Susana FlechaICMAN-CSIC

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Fieldwork

Oceanographic expeditions and field research across marine ecosystems.

50 oceanographic cruises (287 days at sea)
More than 180 field campaigns in diverse environments
Research in the Southern Ocean, Atlantic, Mediterranean and Baltic Seas
Locations: Comau Fjord (Chile), Balearic Sea, Guadalquivir estuary, Doñana National Park, Scheldt estuary (Belgium)

Aerial view of zodiac boats during fieldwork over glacier-fed Antarctic waters

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Field gallery

VIDEO — Aerial view of the COJOHNS mooring deployment — Johnsons Cove, Livingston Island, Antarctica

Images © Susana Flecha and collaborators. For use of images for educational or outreach purposes, please contact susana.flecha@csic.es

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Research areas

Mediterranean Sea

Balearic Islands
Strait of Gibraltar
Western basin
Coastal time series

Atlantic Ocean

North Atlantic
Gulf of Cádiz
Meridional transects
Water mass exchange

Polar Regions

Antarctic Peninsula
Southern Ocean
Deception Island & Livingston Island
Cold water biogeochemistry

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Monitoring programmes

GIFT
Gibraltar Fixed Time Series
Strait of Gibraltar
Since 2008
BOATS
Balearic Ocean Acidification Time Series
Balearic Sea
Since 2018
COJOHNS
Carbon Observatory Johnson
Livingston Island, Antarctica
Since 2024

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International collaborations

University of Washington
Seattle, USA
Université de Liège
Belgium
LOCEAN
Paris, France
JAMSTEC
Japan
OGS
Trieste, Italy
Institut National de Recherche Halieutique (INRH)
Casablanca, Morocco