human activities to protect marine life for future generations. 🌊 Let’s #MoveTheDate! #MarineScience

EU Environment and Climate@euenvironmentandclimate.ec.europa.eu · 6d ago

Today is #EarthOvershootDay 🌍 From today onwards, humanity's demand for ecological resources exceeds what Earth can regenerate in a year. By cutting emissions, accelerating the clean transition, building a competitive #CircularEconomy & protecting natural resources, the EU is helping #MoveTheDate.

Milestone alert! 🚀 The #OceanSOS website is officially launched! 🌐✨ Discover our Work Packages, meet our consortium, learn about our expeditions and follow our mission to safeguard deep and open ocean food webs. 🌊 Dive in: oceansos.net #OceanScience #BlueEconomy #HorizonEU #SciComm

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OceanSOS Horizon Europe research programme

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Crucial high seas discussions happening this week at #SBSTTA28 with @unbiodiversity.bsky.social! 🌊 Bridging the #BBNJ Agreement & CBD is vital for open ocean governance. Science-based tools like EBSAs are essential for precautionary action. More information:🔗 www.cbd.int/side-events/... #OceanSOS

Ocean observing systems are a planetary early warning system 🌊🛰️A new @science.org letter by #OceanSOS WP5 co-lead Dr. Robert Blasiak calls to protect deep-sea monitoring — crucial for tracking currents & climate risks satellites can't see. #OceanScience #ClimatePolicy

Protect and expand ocean observation systems

The United States alone is responsible for roughly half of the world’s ocean monitoring platforms (1). In May, the US government announced plans to decommission and remove more than 900 deep-sea instr...

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Bringing science to policy & society! 📢🌊 The final #OceanSOS Objective focuses on sharing findings with the public and decision-makers using immersive digital simulations and tailored policy guidances — helping mitigate negative impacts before they happen. #OceanPolicy #SciComm #MarineGovernance

Operationalising a Safe Operating Space (SOS) for human activities! ⚓🌐 #OceanSOS Objective 4 establishes a regional SOS approach across the Brazil-Malvinas Confluence, Agulhas Current, and NACES MPA to drive sustainable, precautionary management. #MarineScience #OceanSOS #OceanGovernance

How will emerging threats to ocean food webs affect economies and future generations? 🌊📉 #OceanSOS Objective 3 focuses on evaluating economic impacts, trade-offs, and intergenerational equity to ensure fair, long-term marine management. #BlueEconomy #MarineScience #OceanPolicy #Sustainability

Hello from the Cape Basin! 🌊 A snap of Sheveenah Sunnassee Taukoor introducing WHIRLSchool students to key oceanographic tech. Engaging the next generation of marine scientists is vital for every expedition! Next up: OceanSOS mooring deployments on the R.V. S.A. Agulhas II. 🚢 #OceanSOS

Fantastic news! 👏👏 Moving international ambition into binding action is exactly what we need to safeguard vulnerable ecosystems and ensure evidence-based conservation beyond national borders. Huge congratulations to the UK! 🌊🐋 #BBNJ #HighSeasTreaty #OceanSOS

High Seas Alliance@highseasalliance.bsky.social · 4w ago

Congratulations to the United Kingdom🇬🇧 for ratifying the BBNJ Agreement! 👏 Now is the moment to build toward universal ratification! We encourage all countries to take this crucial step and help turn global ambition into action. #60toGlobal #BBNJ #HighSeasTreaty

Next up in our series on the 5 core objectives of #OceanSOS! 🌊 Objective 2: Assess Cumulative Impacts. We are using interdisciplinary models to predict & monitor combined pressures on the Biological Carbon Pump and food webs, including mesopelagic fisheries. 🧵👇

What does OceanSOS plan to achieve? 🌊 Over the coming weeks, we’d love to shed some light on our 5 core project objectives. Objective 1: Identify Emerging Threats. We are using a threat intelligence lifecycle to map risks to High Seas food webs over 5-100+ years. 🧵👇

Exciting updates from Cape Town! 🌊 The OceanSOS team is prepping 500m oceanographic moorings for our next offshore research expedition. 🔹 Sediment traps will quantify carbon cycling at the Africana Seamount. 🔹 ADCPs will capture real-world data to validate our CROCO simulations. 🚢⚓

🌊 Kicking off OceanSOS in Copenhagen! Beginning our journey towards creating a Safe Operating Space for the deep and open ocean with OceanSOS. Excited for the journey ahead and the impact we’ll make! #OceanSOS #SafeOperatingSpace #OceanConservation