The CSSF team implemented a staggered travel plan to Korea to ensure expertise was available for the integration of ROPOS on the RV Isabu at appropriate times. The bulk of the team arrived in later September and coalesced in Busan, a large port city at the Southern extent of the Peninsula.

Read more: KIOST Expedition Summary - RV ISABU

The CSSF team joined the BGR team onboard the RV Pelagia in Port Louis, Mauritius on December 1, 2021. The ROPOS system, recently offloaded from the Korean vessel RV Isabu, sat waiting on the pier as the RV Pelagia pulled alongside.

Read more: BGR 2021 Expedition Summary – RV Pelagia

In February 2021, 9 members of the CSSF team travelled from Victoria, Halifax and St. Johns to Wellington, New Zealand, to participate in an NSF/GNS funded expedition on board the NIWA research vessel Tangaroa. To meet New Zealand’s COVID requirements for entry into the country the team was quarantined for 14 days in a hotel in Wellington in advance of proceeding to the ship.

Read more: New Zealand - South Pacific Expedition Summary

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