The WAM team is at the 2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting 🌊 presenting talks & posters on marine ecosystems, hypoxia & biogeochemistry along the West African Margin. We’re proud to see them advancing knowledge & shaping global ocean science discussions. #WAMProject #AGUOSM2026

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Meet the Ocean Robotics Team!
Using gliders packed with sensors, the team is studying how physical and biogeochemical processes control oxygen variability along the West African Margin. A key step in understanding low-oxygen zones and their climate impacts.
#WAMproject #OceanRobotics #GliderScience

It’s #WorldOceansDay!🌊 The theme this year? Catalysing Action for Our Ocean & Climate. At WAM, we’re tackling a quiet crisis: ocean deoxygenation. Less oxygen = more risk for marine life + food security. We’re building models & collecting data to turn science into action. #WAMProject #OceanClimate

Evidence of dark oxygen production at the abyssal seafloor - Nature Geoscience Oxygen is generated abiotically at the abyssal seafloor in the presence of polymetallic nodules, potentially by seawater electrolysis, according to in situ chamber and ex situ incubation experiments.

Polymetallic nodules can generate oxygen in total darkness, no sunlight needed. As WAM explores oxygen dynamics along the West African margin, findings like this show how much we still don’t know about deep-sea systems.

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#WAMProject #DarkOxygen #DeepSeaScience