AQUARIUS was represented at the EuroGO-SHIP Research Infrastructure (RI) Workshop in Venice, Italy, that took place on 27 June 2024. The objectives of the workshop were among others to facilitate networking between ocean observing related RIs; to better understand the RI gaps and needs that could be addressed or services that could be provided by…

AQUARIUS colleagues, Oonagh McMeel and Maria Angel (Seascape Belgium), participated in the 5th EU Macro-Regional Sea Basin Strategy Days Conference held in Brussels on 12 and 13 June 2024, co-organised by the Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO) and the Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE). This event was an opportunity…

The Marine Institute's Research Vessel Operations Manager and AQUARIUS project coordinator, Aodhan Fitzgerald and Rosemarie Butler, participated in the 26th annual European Research Vessel Operators (ERVO) meeting held in Vigo, Spain from 10-13 June 2024. The ERVO meeting provided an opportunity to highlight the role AQUARIUS can play to foster collaboration and innovation in the…

Simo Cusi, Engineer and Logistics Officer at the European Multidisciplinary Seafloor and water column Observatory (EMSO) of the European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC), presented AQUARIUS in a workshop on EU-funded Marine Robotics and Applications (EMRA’24), organized by the Italian National Research Council (INM-CNR). The two-day workshop took place in Arenzano, Italy on 28-29 May 2024.…

The 'Pint of Science' festival in Galway, held from May 13th to 15th 2024, provided a great platform to highlight AQUARIUS to a wider audience. In a sold-out session on “Wild Atlantic Waters,” our Marine Institute colleague, Frank Armstrong, introduced AQUARIUS during his “Exploring The Seas: A Voyage Through Ireland's National Research Vessel Fleet”. Frank…

The AQUARIUS kick-off meeting took place online from 23-24 April, providing an opportunity for the 45-partner consortium to come together and discuss the work plan for the next 4 years, share ideas and prioritise the next steps. A highlight of the 2-day meeting was the pitch presentations by each of the 57 research infrastructure (RI)…