Category Archive

Indian Ocean Blue Economy Summit (2/2)

Hari VishnuJune 29, 2021Economy, Fishing, Ocean Decade

What is the value and direction for the Blue Economy in the Indian Ocean region, in the context of the Ocean Decade ? A webinar involving numerous stakeholders explored this question.

Indian Ocean Blue Economy Summit – Part 1/2

EarthzineJune 9, 2021Ocean Decade

What is the value and direction for the Blue Economy in the Indian Ocean region, in the context of the Ocean Decade ? A webinar held by multiple stakeholders explores this question.

UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable development – Science communication and outreach (Part 2/2)

Hari VishnuMay 24, 2021Ocean Decade

Is there a way to reverse ocean health decline and continue to rely on it ? The Ocean Decade is an opportunity to seek a positive answer to this question.

Ocean Decade Virtual Series: Blue foods, Science for a Sustainable Future

EarthzineMay 9, 2021Fishing, Ocean Decade

A webinar was held reflecting on why humanity should think deeper on the role of Oceans in its nutrition, and in a sustainable way.

Exploring Worlds beyond the coastline – OCEANS 2020 plenary

Hari VishnuFebruary 5, 2021Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, Earth Observation, Ocean Decade, Oceans

Jyotika Virmani from Schmidt Ocean Institute spoke about how technology will be key to powering our exploration of the oceans in the coming years, and how SOI’s philanthropic model has contributed to powering this science in the past by allowing scientists to use facilities on board their ship and ROV.

Sustaining Long-Term Ocean Observations

EarthzineJanuary 20, 2021Earth Observation, Ocean Decade, Oceans

Long-term observations are critical for using ocean resources responsibly and sustainably.

First new seafloor map of the Ocean Decade collected in Australian waters

EarthzineJanuary 7, 2021Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, Earth Observation, Ocean Decade, Oceans

Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor has collected the first public seafloor data of the New Year, as part of a global effort to map the entire ocean floor by 2030.

Autonomous Systems – Emerging & Future Technology Panel at OCEANS 2020

EarthzineDecember 27, 2020Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, Earth Observation, Ocean Decade, Oceans

A panel session identified the challenges and opportunities in emerging technologies such as ocean sampling networks, underwater IOT, resident underwater vehicles, underwater human robot interaction, and ultra-long endurance systems.

Ocean Best Practices OBPS Success Story – GOOS-Endorsed Best Practices

EarthzineDecember 12, 2020Earth Observation, Ocean Decade, Oceans

During the last year, Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), working with the OBPS, have developed a process to enable GOOS community best practices to be identified and made available via a search function in the OBPS.

Improving Global and Regional Ocean Observing Through Best Practices and Standards

EarthzineNovember 24, 2020Earth Observation, Ocean Decade, Oceans

Why adopting and documenting Best Practices and Standards is important to understanding our Oceans better, and thereby solving problems of the coming Decade.