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Creating a safe operating space for the deep and open ocean @oceansos.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🌊 A new OceanSOS Opportunity 🌊 Postdoctorate Researcher at GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel @geomarkiel.bsky.social On Atlantic deep-sea food webs in the context of marine conservation. 📍 Germany (GEOMAR) 🗓 2 years starting ideally Mar 2027 🎯 Deadline: 14 Oct 2026 Join our team!

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Creating a safe operating space for the deep and open ocean @oceansos.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🧵 Post 3/3: Team & Leadership WP3 is led by Dr. Emma Cavan at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social, supported by Dr. Andrew Sweetman at @samsocean.bsky.social and Dr. Henk-Jan Hoving at @geomarkiel.bsky.social 🌐 Learn more: oceansos.net/wp3 #OceanSOS #MarineScience #BiologicalCarbonPump #DeepSea

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Creating a safe operating space for the deep and open ocean @oceansos.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🧵 Post 2/3: Key Objectives What are WP3's goals? 🎯 🔹 Quantify carbon stocks & flows across pelagic to benthic zones 🔹 Assess community biomass using nets, UVP6 imaging, towed cameras & sediment samples 🔹 Build dynamic LIMs to test carbon flux & sequestration under climate & fishing stress 🌀 🧵👇

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Creating a safe operating space for the deep and open ocean @oceansos.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Let's carry on with unpacking the science of #OceanSOS! 🔬 Next up: WP3 – Biological Carbon Pump. 🌊 WP3 aims to characterise carbon cycling from the surface to the deep seafloor across the full size-spectra of marine life in a mesoscale eddy biome to quantify impacts of emerging threats. 🧵👇 1/3

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Creating a safe operating space for the deep and open ocean @oceansos.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A big thanks to Ollie Slater & Scottish Wildlife Trust for organising this workshop with such a diverse, energised group of coastal & marine stakeholders 💙 It was incredible to hear about the projects relevant to catalysing the Scottish Ocean Literacy Strategy & we're excited to watch this space! 🌊

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Creating a safe operating space for the deep and open ocean @oceansos.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Excited to share this update from @drhermione.bsky.social, the OceanSOS Education Lead! 🌊✨ She spoke on Tuesday about the #OceanSOS education and outreach plans at the Scottish Ocean Literacy Coalition workshop in Edinburgh! #OceanLiteracy #BlueEconomy #Scotland #HorizonEU

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Creating a safe operating space for the deep and open ocean @oceansos.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It's great to see how Dynamic Earth's work in public engagement can go on to inspire the next generation of researchers & we're excited to share more about the planetarium show under development! Learn more at oceansos.net/planetarium_...

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Creating a safe operating space for the deep and open ocean @oceansos.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The day featured a series of talks and Q&As from ECRs, lightning poster presentations and a careers panel discussion about pathways into different Earth science careers.

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Creating a safe operating space for the deep and open ocean @oceansos.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A big shout-out to Chris George and Conor Jon Ellis from Dynamic Earth for presenting a bit about the #OceanSOS project during the Centre for Adapting to Changing Environments (ACE) and E5DTP's Early-Career Researchers (ECRs) Symposium last Thursday! #HorizonEurope #ECRs #OceanScience

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Creating a safe operating space for the deep and open ocean @oceansos.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Over 9 months, sediment traps & ADCPs will measure current dynamics and the biological carbon pump upstream from the Africana Seamount. Congrats to Prof. Andrew Sweetman at @samsocean.bsky.social, Dr. Sheveenah Sunnassee Taukoor at UCT, the OceanSOS Expeditions team, and the shipboard crew! 👏

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Creating a safe operating space for the deep and open ocean @oceansos.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Missed the recent COBRA webinar on #BBNJ & Marine Genetic Resources? 🧬🌊 #OceanSOS WP5 deputy lead Robert Blaskiak (@sthlmresilience.bsky.social) joined experts to explore deep-sea MGRs, fair benefit-sharing, and new governance tools. 📺 Recording now live: cobra.bigelow.org/cobra-webina...

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COBRA Webinar - September 2026 - COBRA: Crustal Ocean Biosphere Research Accelerator

COBRA Webinar Series, September 1, 2026

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Creating a safe operating space for the deep and open ocean @oceansos.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Discover the science behind #OceanSOS! 🌊 Our new project brochure offers a quick visual guide to our research, study sites, and objectives. 📖 Read and download the open-access PDF on Zenodo (linked from our Resources Page): oceansos.net/resources #MarineConservation #OpenAccess #HorizonEU

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Creating a safe operating space for the deep and open ocean @oceansos.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

🌊 Another OceanSOS Opportunity 🌊 Researcher in Physical Oceanography at Aarhus University working on OceanSOS WP2! Model climate impacts on North Atlantic ecosystems. 📍 Denmark (Aarhus University) 🗓 4 years starting Jan 27 🎯 Deadline: 30 Sept 2026 Join our team!

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Creating a safe operating space for the deep and open ocean @oceansos.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

3/3 WP2 is led by Dr. Qiang Wang at the Alfred Wegener Institute (@awi.de), supported by Dr. Christian Mohn at Aarhus University. 🌐 Learn more: oceansos.net/wp2 #OceanSOS #MarineScience #Oceanography #ClimateChange

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Creating a safe operating space for the deep and open ocean @oceansos.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

2/3 What are WP2's goals? 🎯 🔹 Capture how ocean eddies transport heat, carbon, & nutrients across ocean basins 🔹 Simulate fine-scale currents around seamounts to understand bentho-pelagic coupling 🔹 Conduct advanced climate change projections to predict physical and biogeochemical variations 🌀 🧵👇

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Creating a safe operating space for the deep and open ocean @oceansos.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

1/3 Unpacking the science of #OceanSOS! 🔬🌐 Next up: WP2 – Physical Oceanography & Climate Change. 🌊🌡️ WP2 provides the physical foundation for the project, using coupled Earth system models to project ocean circulation, temperature and carbon cycling at an eddy-resolving scale from 1950 to 2100. 🧵👇

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Creating a safe operating space for the deep and open ocean @oceansos.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

🌊 OceanSOS Opportunity 🌊 Junior Postdoctoral Research Associate at OSPAR Secretariat working on OceanSOS WP5! Bring Planetary Boundaries to high-seas governance. 📍 London (@ospar.bsky.social) 🗓 Jan 27–Aug 29 🎯 Deadline: 6 Sept 2026 Link: oceansos.net/news

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Creating a safe operating space for the deep and open ocean @oceansos.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

🧵 Post 3/3: The team behind 🛡️🌊 WP1 is co-led by Dr. Daniela Diz at Heriot-Watt University and Dr. Isabelle Ansorge at the University of Cape Town. 🌐 Learn more: oceansos.net/wp1 #OceanSOS #MarineScience #BBNJ

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Creating a safe operating space for the deep and open ocean @oceansos.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

🧵 Post 2/3: Key Objectives What are WP1's goals? 🎯 🔹 Map emerging threats across #OceanSOS study regions 🔹 Strengthen institutional capacities for adaptive, ecosystem-based management 🔹 Provide situational awareness to guide #ABMTs & #EIAs while embedding intra- and intergenerational equity.🌐

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Creating a safe operating space for the deep and open ocean @oceansos.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

🧵 Post 1/3: Introducing WP1 Unpacking the science of #OceanSOS! 🔬🌐 First up: WP1 – Advancing the Science of Ocean Emerging Threats. 🌊🔍 Adapted from cybersecurity, WP1 uses a data-driven "threat intelligence lifecycle" to evaluate how anthropogenic pressures disrupt marine food webs over time. 🧵👇

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Creating a safe operating space for the deep and open ocean @oceansos.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🧵 Post 3/3: Why these sites? 💡 High eddy activity (EKE) in these areas fuels thriving marine food webs & biological carbon pump. By studying them, #OceanSOS is operationalising a regional Safe Operating Space to safeguard these ecosystems from emerging threats 🌍 #MarineScience #ABNJ

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Creating a safe operating space for the deep and open ocean @oceansos.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🧵 Post 2/3: Research Expeditions 🚢 To study these dynamic regions, #OceanSOS will lead targeted research expeditions: 🔹 Africana Seamount 🔹 Milne Seamount Complex MPA These missions bring us to Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ) to gather critical deep-sea data! 🛰️🌊

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Creating a safe operating space for the deep and open ocean @oceansos.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🧵 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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Creating a safe operating space for the deep and open ocean @oceansos.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

🌍 #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

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Creating a safe operating space for the deep and open ocean @oceansos.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

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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Creating a safe operating space for the deep and open ocean @oceansos.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

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

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Creating a safe operating space for the deep and open ocean @oceansos.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

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

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Creating a safe operating space for the deep and open ocean @oceansos.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

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

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Creating a safe operating space for the deep and open ocean @oceansos.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

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

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Creating a safe operating space for the deep and open ocean @oceansos.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

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

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Creating a safe operating space for the deep and open ocean @oceansos.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

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

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Creating a safe operating space for the deep and open ocean @oceansos.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

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. 🧵👇

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Creating a safe operating space for the deep and open ocean @oceansos.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

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. 🧵👇

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Creating a safe operating space for the deep and open ocean @oceansos.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

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. 🚢⚓

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Creating a safe operating space for the deep and open ocean @oceansos.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

🌊 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

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