VOTO Ocean Support Projects

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Name PI and affiliation Main context of application Call Status
OLAMUR 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 Erik Björn, Umeå Uni Sediment core samples were taken to analys the content of methyl mercury.  2022 complete
Langmuir Cells Agnieszka Herman, IOPAN Detection of langmuir cells using ADCP from glider. 2022 complete
Drone Darek Baranowski, IGFPAN Meteorological measurements from aerial drone and SSS and SST from surface CTD from vessel outside of Torhamn. 2022 complete
TurboMix 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 Martin Hassellöv, Bengt Liljebland, GU Investment of a small AUV for a dedicated (already funded) project. 2023-nov complete
Supporting Skagerrak Louise Newman, GU Multibeam and tech support. 2023-nov complete
Phyco-glider Bengt Karlson & Lars Arneborg, SMHI New RBR optical sensor mounted in glider west of Gotland to capture phycocyanin blooms. 2023-nov complete
Windwake 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 ongoing
SB in Hudson Bay 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 Lars Gamfeldt, GU Methodology development in order to use multibeam/sidescan sonar to do kelp mapping instead of using divers. 2024-feb ongoing
SkaMix 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 ongoing
InTail  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 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 ongoing
Support for deploying and maintaining fish tracking infrastructure in Kvarken and Ålands Hav 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 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 ongoing
SB in Hudson Bay II 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 ongoing
SB in Hudson Bay II Jonas Hentati Sundberg, SLU 2. Development of data processing tool (echopype) for echosounder data  2025-feb ongoing