| OLAMUR |
VOTO20220201 |
EU funded project |
CTD and AUV measurements in a OWF at Kriegers flak. VOTO did 2 surveys during 2023 and 2024. |
2022 |
complete |
| Methyl Mercury sampling |
VOTO20220202 |
Erik Björn, Umeå Uni |
Sediment core samples were taken to analys the content of methyl mercury. |
2022 |
complete |
| Langmuir Cells |
VOTO20220203 |
Agnieszka Herman, IOPAN |
Detection of langmuir cells using ADCP from glider. |
2022 |
complete |
| Drone |
VOTO20220204 |
Darek Baranowski, IGFPAN |
Meteorological measurements from aerial drone and SSS and SST from surface CTD from vessel outside of Torhamn. |
2022 |
complete |
| TurboMix |
VOTO20230101 |
Anna Bulczak, IOPAN |
Investment and integration of microstructure sensor on a glider. 4 mission over a year to capture different seasons. |
2022 |
ongoing |
| HAUV-Inspect |
VOTO20231102 |
Martin Hassellöv, Bengt Liljebland, GU |
Investment of a small AUV for a dedicated (already funded) project. |
2023-nov |
complete |
| Supporting Skagerrak |
VOTO20231103 |
Louise Newman, GU |
Multibeam and tech support. |
2023-nov |
complete |
| Phyco-glider |
VOTO20231104 |
Bengt Karlson & Lars Arneborg, SMHI |
New RBR optical sensor mounted in glider west of Gotland to capture phycocyanin blooms. |
2023-nov |
complete |
| Windwake |
VOTO20231105 |
Göran Broström, Thomas Dahlgren, GU |
Test trials with SB outside of OWF to see if the SB could capture the windwakes of offshore pylons. |
2023-nov |
complete |
| SB in Hudson Bay |
VOTO20231106 |
Jonas Hentati Sundberg, SLU |
Shipment and deployment of SB in Hudson Bay to capture the fish stocks outside of a big bird colony. |
2023-nov |
complete |
| Kelp Mapping |
VOTO20240201 |
Lars Gamfeldt, GU |
Methodology development in order to use multibeam/sidescan sonar to do kelp mapping instead of using divers. |
2024-feb |
complete |
| SkaMix |
VOTO20240202 |
IOW |
A German and a Swedish research vessels are in Skagerrak to capture the front from the North Sea. They will use VMP's, drifters and CTD casts and in addtion to this VOTO will deploy a microstructure-glider and a Sail bouy. |
2025-feb |
complete |
| InTail |
VOTO20240901 |
Laura Bristow, Gothenburg University and Morten Larsen, SDU |
Integration of high resolution O2 sensor on glider platform |
2024-sep |
ongoing |
| ROV mapping of coral habitats in Kattegat |
VOTO20240902 |
Lina Rasmusson, Gothenburg University |
Mapping of a special algae (maerl) in Fladen and lilla Middelgrund. Sampling with CTD and BTL for eDNA. Coring (bottenhugg) for analysis of maerl species. |
2024-sep |
complete |
| Support for deploying and maintaining fish tracking infrastructure in Kvarken and Ålands Hav |
VOTO20240903 |
Gustav Hellström, SLU (Swedish University of Agricultural Science) and Jani Helminen, LUKE (Natural Resources Institute Finland) |
Vessel time and maintenance for fish tracking receivers in Ålands hav during 3 years |
2024-sep |
ongoing |
| Phyco-glider II |
VOTO20250201 |
Bengt Karlson & Lars Arneborg, SMHI |
Continuation of Phyco-glider from 2024. New, updated PC Tridente in dry payload on gliders will be used at the same transect as last year. |
2025-feb |
complete |
| SB in Hudson Bay II |
VOTO20250202 |
Jonas Hentati Sundberg, SLU |
1. Shipment and deployment of SB in Hudson Bay to capture the fish stocks outside of a big bird colony. |
2025-feb |
complete |
| SB in Hudson Bay II |
VOTO20250203 |
Jonas Hentati Sundberg, SLU |
2. Development of data processing tool (echopype) for echosounder data |
2025-feb |
ongoing |
| Impact of trawling |
VOTO20250901 |
Jan-Eike Rossius, Vignesh Gokuladas Menon, Laurenz Thomsen, Gothenurg University |
Assessing the Impacts of Trawling on Microbathymetry in the Gullmar Fjord and Surrounding Areas Using Multispectral Multibeam Sonar |
2025-sept |
ongoing |
| SeaCODE |
VOTO20250902 |
Eleanor Frakja-Williams, Hamburg University |
Cross-platform glider data diagnostics and flight model evaluation |
2025-sept |
ongoing |
| VOTO_OSProposal_PartiCamG |
VOTO20260201 |
Vignesh Gokuladas Menon, Laurenz Thomsen, Gothenburg University |
Integration of a partical camera on a glider platform |
2026-feb |
ongoing |
| VOTO_Drone2026_V2 |
VOTO20260202 |
Jonas Hentati Sundberg, SLU |
VOTO coordinated a training in piloting and operation of the sail buoy for technicians and researchers at University of Montreal. |
2026-feb |
ongoing |
| Ansökan om bidrag SHF VOTO 20251211b |
VOTO20260203 |
Svenska Havsforskningsföreningen |
Funding for Nordic Marine Research days in Stockholm, nov 2026 |
2026-feb |
ongoing |
| SPICE-MIX |
VOTO20260204 |
Joe Gradone, Rutgers University |
A VOTO glider with a microstructure sensor to measure salt fingers in the Caribbian Atlantic during a cruise with Falkor (too) |
2026-feb |
ongoing |