@ROPOS_ROV

The Remotely Operated Platform for Ocean Sciences (ROPOS) is a submersible designed from the ground up to excel at scientific research 🇨🇦 https://xitter.cf/t.co/AZTem1Lpm6

 North Saanich, BC, Canada
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We're back and are getting #ROPOS and all its equipment ready to ship to Mauritius, where the port is located for our next expedition. ROPOS will be shipped as #AirFreight. We're busy packing, and many of the items require crates to be built around them. 📸 @janetmfr
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We're in Anacortes and are about to begin our first expedition aboard Stabbert Maritime's Ocean Guardian! Today we'll begin a 3.5-week mission (September 4-28) to support @endurancegeo in the Northeast Pacific Ocean at the Axial Seamount! 🤖🚢 📸: Dan Gheorgheos
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We have been busy all month, preparing for our first expedition with @endurancegeo. We'll be deploying their Adélie generator inside the Axial Seamount and connecting it to the @NSF @oceanobserv Regional Cabled Array @OceanObserving! 📸: @janetmfr
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#ROPOS is now listed as an asset on the Greenwater Foundation's Vessel Connect web app! Browse the information on ROPOS and potential host vessels here: tinyurl.com/ROPOSVesselConne…
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Our team is in Anacortes, Washington, USA today to check out the ship for our next mission with Endurance Energy, Stabbert Maritime's Ocean Guardian. 📸: Luke Girard
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🚢 Today, part of our team, featuring Lara Gemmrich, is embarking on Leg 1 of Amundsen Science's 2026 Expedition to support the Amundsen Science ROV team in piloting the #ASTRID #ROV! More here: tinyurl.com/Amundsen2026

Expeditions | Amundsen Science

The Amundsen brought new life to Canadian Arctic science by giving Canadian researchers and their international collaborators unprecedented access to the Arctic

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Recorded live stream of the ROV work this morning: youtube.com/live/5NBfVEMDVrw

Exploration off the coast of Makkovik with the remotely operated...

Join the CCGS Amundsen team of scientists as they explore a new mar...

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🚢 We are about to begin a 3.5-week expedition on the R/V Isabu to support the Korean Institute of Ocean Science and Technology in the Pacific Ocean! #KIOST 1/1
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Two weeks ago, we successfully completed our mission to support KIOST in the Pacific Ocean! #KIOST 2/2
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Almost a year ago, we integrated a sub-bottom profiler onto @ROPOS_ROV for the first time, significantly improved our navigation setup, and performed a safe recovery when @ROPOS_ROV got stuck to the seafloor! Read how we did it here: tinyurl.com/KIOST2025PO
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Last week, we celebrated what it is to be #Canadian! 🇨🇦 We are incredibly proud to be a Canadian organisation and a world leader in precision subsea operations. We respectfully acknowledge the indigenous peoples in whose waters we operate. 📸: Nicole Holman & 2023 NEPDEP
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🚢 We've just begun our first expedition of 2025! From May 3 - June 13, we'll be in the Indian Ocean aboard the R/V Isabu supporting the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology! #KIOST 1/
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Around this time last week, we successfully completed our mission in the Indian Ocean to support #KIOST! 2/2
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This time last year, we conducted the first Controlled-Source Electromagnetic Method (CSEM) survey ever done using an ROV. Check out the preliminary summary on our website! tinyurl.com/KIOST2025IO
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We have just begun our final expedition of 2024! For the next month (Nov 8 - Dec 4), we'll be supporting the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology in the Pacific Ocean aboard the R/V Isabu! 🚢 #KIOST 1/
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We have successfully completed our final mission of 2024! #KIOST 2/
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Around 2 years ago, we troubleshot our hydraulics with limited resources onboard, allowing us to collect 130 crust samples. We also had an encounter with a Bigfin #Magnapinna squid! Check out the preliminary summary below: tinyurl.com/KIOST2024PO
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We're in Newport, Rhode Island, USA, and our preparing is about to come into good use! Today, we begin a 3-week mission (July 15 – August 2) aboard the R/V Bigelow to support @DalhousieU @NOAAFisheries and @FishOceansCAN in the North Atlantic Ocean! 🚢🤖 1/
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It was a great pleasure to work with Co-Chief Scientists, @_AMeta and Martha Nizinski, along with the rest of the Science Team on this year's CROCHET Expedition! Now, we are steaming back to Newport, RI, USA for the demobilisation. xitter.cf/DeepStewardship/status… #CROCHET 21/
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Any update from the #CROCHET team on the 29 July 2024. 🧵 👇 You can watch the exploration live here: buff.ly/3StQm9P #NorthernNeighbours #DeepWaterCorals #ColdWaterCorals #NationalMonument #DeepSeaBiodiversity 📸 The science team, ROPOS and ROPOS crew on the aft deck.
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One and a half years ago, our team navigated @ROPOS_ROV through high currents to capture footage of dense coral forests in canyon areas straddling the Canada-US border. Read about it on our website! tinyurl.com/Bigelow2024
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One and a half years ago, part of our team installed 3D printed corals atop a subsea wall, hung ornament-like data loggers onto corals living on vertical rock walls, and more — all using Amundsen Science's ASTRID ROV. Read about it on our website! tinyurl.com/Amundsen2024
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We're in Mauritius and are about to kick off our 2024 field season aboard the R/V Isabu! Today we'll begin a 4.5-week mission (April 21 – May 22) to support the Korea Institute for Ocean Sciences and Technology #KIOST in the Indian Ocean! 🤖🚢1/
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Our spring 2024 mission with #KIOST is now complete! Our team and @ROPOS_ROV will be travelling back to North America for our next mission. 3/
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Two years ago, we triumphed against flight delays due to severe flooding in Dubai and successfully collected 32 high-quality water- and air- tight samples, along with superb multibeam bathymetry for @UW, @NOAA & #KIOST! Read the preliminary summary here! tinyurl.com/KIOST2024IO
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You better not have had your fill of expeditions, because we've got another one coming up! It’ll be 5 weeks from Aug 6 – Sept 8th in the Pacific Ocean and is our second this year aboard the R/V Isabu with the Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology #KIOST! 🚢 1/
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We have successfully completed our mission aboard the R/V Isabu in the Pacific Ocean! Now, we will take some time to decompress and reset before our fourth and final expedition of 2023, starting in just 2.5 weeks! #KIOST 7/7
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Almost 3 years ago, we successfully used our #KROCS system for the first time. This new setup allowed us to drill a higher number of shorter cores and enabled the science team to proceed with a multi-year drilling program! Read about it on our website! tinyurl.com/KIOST2023PO
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We *just* hopped off the R/V Isabu after a 7-week research expedition in the Indian Ocean with the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology #KIOST and are just itching to share some highlights with you! 1/
ROPOS aboard the R/V Isabu. Credits Coordination, writing and post: Janet M. Ferguson-Roberts (@janetmfr, @ROPOS_ROV Contractor) Information, coordination and photo: William Glatt (@WillGlatt, @ROPOS_ROV Team)

ALT ROPOS aboard the R/V Isabu. Credits Coordination, writing and post: Janet M. Ferguson-Roberts (@janetmfr, @ROPOS_ROV Contractor) Information, coordination and photo: William Glatt (@WillGlatt, @ROPOS_ROV Team)

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Three years ago, we successfully tested our Korean Remotely Operated Coring System (#KROCS) for the very first time. This trial proved it to be a viable technology & allowed us to perform real work with it later that summer! Read about it on our website! tinyurl.com/KIOST2023IO
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Last week, @CMOS_Winnipeg, the ROPOS Team & our Board of Directors came together to honour the ROPOS Team's achievements! We're honoured to receive the JP Tully Medal, which recognizes those whose scientific contributions have had a significant impact on Canadian oceanography!
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