A provisional schedule of Eurofleets+ funded cruises is now available for 2021 and 2022. Following two Transnational Access calls there are a total of 20 cruises confirmed and provisionally scheduled over the next 2 years. One survey has already taken place in 2020 utilising the University of Gothenburg’s Hugin AUV on a cruise in the Kaikoura Canyon in New Zealand. 13 cruises are scheduled for 2021 and 7 for 2022.
Geographically, the cruises are dispersed throughout the Eurofleets+ regions with 8 taking part in the North Atlantic, 6 in the Mediterranean Sea, 2 in the Black Sea, 1 cruise in the Baltic Sea, 2 in the Pacific Southern Ocean and 1 in the Ross Sea in the Antarctic. 22 pieces of EF+ marine infrastructure are being made available to marine scientists throughout these regions (18 RVs, 2 ROVs and 2 AUVs). The scientific disciplines include marine biology, physical & biological oceanography, geology, climate dynamics to name just a few.
There are Co-PI and RTA opportunities available on all cruises – more information on the Co-PI and RTA access programmes are available on our website. https://www.eurofleets.eu/access/
2020/2021 | |||
Vessel & Marine Equipment | Survey Name | Study Area | Location |
UGOT Hugin AUV | Focus-Auv | Geology, Marine Biology, Sedimentology | Kaikōura Canyon, New Zealand |
Arni Friedrikson | SENERGY | Marine Biology | North Western Iceland |
DANA | GSHARK | Marine Biology | Bredefjord, Greenland |
Celtic Explorer | PORO-CLIM | Climate dynamics, Geophysics, Sedimentology, Training | NE Atlantic (Rockall, Eriador Seamount; Porcupine; East Thulean Rise) |
GO Sars_ROV Aegir | BENCHMARK | Marine Biology, Physical Oceanography | Denmark Strait |
Sanna | GLICE | Biological Oceanography, Biogeochemistry, Physical Oceanography | Disco Bay, West Greenland |
Thalassa_ROV Ariane | OASIS | Geology, New technologies, Marine Biology, Physical Oceanography | SE Alboran Sea |
Pelagia | iMAR | Biological Oceanography, Geology, New technologies | Mid-Atlantic Ridge inside the Portuguese EEZ of the Azores |
Mare Nigrum | SLOGARO-II | Geology, Geophysics, Sedimentology, Training | Danube Fan |
Aranda | CABLE | Biological Oceanography | Gulf of Finland, Baltic Proper |
Tubitak Marmara | PHYCOB | Biological Oceanography | Western Black Sea |
SOCIB | GRASSMAP | New technologies, Marine Biology | Mallorca and Cabrera islands |
Belgica II_AUV Barabas | GRACE | Geology, Geophysics, Physical Oceanography, Sedimentology | Ceuta Canyon and adjacent areas (West Moroccan Mediterranean margin). |
Aegeo | MYRTOON | Climate dynamics | Eastern Mediterranean, SW Aegean Sea, Myrtoon Basin |
2022 | |||
Vessel Name | Survey Name | Study Area | Location |
Pelagia | CALYPSO | Physical Oceanography | Alboran or Balearic Sea |
Tangaroa | VISIT | Geophysics | East coast of North Island, New Zealand |
Sanna | IOPD | Biogeochemistry, Climate dynamics, New technologies, Marine Biology, Polar Biology, Training | Godhabfjord, Ameralik fjord and the shelf area connecting these fjords in Nuuk, Greenland |
Belgica II | TalPro2022 | Physical Oceanography | Algero-Provencal Basin, Sicily Channel, Tyrrhenian Sea, Ligurian Sea |
Sarmiento de Gamboa | SINES | Biogeochemistry | Northeast Atlantic, Western Iberian Margin. |
Laura Bassi | ICON | Climate dynamics, Deep Sea Research, Geology, Geophysics | Hillary Canyon, Ross Sea, Antarctica |
Atlantic Explorer | FIGURE | Biological Oceanography, Biogeochemistry, Microbiology, Physical Oceanography | Gulf Stream (NW Atlantic) |