Merel, Author at TRICUSO

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TRICUSO Project Video – Episode One (M32)

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TRICUSO’s first video showcases the beautiful scenery of the Antarctic region and focuses on early project stories. It features interviews with consortium scientists discussing the need to expand the capacity for observation in the Southern Ocean where an increase in data is needed to help address the discrepancy between data and models used for forecasting. The video also introduces the project’s ambitions to innovate sensor technology and engage the support of citizen science platforms—racing yachts and tourist vessels—sailing in the Southern Ocean.

TRICUSO Currents – Volume 2 – Autumn & Spring 2025

It’s been a productive season. In this issue, TRICUSO meets its first ship of opportunity to trial the updated Ocean Pact instrument, we learn about advancements in acoustic sensor development and an acceleration in SOCONET towards international governance, TRICUSO is represented at the WMO G3W Observations Task Team Meeting, a recap on recent webinars, outreach and more.

TRICUSO Currents – Volume 1 – Summer & Winter 2025

The inaugural newsletter features stories from the Kick Off Meeting in Southampton, UK in January to SubCtech and GEOMAR lab visits at the August Ocean Race Europe event in Kiel, Germany as well as a recap of the Ocean Summit, a welcome note from project coordinator Richard Sanders, TRICUSO’s first policy brief and more.

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Southern Ocean Rising: A Chat with Paul Brickle

TRICUSO aims to expand observation capacity in the vast Southern Ocean, home to consortium partner South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute (SAERI). Based in the Falkland Islands, SAERI operates the research vessel Pharos, which will be used in TRICUSO for the deployments of floats and a wave glider, and their flights. We asked CEO Paul Brickle to share some thoughts on the vast waters down under and why TRICUSO is an important project.

Sailing for Science at The Ocean Race Europe

Kiel, Germany – home to our partner GEOMAR – hosted the start of the highly anticipated Ocean Race Europe after a four year hiatus from its inaugural event in 2021. Before the race started on the 10th of August, festivities were afoot from the 6th of August at the Ocean Live Park which offered ocean literacy activities for learners of all ages, and events that convened science, policy, sailing and industry together under the theme: Connecting Europe for a Smart Ocean.

European Bio-GO-SHIP initiative

One of TRICUSO’s aims is the development of European Bio-GO-SHIP, a new initiative aligned with the international GO-SHIP programme, and inspired by current Bio-GO-SHIP efforts in the US, Australia and Japan to support sustained and consistent observations of open ocean biology.

TRICUSO’s Sophie Clayton (NOC), Alice Soccodato (EMBRC-ERIC) and Tosca Sala (EMBRC-ERIC) invited expressions of interest for an initial scoping meeting to bring together a small group of experienced marine researchers to help define the vision, scope, and initial roadmap for European Bio-GO-SHIP. This will serve as the foundation for broader engagement and official calls for participation in later phases.
TRICUSO’s Sophie Clayton (NOC), Alice Soccodato (EMBRC-ERIC) and Tosca Sala (EMBRC-ERIC) invited expressions of interest for an initial scoping meeting to bring together a small group of experienced marine researchers to help define the vision, scope, and initial roadmap for European Bio-GO-SHIP. This will serve as the foundation for broader engagement and official calls for participation in later phases.

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Sophie Clayton and colleagues win 2024 National Oceanographic Partnership Program Excellence in Partnering Award for project Bio-GO-SHIP

TRICUSO partner Dr. Sophie Clayton (National Oceanography Centre) along with her colleagues have been named recipients of the prestigious 2024 National Oceanographic Partnership Program Excellence in Partnering Award for their project Bio-GO-SHIP.

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WMO Global Greenhouse Gas Watch (G3W) Task Force

TRICUSO lead coordinator Richard Sanders (NORCE) is joining the WMO Global Greenhouse Gas Watch (G3W) task force in his role as Director, ICOS Ocean Thematic Centre. This presents a great opportunity to ensure stronger links and synergies toward TRICUSO’s goal to innovate the Southern Ocean observation value chain in support of delivering quality data to the WMO G3W.