"Being at sea and doing something hands-on together yields much more than just meeting and talking," says research engineer Joel White from the University of Gothenburg (GU). He is one of the 17 participants who spent the day aboard SLU’s M/S Svea and the University of Gothenburg’s R/V Skagerak during the national infrastructure SWERVE’s third workshop on CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth).
“The workshop has provided a valuable and rewarding insight into how our colleagues on other vessels work, conduct measurements, and learn from one another,” he continues.
New contacts and useful knowledge
During the day, participants applied their skills in conducting field measurements, analysed data from both vessels together with experts from SMHI, and discussed the significance of data analysis for marine research and monitoring.
A key element was the successful cross-calibration between Svea and Skagerak, which ensures that onboard equipment operates optimally and that data from both vessels are comparable and reliable.This has been a very pleasant and useful workshop that has provided both new contacts and valuable knowledge,” says Kristofer Bergström from Luleå University of Technology.
Several of the attendees believe that this type of knowledge exchange is needed and that the marine infrastructure SWERVE can play an important role in enabling it going forward.
“Giving participants the opportunity to develop their skills and meet people with similar responsibilities at other organizations are two of the reasons why SWERVE hosts these workshops. I look forward to getting more workshops underway in 2025,” says Björn Lindell from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
SWERVE is now working to identify which topic marine technicians are most interested in for the next workshop series.
