VOTO Ocean Support Projects
Interested in Ocean Support? Read more about the initiative and how to apply on the Ocean Support page.
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Impact of trawling
Project start2025-09
PI and affiliationJan-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.
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SeaCODE
Project start2025-09
PI and affiliationEleanor Frakja-Williams, Hamburg University
Cross-platform glider data diagnostics and flight model evaluation.
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SB in Hudson Bay II-2
Project start2025-02
PI and affiliationJonas Hentati Sundberg, SLU
Development of data processing tool (echopype) for echosounder data.
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SB in Hudson Bay II-1
Project start2025-02
PI and affiliationJonas Hentati Sundberg, SLU
Shipment and deployment of SB in Hudson Bay to capture the fish stocks outside of a big bird colony.
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SkaMix
Project start2025-02
PI and affiliationIOW
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.
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Phyco-glider II
Project start2025-02
PI and affiliationBengt 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.
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ROV mapping of coral habitats in Kattegat
Project start2024-09
PI and affiliationLina 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.
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InTail
Project start2024-09
PI and affiliationLaura Bristow, Gothenburg University and Morten Larsen, SDU
Integration of high resolution O2 sensor on glider platform.
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Support for deploying and maintaining fish tracking infrastructure
Project start2024-09
PI and affiliationGustav Hellström, SLU (Swedish University of Agricultural Science) and Jani Helminen, LUKE (Natural Resources Institute Finland)
Vessel time and maintenance for fish tracking receivers in Kvarken and Ålands Hav during 3 years.
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Kelp Mapping
Project start2024-02
PI and affiliationLars Gamfeldt, GU
Methodology development in order to use multibeam/sidescan sonar to do kelp mapping instead of using divers.
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HAUV-Inspect
Project start2023-11
PI and affiliationMartin Hassellöv, Bengt Liljebland, GU
Investment of a small AUV for a dedicated (already funded) project.
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Supporting Skagerrak
Project start2023-11
PI and affiliationLouise Newman, GU
Multibeam and tech support.
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SB in Hudson Bay
Project start2023-11
PI and affiliationJonas Hentati Sundberg, SLU
Shipment and deployment of SB in Hudson Bay to capture the fish stocks outside of a big bird colony.
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Windwake
Project start2023-11
PI and affiliationGöran Broström, Thomas Dahlgren, GU
Test trials with SB outside of OWF to see if the SB could capture the windwakes of offshore pylons.
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Phyco-glider
Project start2023-11
PI and affiliationBengt Karlson & Lars Arneborg, SMHI
New RBR optical sensor mounted in glider west of Gotland to capture phycocyanin blooms.
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OLAMUR
Project start2022-05
PI and affiliationEU funded project
CTD and AUV measurements in a OWF at Kriegers flak. VOTO did 2 surveys during 2023 and 2024.
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Methyl Mercury sampling
Project start2022-04
PI and affiliationErik Björn, Umeå Uni
Sediment core samples were taken to analys the content of methyl mercury.
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Drone
Project start2022-03
PI and affiliationDarek Baranowski, IGFPAN
Meteorological measurements from aerial drone and SSS and SST from surface CTD from vessel outside of Torhamn.
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TurboMix
Project start2022-02
PI and affiliationAnna Bulczak, IOPAN
Investment and integration of microstructure sensor on a glider. 4 mission over a year to capture different seasons.
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Langmuir Cells
Project start2022-01
PI and affiliationAgnieszka Herman, IOPAN
Detection of langmuir cells using ADCP from glider.