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Second deployment of AWAC gauge in St Vincent
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The second deployment of a Nortek AWAC (Acoustic Waves and Currents) gauge for a two month period (Jan-Mar 2019) has taken place. The device, purchased for St Vincent and the Grenadines through the CME programme, was deployed by a team from Coastal Dynamics Ltd, based in Trinidad and Tobago.…
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Met Office visit
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This month Dr Wolf and Dr Jevrejeva completed visits to various government departments in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, including the Meteorological Services, National Parks Authority and the Maritime Administration (MARAD).
On 14 of January the team visited the…
NOC aims to develop a collaboration with the University of the West Indies
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Just before the end of 2018 NOC scientists visited the University of the West Indies, in Jamaica, to discuss potential collaborations on projects aimed at understanding the impact of climate change and sea-level rise on Small Island Developing States. The group also discussed potential…
Capacity building in Kiribati
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This week NOC scientists Dr Daniel Jones and Dr Erik Simon-Lledó have been working with the Kiribati government to improve capacity and information in deep-sea assessment.
They have just run a week’s workshop and training event in Kiribati for staff of the government ministries charged…
Characterising the impacts of land-use change in the Belize coastal zone
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On 29 October 2018, scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) began a multi-disciplinary program of fieldwork in Belize that aims to help characterise the impacts of changes in land-use management on coastal environments.
This is a collaborative research program…
Enhancing Data Management Across the Caribbean
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Marine data specialists were in St Lucia running a Data Management Workshop for environmental organisations across the Caribbean region.
Participants are…
Training the Next Generation of Ocean Scientists in Fiji
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The NOC's Dr Socratis Loucaides spent time in Fiji training staff and students at the University of the South Pacific on how to use their new NOC-developed ocean acidification and nutrient monitoring sensors ahead of the sensors' two- month deployment.…