Read the full news item: https://www.ioccp.org/index.php/more/1011-call-for-two-new-members-of-the-ioccp-scientific-steering-group

The Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) and the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) invite nominations of qualified individuals to serve on the SOOS Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) for terms beginning in September 2025.

SOOS SSC members are selected for their scientific excellence and standing in a field of Southern Ocean science that is relevant to at least one of the SOOS Science Themes or Foundational Capabilities in the SOOS Science and Implementation Plan (2021-2025), and connection to, and representation of a SOOS-relevant community or program. The SOOS objectives are multidisciplinary and integrated, thus SSC members need to have interests in developing and planning of system-scale implementation strategies, beyond their core scientific interests. The SSC membership strives to maintain diversity through disciplinary, nationality, gender and career-stage balance. SOOS encourages nominations from under-represented groups. Information on current SOOS SSC members is available here. Membership on the SSC is for a three-year period, with the potential for renewal for an additional three years, on approval of the SOOS Executive Committee, SCAR and SCOR.

The SOOS SSC is responsible for guiding and advocating for the implementation of SOOS, in alignment with the SOOS Science and Implementation Plan (2021-2025). The SSC members are expected to commit the time and interest required to actively engage in SOOS activities. The SSC meets annually in-person and virtually two to three times a year.  SSC members also engage in SOOS working groups, capability groups and task teams, as appropriate. In some instances, SSC members will be invited to represent SOOS at scientific meetings, usually on an opportunistic basis. For a full description of the role of the SSC and expectations of SSC members, please see the SOOS Governance Terms of Reference.

Nominations, including self-nominations, should include the following information:

• Completed Nominee Details Form
• Letter from nominee highlighting interest and intended contribution to SOOS
• Two supporting letters for the nomination that highlight the nominee’s interest and potential contribution to SOOS
• CV (3 pages maximum including 5 highlighted publications)

Nomination files  should be submitted to the SOOS Executive Officer, Alyce Hancock (info[at]soos.aq), by 15th July 2025.

For more information about SOOS and its SSC please visit the SOOS website or contact Alyce Hancock (info[at]soos.aq).

The June 2025 issue of the SOLAS newsletter is available here.

The International Indian Ocean Expedition 2 (IIOE-2) project office proudly presents its 100 monthly online issue, a significant milestone celebrating the sustained collaboration, communication, and scientific achievements of IIOE-2 ever since the release of the first Newsletter on the 28 February 2017. Find it here.

The May 2025 issue of the IMBeR newsletter can be found here.

Pre-registration is open!

The GEOTRACES Summer School 2025 will take place from 17 to 21 November 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa. It will provide training in marine biogeochemistry of trace elements and their isotopes for 36 students.

The programme will feature a combination of lectures, practical sessions, and fieldwork, led by 15 international experts from the GEOTRACES community.

The summer school is supported by the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR).

Pre-registration is open until 30 June 2025. Please note that places are limited and applications will undergo a selection process.

For more information and to pre-register, visit: https://geotraces-2025.sciencesconf.org

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Conservation and sustainable use of the ocean relies on our ability to observe, understand, and make informed decisions about the management of ocean environments, making the input of scientists to the UN Ocean Conference critical.

The high-level 2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development (UNOC3) will be co-hosted by France and Costa Rica and held in Nice, France, from 9–13 June 2025. SCOR’s network joins the broader scientific community in providing science-based advice to sustainable ocean management goals with side events during the UNOC3 and during the special event dedicated to science, the One Ocean Science Congress (OOSC), 3–6 June, organized by CNRS and IFREMER. Mark your schedules to connect with SCOR’s community of scientists!

• Detailed information about IMBeR’s presence
• Announcement regarding SOLAS’s presence

One Ocean Science Congress, 3–6 June

Posters

The Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research: Supporting International Cooperation in Ocean Sciences
Poster P738: OOS2025-700

Enhancing Global Ocean Science Networks: The Impact of SCOR’s Travel Grant Initiative
Poster P680: OOS2025-463

GEOTRACES
20 years of an international collaborative research in marine geochemistry: the GEOTRACES program
Poster P752: OOS2025-1317

IMBeR
A call for internationally coordinated scientific research for marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR) activities
Poster P183: OOS2025-1058 (will be presented virtually)

SOLAS/IMBeR Ocean Acidification Working Group
OA-ICC data compilation and portal on the biological response to ocean acidification
Poster P101: OOS2025-1408

SOOS
Southern Ocean Observing System for sustained and coordinated observations in a changing world
Poster P181: OOS2025-882

WG 168 4D-BGC
4D Biogeochemical-Argo Data Products: New Tools for Informed Ocean Policy
Poster P611: OOS2025-1052

WG 157 MetaZooGene
Unveiling Marine Biodiversity in the Philippines through DNA Metabarcoding: A Contribution to Global Biodiversity Discovery and Inventory
Poster P242: OOS2025-51

Wednesday, 4 June

GlobalHAB
A Holistic Approach to Tackling the Rise of Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Impacts Worldwide
Town Hall: TM6
09:00–10:00 (CEST)|Room 8

IIOE-2/IMBeR SIBER
Developing a Coastal Observation Lab in a Box – COLaB
Oral: OOS2025-177
14:10–14:20 (CEST) | Room 8

Thursday, 5 June

IMBeR
Ocean sustainability in the context of global change: Lessons learned from a large-scale ocean research project
Oral: OOS2025-1400
09:20–09:30 (CEST)| Room 1

IQOE
Development of a low-cost hydrophone for research, education, and community science
Oral: OOS2025-71
08:50–09:00 (CEST)| Room 7

UN Ocean Conference 3, 9–13 June

Monday, 9 June

SOOS, with partners
Oceans Apart, Oceans Together: How the Polar Oceans can unlock biodiversity protection, climate change mitigation, and global ocean conservation
10:15–11:00 (CEST)
Green Zone: Orca Room, Palais des expositions (La Baleine)
Register here to attend events in La Baleine

Tuesday, 10 June

IMBeR, with partners
Bridge Ocean Science and End-users through Toolkit
10:30–11:45 (CEST)
Blue Zone: ID 31, Room 1

IMBeR IMECAN (early-career network)
The Future of Early-career Networks in Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Ocean Science
15:00 – 18:00 (CEST)
Off site: Maison de l’Artisanat et du Goût de Nice, 34 Bd Jean Jaures
Register: here, space is limited

Wednesday, 11 June

SOOS panelist
The future of polar oceans: a collective responsibility, by The Polar Initiative and Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco
15:00-15:45 (CEST)
Green Zone: Pavillon Cryosphère, Palais des expositions (La Baleine)
Register here to attend events in La Baleine

Thursday, 12 June

SOLAS, IMBeR, IOCCP, with partners
Integrated Ocean Carbon Research: A vision primed for implementation
08:30–10:00 CEST
Off site: On board Statsraad Lehmkuhl
Register here before 4 June

IOCCP-related
Side event related to the UNOC commitment on Operationalising the Surface Ocean Carbon Value Chain
From Science to Solutions: Advancing the Ocean Carbon System for Climate Action
14:00–16:00 (CEST)
Off site: Le Théâtre de la Semeuse, 2 Mnt Auguste Kerl
Register: here

SOLAS, with partners
The Ocean and Planetary Boundaries: Unlocking a Deeper Vision for the Earth’s Future
17:30-18:45 (CEST)
Green Zone: European Digital Ocean Pavilion, Palais des expositions (La Baleine)
Register here to attend events in La Baleine

Friday, 13 June

International Science Council, SCOR, with partners
Bridging Science, Policy and Action: Enhancing cross-sectoral collaboration for inclusive and equitable ocean management and governance
12:15–13:30 (CEST)
Blue Zone: ID 130, Room 5

SOOS panelist
Antarctica: Expanding the knowledge base to provide support for Marine Protected Areas in the Southern Ocean, by Tara Oceans and ASOC
12:50 (CEST)
Green Zone: Pavillon Cryosphère, Palais des expositions (La Baleine)
Register here to attend events in La Baleine

The latest issue of The Indian Ocean Bubble-2 is accessible at https://iioe-2.incois.gov.in/IIOE-2/pdfviewer_pub.jsp?docname=IIOE-2-DOC_OM_309.pdf

Special Thanks to All Authors for their enthusiastic contributions !

Informal articles are welcome for our next issue. Contributions may include Indian Ocean studies, cruises, conferences, workshops, tributes to other oceanographers etc.. Articles may be up to 1500 words in length (MS-Word) accompanied by suitable figures, photos (separate.jpg files).

Deadline: 20^th June, 2025.

Your Contributions may be sent as usual to iioe-2@incois.gov.in

WG 168 4D-BGC has collaborated with Biogeochemical Argo to host a new web page dedicated to BGC data products! This newly released page on the BGC-Argo website currently showcases 9 data products—and will continue to evolve—offering biogeochemical data at both global and regional scales. The parameters covered include oxygen, bio-optics, nutrients and carbon, with a variety of spatial and temporal resolutions to support a broad range of scientific applications. The new web page serves as a catalog of 4D-BGC data products, providing product descriptions, access information, and links to associated peer-reviewed publications. Thomas Jessin is gratefully acknowledged for the integration of these new pages into the BGC-Argo website.

Researchers interested in adding their own 4D-BGC product to the catalog can now follow a dedicated submission process. To be eligible, products must have an operational data link (ideally with a DOI) and a peer-reviewed publication describing the product and its development methodology. With any questions, please contact scor.wg.168@gmail.com.