Data are being collected in Jamaica to assess the impact of ash clouds from the La Soufrière volcanic eruptions on sargassum prevalence around Jamaica, as part of the MONISARG project. Mona GeoInformatics Institute (MGI) in Kingston Jamaica, have conducted five (5) beach surveys evaluating the volume and area of beached Sargassum in August 2021. Monitoring…
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A visitor’s perspective on sargassum in Antigua
A colleague has just returned from a holiday in Antigua and shared photos of the small number of beaches affected by sargassum, on the eastern side of the island. One of the beaches affected is an important turtle nesting beach. He noted his perception of the sargassum, specifically the unpleasant smell from the decomposing sargassum…
More than Maps Workshop for Early Career Professionals
On 13-15 July 2021, the University of Southampton More than Maps Team hosted a three-part online workshop series for early career professionals, covering: An introduction to research theories and frameworks, through examining the importance of evidence-based policy in adapting to environmental change An introduction to remote sensing, through a case study of detecting environmental threats…
ACM2 More than Maps
On 25 June 2021, our More than Maps Team attended Day 4 of the SARTRAC Annual Consortium Meeting #2 “Capacity Building – Outward Facing”. Capacity building is a key component of the SARTRAC programme and the Global Challenges Research Fund (click here for further information). As part of the ACM2 programme, PhD students Marie Schlenker and…
Designing a home-made floating case for GPS trackers for sargassum mat deployment
by Emma L. Tompkins, Robert Marsh, Sien van der Plank, Jadu Dash, Nikolaos Skliris, Yanna Fidai Our first UK-based fieldwork involved use of: a bathtub, chicken-wire, Play-Doh and a dip in the sea. Our objective – to make a home-made floating case for GPS trackers for sargassum mat deployment GPS trackers need to be housed…
Interdisciplinary Research Methods Workshop Series, July 2021
The next More than Maps workshop series is open for any members of the public interested in attending. We will be covering: Tuesday 13 July, 17.00-18.30 BST Introduction to Research theories and frameworks: The importance of evidence based policy in adapting to environmental change Wednesday 14 July, 17.00-18.30 BST Introduction to Remote sensing: Detecting environmental threats from…
Managing Climate Change Adaptation at the Coast through More than Maps
The University of Southampton SARTRAC* team is delighted to be part of the UK / Australia Season 2021, a collaboration between the British Council and the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. SARTAC will be organising and running a workshop series on the theme of “Managing Climate Change Adaptation at the Coast through…
SARTRAC Whole Consortium Meeting #2 Day 5 (virtual)
The fifth and final day of SARTRAC’s second Annual Consortium Meeting was all about looking forward to the year ahead, including the project’s work package specific visions and the big picture. This encompassed the logistical details of budgets, finance and contracts, but also discussion around how we can deliver impact and legacy, and our vision…
SARTRAC Whole Consortium Meeting #2 Day 4 (virtual)
We’re back for another day, Day 4, of the SARTRAC ACM2 being virtually hosted by the University of Southampton. Today was capacity building day, with guest speakers, PhD students and early career researchers leading the proceedings. Capacity building is a key component of the Global Challenges Research Fund (see here for further information), and is…
SARTRAC Whole Consortium Meeting #2 Day 3 (virtual)
How can SARTRAC create the most impactful outputs? Day 3 of the SARTRAC ACM2 was all about what to do next. While some of the day was committed to budgetary discussion and research logistics, there was plenty of time for the plenary group to debate and decide on questions such as: • What are the…