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Louise Delaigue

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Postdoctoral oceanographer studying the ocean carbon sink 🦈🤿🕹️ 🏠 @imev-mer.fr (CNRS-Sorbonne Université) as part of the Horizon Europe @tricuso.bsky.social project 💻 https://louisedelaigue.owlstown.net/ 🚀 http://bit.ly/3HWFD5I

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Louise Delaigue @ldelaigue.bsky.social · Aug 20

🌊🤿 I’m Louise, I study how rising anthropogenic CO₂ impacts the ocean’s carbon cycle. My focus is on the marine biological carbon pump and the ocean’s carbon sink.

I recently gave a TEDx talk on deploying robots in the Antarctic Ocean to better constrain the ocean carbon sink 🕹️ youtu.be/mPi08_HC6cg

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GEORGE project @george-project.bsky.social · 1h

That’s a wrap on GEORGE Technical Forum II! 💥A week of learning, collaboration & exploring new sensors with 32 participants + 11 experts from 11 countries.

Huge thanks to @vliz.be for hosting & to all training partners for the sessions. See you in 2026 for Technical Forum III!

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Louise Delaigue @ldelaigue.bsky.social · 1d

Coolest thing ever 🤩

This morning we were introduced to the CaPASOS pCO2 sensor by the @exeter.ac.uk team, and then got to build a lite version ourselves to understand how it works. From bubbling the equilibrator to testing calibration with reference gas! 🫧⚗️

cc @george-project.bsky.social

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Louise Delaigue @ldelaigue.bsky.social · 1d

That’s the only downside you have to go get it in most scenarios. So in most areas it’s fine but if you’re putting it on a mooring in the Southern Ocean you have to hope you can embark to go get it!

Louise Delaigue @ldelaigue.bsky.social · 1d

In the afternoon, we spent time with the @noc.ac.uk team to get hands-on with their Lab-On-Chip systems for DIC and TA — miniaturized chemical analyzers that can perform complex carbonate chemistry measurements.

Never been more motivated to write grants so I can buy all these shiny new toys 💸

Louise Delaigue @ldelaigue.bsky.social · 1d

Morning of Day 3 at the @george-project.bsky.social TF II, we looked at the ClearWater pH sensor and how it’s designed for high-precision autonomous ocean pH measurements 🔥

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Manta Trust @mantatrust.bsky.social · 2d

Some of our ocean’s most iconic species are vanishing — whale sharks, oceanic whitetip sharks, manta and devil rays.

Join us in calling for action. Sign the petition today: only.one/act/cites-2025

#CITESCoP20 #SaveTheMantas

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Louise Delaigue @ldelaigue.bsky.social · 2d

🤖 We also got to see so many incredible @vliz.be marine robotics platforms. From USVs to AUVs and gliders!

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Louise Delaigue @ldelaigue.bsky.social · 2d

⚙️ Then moved on to testing the GO pCO₂ system, the heart of real-time autonomous measurements for air–sea CO₂ exchange

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Louise Delaigue @ldelaigue.bsky.social · 2d

🧪 Had a great time tinkering with the HydroC CO₂ sensor setup at the @george-project.bsky.social TF II. So cool to see the internal components and how these systems are engineered for high-precision ocean measurements

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Louise Delaigue @ldelaigue.bsky.social · 4d

🌊 So excited to be at the @vliz.be in Ostend for the second @george-project.bsky.social Technical Forum focusing on sensor technologies developed within the project.

Time to play with some ocean tech! 🎮🧰

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 7d

Like all other CO₂ removal (CDR) techniques, significantly more research is needed over the next few decades to determine whether enhanced rock weathering is a viable method for CDR.

Challenges and opportunities in scaling enhanced weathering for carbon dioxide removal - Nature Reviews Earth & Environment

Commercial investment in enhanced rock weathering for carbon dioxide removal on agricultural lands is growing rapidly. This Review explores the potential of large-scale deployment, outlining the challenges faced in science, policy and governance to scale the technology.

www.nature.com

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 8d

The world has lost its most powerful advocate for nature and hope. Yet many remain who will continue her legacy and I know she will continue to inspire generations more.

A screenshot of a post by the Jane Goodall Institute on LinkedIn stating that they learned that Dr. Goodall passed away due to natural causes in California while on her speaking to her current speaking tour there.

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Trevor A. Branch @trevorabranch.bsky.social · 10d

A little bit of coverage of our paper in @nature.com!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Big mother whales have more daughters than sons

Archival whaling data reveal a sex bias in the offspring of long female whales.

www.nature.com

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Louise Delaigue @ldelaigue.bsky.social · 11d

🔎 What we show:
• High-frequency pH captures fine-scale diel variability.
• North Atlantic: temperature explains most short-term pH; South Pacific: biology and distinct water masses weigh in.
• Despite local wiggles, mesoscale pH/CO₂ fluxes are stable.

Louise Delaigue @ldelaigue.bsky.social · 11d

🎉 We have a new open-access paper in Biogeosciences!

We used a shipboard @pyroscience.bsky.social optode setup to log near-surface pH at 2–4 samples/min across the North Atlantic and South Pacific Oceans.

bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...

From small-scale variability to mesoscale stability in surface ocean pH: implications for air–sea CO2 equilibration

Abstract. One important aspect of understanding ocean acidification is the nature and drivers of pH variability in surface waters on smaller spatial (i.e. areas up to 100 km2) and temporal (i.e. days)...

bg.copernicus.org

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Olivier Sulpis @sulpis.bsky.social · 11d

🌟 Postdoc Opportunity in Marine Biogeochemistry at CNRS-CEREGE!

🚢 Are you a passionate researcher ready to tackle climate change? Dive into the ERC-funded Deep-C project in Aix-en-Provence, France!

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Louise Delaigue @ldelaigue.bsky.social · 11d

Thanks :)

Louise Delaigue @ldelaigue.bsky.social · 11d

Reef fish, such as this pufferfish in North Bali, contribute to ecosystem function by linking lower and higher trophic levels in coral reef food webs. They are also incredibly cute.

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JGR: Oceans @jgroceans.bsky.social · 12d

Using hydrographic data from ships and Argo floats collected between 1995 and 2023, Mork et al., study how the Nordic Seas are changing due to climate variability 🌊

agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

The bathymetry of the Nordic Seas illustrated with the main surface currents

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 17d

Frontiers | International law concerning the environmental protection in Arctic: what is left behind UNCLOS and the BBNJ Agreement? www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.... 🧪🌎🦑

Frontiers | International law concerning the environmental protection in Arctic: what is left behind UNCLOS and the BBNJ Agreement?

The Arctic region, with its unique and fragile ecosystem, faces significant challenges in environmental protection due to climate change, increasing human ac...

www.frontiersin.org

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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 20d

History made for the ocean: #BBNJ Agreement enters into force, protecting high seas & deep seabed, safeguarding life under water.

“Our ocean is the foundation of our very existence. Today we took an important step forward to save our ocean, & to save our future” - ED @ingerandersen.bsky.social

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Curtis Suttle @virosphere.bsky.social · 20d

Are you a recent PhD interested in a postdoc in Canada? Up to 20% of NSERC Postdoc Fellowships (70k/y for 2y) will be awarded to International applicants, who did their PhD outside of Canada. Deadline is 17 October. See: www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etu...

NSERC - Canada Postdoctoral Research Award program

www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca

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Louise Delaigue @ldelaigue.bsky.social · 21d

Dived with manta rays today 🤿

A reminder of what’s at stake when we talk about protecting marine ecosystems and the ocean carbon sink.

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Nature Communications @natcomms.nature.com · 22d

Are you a #geoscientist looking to transition to an #editorial career? Our #Earth team in Nature Communications is hiring, take a look here. www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Communications (Geosciences) - Shanghai, Beijing, Nanjing, New York, Washington, Jersey City, Madrid, Milan (hybrid) job with Springer Nature Ltd | 12844947

Job Title: Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Communications (Geosciences) Location(s): Shanghai, Beijing, Nanjing, New York, Washington, Jersey Ci...

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