ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – This past week the University of South Florida in St. Petersburg Florida, hosted the Fifth Annual International Ocean Colour Science (IOCS) meeting ( November 14-17) Hundreds of leaders from across the globe were convened by the International Ocean Colour Coordinating Group (IOCCG) in partnership with the University of South Florida, NASA, and NOAA. FECOP executive director, Dr Marina Marrari, was invited to give a keynote talk at the meeting to discuss Ocean Color in Latin America.
Dr. Marrari presented to scientific leaders and representatives of the different space agencies in the world, relevant information on the use of ocean color satellite data in Latin America, and the different initiatives to protect the health of our seas and promote development of coastal communities.
The primary focus of the IOCS meetings is to serve as a venue for the ocean colour community to communicate their views, ideas, concerns and issues with the satellite agencies. The programme for the IOCS-2023 meeting included invited keynote lectures, agency talks, breakout workshops, poster sessions and community Town Halls. Training events and side meetings were also scheduled.
The overarching theme for IOCS-2023 was “Impact and Value of Ocean Colour Observations in a Changing World: Water in all its Colours” with the overall goal of nurturing a strong global user community for ocean colour science and applications, and fostering exchange between the ocean colour research community and international space agencies with an interest in ocean colour science.
