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Dear JETZON community
you are hopefully all aware of the UN Ocean Decade conference due to take place in Rio next year (7-9 April), with special side events taking place on 5-6 April.
 
DOSI have successfully led a joint (Deep Ocean Collective) bid for a side…
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EDF have released the remaining RFPs 2-4 for Environmental Defense Fund's Phytoplankton Carbon Solutions (PCS) Research Program. These RFPs are focused on:
 
RFP #2: Advancing Biogeochemical Modeling for PCS Evaluation
RFP #3: Focusing Biological Carbon Pump (BCP) research for PCS Application
RFP #4: Evaluating…
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On 1 October 2026, the OceanICU project launched a Youth Competition to enable young people to learn about the scientific research carried out in the project. The competition invites young people (age 14-30 years old) to understand the work done by members of the project team and to explain one aspect of the work they have found interesting in a science…

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The Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry (OCB) Program is soliciting proposals for OCB activities that will take place or begin during the 2027 calendar year. In the coming year, we are able to support 1 topical workshop (to take place in summer or fall 2027) and 2-3 hub and/or small group activities. We seek proposals for OCB-relevant workshops and activities as follows:

To get familiar…

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ICES has just established a new working group (WG), on the impacts of fishing on oceanic carbon:

ICES WGFISHC 

It covers the biological pump, the impact of bottom trawling and the release of greenhouse gases from fuel emissions.

It is open for applications from any career stage, from anywhere in the…

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The SPASS project has put together a very simple, quick (~2 minutes to complete) survey to collect information from the community on what samples have been collected.

Please spare a few minutes to let them know a little about what samples you might have:

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We are delighted to announce that the SPASS project has been endorsed as Ocean Decade actions under JETZON.

SPASS (Small Plastics in the Ocean’s Interior: coherent Analysis and Synthesis for better Scrutiny) is established under the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) as the Working Group 174. SPASS tries to address critical gaps…

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This is to share the release of a call for Letters of Intent (LOI) for the first grant opportunity through the Environmental Defense Fund's Phytoplankton Carbon Solutions (PCS) Research Program.

RFP #1: Identification and Characterization of Critical Uncertainties for PCS will support foundational research to:
- Identify key uncertainties surrounding carbon dioxide…

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Particles smaller than 100 µm account for most of the particulate organic carbon found in the ocean's mesopelagic zone. Yet quantifying their abundance and carbon content with ship-based methods remains difficult, leaving their contribution to the ocean carbon cycle poorly understood. In this study, we draw on a 4D Biogeochemical-Argo data product to examine how small particles vary spatially…

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To critically evaluate PCS approaches, EDF is leading a coordinated research initiative and will provide funding opportunities to synthesize and expand the body of knowledge and ongoing research on PCS and the ocean’s natural biological carbon pump. The research under the program can support modeling, limited field work, natural analog studies, and social…