2024 Forum Posters
Co-Design in the Atlantic - Realizing the Benefits of Ocean Knowledge through Co-Design
Authors: Jessica Snowden (Chair, US) | Gleyci Moser (Brazil) | Renellys Perez (USA) | Lucie Cocquempot (France) | Francis E. Asuquo (Nigeria) | Virginia P. Povedano (IE) | Patrick Gorringe (Sweden) | Martin Visbeck (Germany) | Brad deYoung (Canada) l Penny Holliday (United Kingdom) | Leticia Cotrim (Brazil) l Isabel S. Pinto (Portugal) l Maria Paz Chidichimo (Argentina) | Isabelle Ansorge (South Africa), Ann-Christine Zinkann (US) & Co-Design Partners, Projects & Co-Design Team
Summary: AtlantOS is evolving the Atlantic Ocean observing systems to be co-designed with observing, modelling and key stakeholders to be truly responsive to user needs.
DatOn - Remote Data Collection App
Authors: Katelene Delgado, Samantha Best, Mircia Felix, Mirzia Duarte, Tobi Alade, Emmanuella Amihere, Bridget Sylvester, Seth Adamu, Michelle Verge
Affiliations: Dotcan, Biosfera 1 NGO, Gogmi
Summary: The poster was created as part of the WYTEC blue training programme. We propose a data collection application that can work both online and offline, to collect data, store it and provide some statistical tests to make analyses and provide results for management purposes.
Social and economic impacts of changes in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
Authors: N. Penny Holliday, Isabelle Ansorge, Kristin Burmeister, Edmo J.D. Campos, Maria Paz Chidichimo, Brad deYoung, Johanna J. Heymans Jean Hounkpé, Laura C. Jackson, Tarron Lamont, Sang-Ki Lee, Renellys C. Perez, Christine Sams, Jessica Snowden, Ann-Christine Zinkann
Affiliations: A National Oceanography Centre, UK; 2 University of Cape Town, South Africa; 3 Scottish Association for Marine Science, UK; 4 University of São Paulo, Brazil; 5 CONICET & Servicio de Hidrografía Naval & IRL 3351 IFAECI (CNRS/IRD/CONICET/UBA), Argentina; 6 Memorial University, Canada; 7 European Marine Board, Belgium; 8 National Water Institute, University of Abomey Calavi, Benin; 9 Hadley Centre, Met Office, Exeter, UK;10 NOAA, Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, USA; 11 NOAA Global Ocean Monitoring & Observing Program, USA; 12 University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Cooperative Programs for the Advancement of Earth System Science, USA
Summary: Changes in the strength of the AMOC can have serious consequences for societally relevant issues such as food production, energy demand, water management, damage to infrastructure and livelihoods, human health and ecosystem function. Yet knowledge of impacts is scattered throughout academic literature and can be difficult for potential users to find.
Empowering Coastal Communities in Ghana to Harness Sustainable Ocean Technologies.
Authors: Thomas Awushie Lartey
Affiliations: Development Of Ocean Technical Capacity With African Nations (DOTCAN Institute) and Gulf Of Guinea Maritime Institute (GOGMI)
Summary: The coastal communities in Ghana are primarily engaged in small-scale artisanal fishing to larger commercial operations. These communities play a significant role in Ghana’s socio-economic landscape, relying on marine resources for livelihood and food security. The health of Ghana’s ocean is deteriorating. The oceans' sustainability is threatened by overfishing, climate change, and plastic pollution, necessitating urgent action to address these issues. This poster explores one of the best methods recommended by both Local and International experts to empower coastal communities towards the integration of sustainable ocean technologies. It highlights the role Education or Training Pathway Solution Approach flow effect creates to strengthen the responsiveness of coastal communities to sustainable ocean technologies.
Relevant Link: https://dotcan.institute https://www.gogmi.org.gh
The Marine Microbiome Working Group: Raising the Profile of the Smallest Organisms and Their Potential to Support a Sustainable Atlantic Ocean
Authors: AORA Marine Microbiome Working Group
Affiliations: DFO, NOAA, EMBL and Rannis
Summary: The Marine Microbiome Working Group has developed a Road Map to guide marine microbiome research with a focus on four pillars, including environment and climate, biodiscovery and food security. The fourth pillar, Cross Cutting issues include focusing on education and outreach about microbiomes, which we are doing through developing our social media presence and collaborations with microbiome researchers from the All-Atlantic Biotechnology Initiative.
Relevant Link: https://marinemicrobiome.org/
CIOOS: Ocean Data For Our Ocean Future
Authors: Shayla Fitzsimmons, Anne-Sophie Ste-Marie, Brad deYoung
Affiliations: Canadian Integrated Ocean Observing System (CIOOS)
Summary: CIOOS is a national collaboration to share high-quality data and information on the state of our coasts and oceans. Our open access online platform unites knowledge, expertise, and infrastructure across the sectors of Canada’s ocean observing community and helps prepare for Canada’s future by unlocking the true potential of our ocean, coasts, and waterways.
Relevant Link: cioos.ca
The Atlantic International Research Centre (AIR Centre)
Authors: AIR Centre
Affiliations: AIR Centre
Summary: This poster informs about the aims, activities, groups and network of the Atlantic International Research Centre (AIR Centre), an international scientific and international collaborative framework at the Atlantic Ocean scale
Relevant Link: www.aircentre.org
Africa Ocean Experts perspective of Aquaculture in Africa
Authors: Peter Teye Busumprah
Affiliations: Ocean Rock Base
Summary: Africa Ocean Experts (A.O.E.) team and Ghana Ocean Climate Innovations Hub have a strong focus on Aquaculture. The growing population makes this need even more urgent to address the UN Ocean Decade challenge 3 - Sustainably feed the global population.
AtlantECO - Modelling the fabric of the Ocean
Authors: AtlantECO Consortium
Affiliations: AtlantECO
Summary: AtlantECO provides augmented observations of the Atlantic Ocean Microbiome with multi-omics data that support species distribution modelling of emerging essential ocean variables.
Relevant Link: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14039761
EU Mission Ocean: Best practices in governance of Atlantic and Arctic restoration and opportunities for scalability
Authors: Catriona Iulia Reid (1), Rachel Karasik (2), Kristin Galtung (2), Cathal O'Mahony (1), Sindre Langaas (2)
Affiliations: University College Cork (2) Norwegian Institute for Water Research
Summary: This poster describes the research methodology used for a project deliverable (BlueMissionAA D1.3) which investigated through qualitative methods the best practices, learnings, and opportunities for scalability of technology within 6 case studies: REST-COAST, RESTORESEAS, A-AAGORA, CLIMAREST, Thames21, and 3DPARE.
WYTEC Blue: aDOTCAN program
Authors: Debany Fonseca Batista, Simone Le Gendre, Douglas Wallace
Affiliations: DOTCAN Institute - Dalhousie University
Summary: ADOTCAN’s first flagship project was launched in 2022 and entitled - Women & Youth Technical Capacity for the Blue Economy (WYTEC Blue). Its global objective is to grow technical capacity amongst women and youth in Canada and West Africa for the promotion of safe, secure, and sustainable blue economies. The inaugural WYTEC Blue project was implemented in Halifax, Canada, Mindelo, Cabo Verde and Accra, Ghana thanks to the partial support by a financial contribution from Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO).
Relevant Link: https://dotcan.institute/wytec-blue-project/
EuroGOOS - Facilitating Atlantic collaboration across ocean observing value change
Authors: Inga Lips (EuroGOOS), Holger Brix (EuroGOOS), Alicia Blanco (EuroGOOS), Manuel Ruiz (Spanish Institute of Oceanography)
Affiliations: EuroGOOS (European Global Ocean Observing System)
Summary: The poster highlights EuroGOOS's role in coordinating and supporting regional ocean observing systems, fostering collaborations across Europe and the Atlantic for sustainable marine monitoring and data sharing.
Relevant Link: https://eurogoos.eu/
Research Vessels Needed for the Science Wanted
Affiliations: MEOPAR
Relevant Link: https://meopar.ca/partnerships/national-research-vessel-task-tea
OKEANO Coordination and Support Action (CSA)
Authors: OKEANO Coordination and Support Action (CSA)
Summary: The main objective of the OKEANO CSA is to provide coordination and support to the All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance, ensuring effective governance, cooperation, and communication amongst signatories, and to implement the 2022 All-Atlantic Declaration. Funded under Horizon Europe, the European Union’s key funding programme for research and innovation, the OKEANO CSA is coordinated by the Marine Institute Ireland.
Brazil @ 2024 All-Atlantic Forum
Authors: General Coordination of Sciences for the Ocean and Antarctica Department of Thematic Programs Secretariat for Strategic Policies and Programs, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation - Brazil
Affiliations: Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation – Brazil
Summary: The poster emphasizes Brazil's leadership in ocean science and sustainability, with key initiatives like the National Institute for Ocean Research, Science at Sea, and Antarctic Science programs, along with strong commitments to ocean literacy and culture through the Escola Azul program and record participation in the Ocean Olympics, aligning with the UN Ocean Decade goals.
Relevant Link: https://beacons.ai/mcti_cgoa
The UN Ocean Decade Challenges: PLOCAN contributions through its last 100 projects
Authors: Silvana Neves, María Díaz Martín, Tania Montoto Martínez, José Joaquín Hernández Brito
Affiliations: Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN)
Summary: The poster presents a heatmap analysis of PLOCAN's positive impact on the 10 UN Ocean Decade Challenges through its most recent 100 projects. It highlights the cross-border nature of many initiatives, aligning with the All-Atlantic Research Alliance's geographical scope.
Relevant Link: https://plocan.eu/
