Oxygen and biogeochemical dynamics along the west African margin
@westafricanmargin.bsky.social
An African-led international team advancing ocean research by exploring oxygen dynamics, ecosystem impacts, and climate along the West African margin 🌍🌊
https://bio.link/westafricanmargin
https://bio.link/westafricanmargin
Meet Estel Font, joining the WAM Robotics Team at SOCCO! She uses high-resolution ocean gliders to study fine-scale physical and biogeochemical processes driving oxygen variability along the West African margin, with interests in biophysical interactions and autonomous ocean observations.
January 26, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Meet Estel Font, joining the WAM Robotics Team at SOCCO! She uses high-resolution ocean gliders to study fine-scale physical and biogeochemical processes driving oxygen variability along the West African margin, with interests in biophysical interactions and autonomous ocean observations.
Exciting news from WAM! 🌊 Joshua Mirkin, our doctoral student, has joined the Animals as Living Bioreactors expedition aboard R/V Falkor (too), studying how migrating ocean animals impact the carbon cycle. Follow along: schmidtocean.org/cruise/anima...
Animals as Living Bioreactors PART 1 - Schmidt Ocean Institute
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January 22, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Exciting news from WAM! 🌊 Joshua Mirkin, our doctoral student, has joined the Animals as Living Bioreactors expedition aboard R/V Falkor (too), studying how migrating ocean animals impact the carbon cycle. Follow along: schmidtocean.org/cruise/anima...
And we have our winners! 🎉 Meet our WAM gliders: 🟠 Sunfish, the solar-powered Wave Glider cruising the surface, and 🟡 Yellowtail, our sleek, deep-diving Slocum. Thanks to everyone who helped name our ocean explorers! 🌊
January 12, 2026 at 11:36 AM
And we have our winners! 🎉 Meet our WAM gliders: 🟠 Sunfish, the solar-powered Wave Glider cruising the surface, and 🟡 Yellowtail, our sleek, deep-diving Slocum. Thanks to everyone who helped name our ocean explorers! 🌊
WAM in Hawai‘i 🌺🌊 Our team joined 25 young researchers at the OBVI SUBSEA workshop, learning how ocean primary productivity is measured and modelled, plus building amazing connections across the OBVI community. Science, skills & collaboration!
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
WAM in Hawai‘i 🌺🌊 Our team joined 25 young researchers at the OBVI SUBSEA workshop, learning how ocean primary productivity is measured and modelled, plus building amazing connections across the OBVI community. Science, skills & collaboration!
New paper from WAM’s Dr Franck Ghomsi just out in Communications Earth & Environment 🌊
#SeaLevelRise #ClimateScience #Oceanography #Africa
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
#SeaLevelRise #ClimateScience #Oceanography #Africa
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Accelerating sea level rise in Africa and its large marine ecosystems since the 1990s - Communications Earth & Environment
Sea-level rise in African large marine ecosystem has accelerated markedly since 2010, mostly due to ice sheet loss and land subsidence, with the Red Sea and Guinea Current rising fastest, according to...
www.nature.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
New paper from WAM’s Dr Franck Ghomsi just out in Communications Earth & Environment 🌊
#SeaLevelRise #ClimateScience #Oceanography #Africa
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
#SeaLevelRise #ClimateScience #Oceanography #Africa
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Official Deployment of the WAM Glider Fleet! We’re excited to share that our Wave Glider (surface vehicle) and Slocum Glider (diving vehicle) have been officially deployed in St Helena Bay, within the highly productive Southern Benguela Upwelling System (SBUS). #OceanRobotics #SeaTechnologyServices
December 1, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Official Deployment of the WAM Glider Fleet! We’re excited to share that our Wave Glider (surface vehicle) and Slocum Glider (diving vehicle) have been officially deployed in St Helena Bay, within the highly productive Southern Benguela Upwelling System (SBUS). #OceanRobotics #SeaTechnologyServices
New paper Alert! 📰
The study reveals strong seasonal and multi-decadal shifts in phytoplankton functional groups, tightly linked to upwelling cells and alongshore winds driving altered nutrient supply.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The study reveals strong seasonal and multi-decadal shifts in phytoplankton functional groups, tightly linked to upwelling cells and alongshore winds driving altered nutrient supply.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Seasonal patterns and multidecadal trends in phytoplankton functional groups in the Benguela upwelling system off Namibia
Understanding the response of phytoplankton to climate change is crucial for predicting shifts in marine ecosystems. Despite the Benguela being the wo…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:17 AM
New paper Alert! 📰
The study reveals strong seasonal and multi-decadal shifts in phytoplankton functional groups, tightly linked to upwelling cells and alongshore winds driving altered nutrient supply.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The study reveals strong seasonal and multi-decadal shifts in phytoplankton functional groups, tightly linked to upwelling cells and alongshore winds driving altered nutrient supply.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Help us name our #WAMProject ocean explorers! 🌊
🟡 Slocum Glider – curious deep diver
🔵 Wave Glider – solar-powered surface sentinel
Inspired by African endemic fish 🐠 or South African ocean themes? Drop your suggestions below! 👇
#GliderFleet #MarineResearch
🟡 Slocum Glider – curious deep diver
🔵 Wave Glider – solar-powered surface sentinel
Inspired by African endemic fish 🐠 or South African ocean themes? Drop your suggestions below! 👇
#GliderFleet #MarineResearch
November 19, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Help us name our #WAMProject ocean explorers! 🌊
🟡 Slocum Glider – curious deep diver
🔵 Wave Glider – solar-powered surface sentinel
Inspired by African endemic fish 🐠 or South African ocean themes? Drop your suggestions below! 👇
#GliderFleet #MarineResearch
🟡 Slocum Glider – curious deep diver
🔵 Wave Glider – solar-powered surface sentinel
Inspired by African endemic fish 🐠 or South African ocean themes? Drop your suggestions below! 👇
#GliderFleet #MarineResearch
Exciting progress from the WAM team! Our new Wave Glider is being sea trialed today before sensor integration & deployment in the Southern Benguela Upwelling System. Thanks to Schmidt Sciences support, we'll advance understanding of ocean dynamics & low-oxygen events.
#OceanScience #WaveGlider
#OceanScience #WaveGlider
November 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Exciting progress from the WAM team! Our new Wave Glider is being sea trialed today before sensor integration & deployment in the Southern Benguela Upwelling System. Thanks to Schmidt Sciences support, we'll advance understanding of ocean dynamics & low-oxygen events.
#OceanScience #WaveGlider
#OceanScience #WaveGlider
An exciting Nautilus article spotlights SUBSEA, a Schmidt Sciences–funded project under OBVI, exploring carbon flow through ocean gyres 🌊
Proud to see Sarah Fawcett, Raquel Flynn & Calvin Swart from the WAM Project part of this global effort.
🔗 nautil.us/modeling-the...
#OceanScience #OBVI
Proud to see Sarah Fawcett, Raquel Flynn & Calvin Swart from the WAM Project part of this global effort.
🔗 nautil.us/modeling-the...
#OceanScience #OBVI
Modeling the Deep
Modeling the Deep: An ambitious mission seeks to map the flow of crucial chemicals through marine food webs in far-flung oceanic gyres.
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October 23, 2025 at 7:19 AM
An exciting Nautilus article spotlights SUBSEA, a Schmidt Sciences–funded project under OBVI, exploring carbon flow through ocean gyres 🌊
Proud to see Sarah Fawcett, Raquel Flynn & Calvin Swart from the WAM Project part of this global effort.
🔗 nautil.us/modeling-the...
#OceanScience #OBVI
Proud to see Sarah Fawcett, Raquel Flynn & Calvin Swart from the WAM Project part of this global effort.
🔗 nautil.us/modeling-the...
#OceanScience #OBVI
The WAM Ecosystem Modelling team from UCT and UNAM met today for a focused project meeting to brainstorm, align, and plan the next steps in their collaborative research.
Here’s to continued teamwork and shared discovery! 🤝
#WAMProject #OBVI #OceanScience
Here’s to continued teamwork and shared discovery! 🤝
#WAMProject #OBVI #OceanScience
October 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The WAM Ecosystem Modelling team from UCT and UNAM met today for a focused project meeting to brainstorm, align, and plan the next steps in their collaborative research.
Here’s to continued teamwork and shared discovery! 🤝
#WAMProject #OBVI #OceanScience
Here’s to continued teamwork and shared discovery! 🤝
#WAMProject #OBVI #OceanScience
Reflecting on an inspiring week at the WAM Meeting in Cape Town. A week filled with collaboration, meaningful discussions, and shared purpose as we continue advancing research on oxygen and biogeochemical dynamics along the West African margin.
#WAMMeeting #OBVI #OceanScience #CapeTown
#WAMMeeting #OBVI #OceanScience #CapeTown
October 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Reflecting on an inspiring week at the WAM Meeting in Cape Town. A week filled with collaboration, meaningful discussions, and shared purpose as we continue advancing research on oxygen and biogeochemical dynamics along the West African margin.
#WAMMeeting #OBVI #OceanScience #CapeTown
#WAMMeeting #OBVI #OceanScience #CapeTown
Updates from the final 2 days of the #WAMMeeting 🌊
Breakout sessions aligned cruise plans & model synergies, plus talks on outreach, science communication, and ECR training. A great end to a week of collaboration & innovation in Cape Town! 🌍
#OceanScience #OBVI
Breakout sessions aligned cruise plans & model synergies, plus talks on outreach, science communication, and ECR training. A great end to a week of collaboration & innovation in Cape Town! 🌍
#OceanScience #OBVI
October 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Updates from the final 2 days of the #WAMMeeting 🌊
Breakout sessions aligned cruise plans & model synergies, plus talks on outreach, science communication, and ECR training. A great end to a week of collaboration & innovation in Cape Town! 🌍
#OceanScience #OBVI
Breakout sessions aligned cruise plans & model synergies, plus talks on outreach, science communication, and ECR training. A great end to a week of collaboration & innovation in Cape Town! 🌍
#OceanScience #OBVI
Day 2 of the #WAMMeeting
Half the group visited Sea Technology Services to see the ocean gliders, while others toured the V&A Waterfront by Duckboat 🌊
Now hearing from Dr Sarah Nicholson (SOCCO) before more talks and collaborative discussions!
#WAMProject #OceanScience
Half the group visited Sea Technology Services to see the ocean gliders, while others toured the V&A Waterfront by Duckboat 🌊
Now hearing from Dr Sarah Nicholson (SOCCO) before more talks and collaborative discussions!
#WAMProject #OceanScience
October 15, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Day 2 of the #WAMMeeting
Half the group visited Sea Technology Services to see the ocean gliders, while others toured the V&A Waterfront by Duckboat 🌊
Now hearing from Dr Sarah Nicholson (SOCCO) before more talks and collaborative discussions!
#WAMProject #OceanScience
Half the group visited Sea Technology Services to see the ocean gliders, while others toured the V&A Waterfront by Duckboat 🌊
Now hearing from Dr Sarah Nicholson (SOCCO) before more talks and collaborative discussions!
#WAMProject #OceanScience
The WAM Meeting is underway in Cape Town!
Researchers from across the WAM teams have gathered to share science and ideas on oxygen and biogeochemical dynamics along the West African margin.
🌊 Stay tuned for updates and highlights from the week!
#WAMProject #MarineScience #CapeTown #OceanResearch
Researchers from across the WAM teams have gathered to share science and ideas on oxygen and biogeochemical dynamics along the West African margin.
🌊 Stay tuned for updates and highlights from the week!
#WAMProject #MarineScience #CapeTown #OceanResearch
October 14, 2025 at 10:36 AM
The WAM Meeting is underway in Cape Town!
Researchers from across the WAM teams have gathered to share science and ideas on oxygen and biogeochemical dynamics along the West African margin.
🌊 Stay tuned for updates and highlights from the week!
#WAMProject #MarineScience #CapeTown #OceanResearch
Researchers from across the WAM teams have gathered to share science and ideas on oxygen and biogeochemical dynamics along the West African margin.
🌊 Stay tuned for updates and highlights from the week!
#WAMProject #MarineScience #CapeTown #OceanResearch
The WAM Meeting 2025 is next week in Cape Town! 🌊
Our teams will come together to share research and plan the next phase of our work on oxygen and biogeochemical dynamics along the West African margin.
#WAMProject #OceanScience #CapeTown
Our teams will come together to share research and plan the next phase of our work on oxygen and biogeochemical dynamics along the West African margin.
#WAMProject #OceanScience #CapeTown
October 10, 2025 at 8:28 AM
The WAM Meeting 2025 is next week in Cape Town! 🌊
Our teams will come together to share research and plan the next phase of our work on oxygen and biogeochemical dynamics along the West African margin.
#WAMProject #OceanScience #CapeTown
Our teams will come together to share research and plan the next phase of our work on oxygen and biogeochemical dynamics along the West African margin.
#WAMProject #OceanScience #CapeTown
Sea trials in Cape Town🌊 The SA-RobOTIC crew carrying out sea trials with the new Slocum G3 glider, fitted with a SUNA sensor, beneath Table Mountain. The glider will soon collect nitrate and oxygen data for WAM’s ocean research.
📸 Photo credit: Sean Lavis
#SeaTechnologyServices #SchmidtSciences
📸 Photo credit: Sean Lavis
#SeaTechnologyServices #SchmidtSciences
October 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Sea trials in Cape Town🌊 The SA-RobOTIC crew carrying out sea trials with the new Slocum G3 glider, fitted with a SUNA sensor, beneath Table Mountain. The glider will soon collect nitrate and oxygen data for WAM’s ocean research.
📸 Photo credit: Sean Lavis
#SeaTechnologyServices #SchmidtSciences
📸 Photo credit: Sean Lavis
#SeaTechnologyServices #SchmidtSciences
New paper out in Global Biogeochemical Cycles! 🌍🌊
We used isotopic tracers to show how sediments shape nitrous oxide (N₂O) production in the Southern Benguela Upwelling System, linking oxygen, nutrient cycling, and climate.
Read it here 👉 agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
We used isotopic tracers to show how sediments shape nitrous oxide (N₂O) production in the Southern Benguela Upwelling System, linking oxygen, nutrient cycling, and climate.
Read it here 👉 agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
The Role of Sediments in Modulating Nitrous Oxide Production in the Southern Benguela Upwelling System: Insights From Stable Isotopic Tracers
Nitrous oxide accumulates on the hypoxic Southern Benguela Upwelling System shelf in late-summer Isotopic evidence reveals that nitrous oxide in the water column is predominantly of sedimentary o...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
New paper out in Global Biogeochemical Cycles! 🌍🌊
We used isotopic tracers to show how sediments shape nitrous oxide (N₂O) production in the Southern Benguela Upwelling System, linking oxygen, nutrient cycling, and climate.
Read it here 👉 agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
We used isotopic tracers to show how sediments shape nitrous oxide (N₂O) production in the Southern Benguela Upwelling System, linking oxygen, nutrient cycling, and climate.
Read it here 👉 agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
Meet the WAM Biogeochemical Modelling Team 🌍
Using high-resolution models and ocean data, this team explores oxygen dynamics, nutrient cycling, and productivity along the West African margin to understand drivers of hypoxia and ecosystem change.
#TeamWAM #OceanScience #ClimateResearch
Using high-resolution models and ocean data, this team explores oxygen dynamics, nutrient cycling, and productivity along the West African margin to understand drivers of hypoxia and ecosystem change.
#TeamWAM #OceanScience #ClimateResearch
September 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Meet the WAM Biogeochemical Modelling Team 🌍
Using high-resolution models and ocean data, this team explores oxygen dynamics, nutrient cycling, and productivity along the West African margin to understand drivers of hypoxia and ecosystem change.
#TeamWAM #OceanScience #ClimateResearch
Using high-resolution models and ocean data, this team explores oxygen dynamics, nutrient cycling, and productivity along the West African margin to understand drivers of hypoxia and ecosystem change.
#TeamWAM #OceanScience #ClimateResearch
Say hello to the 'Ocean Observations: Nitrogen, Carbon, and Oxygen' Team! 🌊 They’re measuring nitrogen, carbon, and oxygen at sea to uncover how these cycles shape productivity, nutrient supply, and oxygen variability along the West African margin.
#TeamWAM #OceanScience #Biogeochemistry
#TeamWAM #OceanScience #Biogeochemistry
August 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Say hello to the 'Ocean Observations: Nitrogen, Carbon, and Oxygen' Team! 🌊 They’re measuring nitrogen, carbon, and oxygen at sea to uncover how these cycles shape productivity, nutrient supply, and oxygen variability along the West African margin.
#TeamWAM #OceanScience #Biogeochemistry
#TeamWAM #OceanScience #Biogeochemistry
Meet the WAM Project Support Team! 🔧
This dedicated group ensures the smooth operation of the WAM project, from managing finances and logistics to maintaining lab equipment and supporting sample analysis.
#WAMProject #SupportTeam #ScienceLogistics #BehindTheScenes #TeamWAM
This dedicated group ensures the smooth operation of the WAM project, from managing finances and logistics to maintaining lab equipment and supporting sample analysis.
#WAMProject #SupportTeam #ScienceLogistics #BehindTheScenes #TeamWAM
August 7, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Meet the WAM Project Support Team! 🔧
This dedicated group ensures the smooth operation of the WAM project, from managing finances and logistics to maintaining lab equipment and supporting sample analysis.
#WAMProject #SupportTeam #ScienceLogistics #BehindTheScenes #TeamWAM
This dedicated group ensures the smooth operation of the WAM project, from managing finances and logistics to maintaining lab equipment and supporting sample analysis.
#WAMProject #SupportTeam #ScienceLogistics #BehindTheScenes #TeamWAM
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Geology rocks. During #salasygomez expedition, ROV pilots collected this footage on the western flank of an unnamed seamount. It shows how vital seamounts & rocky surfaces are in the deep Ocean, providing a habitat for animals to cling to in water column & access to nutrients.
July 14, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Geology rocks. During #salasygomez expedition, ROV pilots collected this footage on the western flank of an unnamed seamount. It shows how vital seamounts & rocky surfaces are in the deep Ocean, providing a habitat for animals to cling to in water column & access to nutrients.
Say hello to the Atmosphere-Ocean Interactions Team!
They’re unravelling how ocean-atmosphere exchanges shape marine chemistry and climate, from nitrogen isotope work to aerosol impacts. Another key part of the WAM puzzle!
#WAMproject #MarineScience #Biogeochemistry #ClimateResearch #TeamIntro
They’re unravelling how ocean-atmosphere exchanges shape marine chemistry and climate, from nitrogen isotope work to aerosol impacts. Another key part of the WAM puzzle!
#WAMproject #MarineScience #Biogeochemistry #ClimateResearch #TeamIntro
July 11, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Say hello to the Atmosphere-Ocean Interactions Team!
They’re unravelling how ocean-atmosphere exchanges shape marine chemistry and climate, from nitrogen isotope work to aerosol impacts. Another key part of the WAM puzzle!
#WAMproject #MarineScience #Biogeochemistry #ClimateResearch #TeamIntro
They’re unravelling how ocean-atmosphere exchanges shape marine chemistry and climate, from nitrogen isotope work to aerosol impacts. Another key part of the WAM puzzle!
#WAMproject #MarineScience #Biogeochemistry #ClimateResearch #TeamIntro
Meet the WAM Ecosystem Modelling Team!
They’re using ecosystem modelling tools to explore how changing oxygen levels affect marine ecosystems in the Benguela Current.
#WAMProject #MarineModelling #BenguelaCurrent #ScienceForSustainability
They’re using ecosystem modelling tools to explore how changing oxygen levels affect marine ecosystems in the Benguela Current.
#WAMProject #MarineModelling #BenguelaCurrent #ScienceForSustainability
July 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Meet the WAM Ecosystem Modelling Team!
They’re using ecosystem modelling tools to explore how changing oxygen levels affect marine ecosystems in the Benguela Current.
#WAMProject #MarineModelling #BenguelaCurrent #ScienceForSustainability
They’re using ecosystem modelling tools to explore how changing oxygen levels affect marine ecosystems in the Benguela Current.
#WAMProject #MarineModelling #BenguelaCurrent #ScienceForSustainability
Say hello to the WAM Trace Metals Team!
They’re investigating how metals move through aquatic systems and affect productivity in low-oxygen waters, from the lower Orange River to the Benguela Upwelling.
#WAMProject #TraceMetals #MarineBiogeochemistry #OceanResearch
They’re investigating how metals move through aquatic systems and affect productivity in low-oxygen waters, from the lower Orange River to the Benguela Upwelling.
#WAMProject #TraceMetals #MarineBiogeochemistry #OceanResearch
July 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Say hello to the WAM Trace Metals Team!
They’re investigating how metals move through aquatic systems and affect productivity in low-oxygen waters, from the lower Orange River to the Benguela Upwelling.
#WAMProject #TraceMetals #MarineBiogeochemistry #OceanResearch
They’re investigating how metals move through aquatic systems and affect productivity in low-oxygen waters, from the lower Orange River to the Benguela Upwelling.
#WAMProject #TraceMetals #MarineBiogeochemistry #OceanResearch