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The VLIZ Marine Robotics Centre (MRC) pioneers in Marine Autonomous Systems (MAS) in order to enable comprehensive observations in remote, harsh, and vast environments within our world’s oceans and seas. Check out the data they collected below.

Showcase of Marine Robotics Missions

PORCUPINE with AUV Barabas

The campaign was part of the Porcupine fieldwork campaign in collaboration with the University of Gent, utilizing AUV Barabas, provided by the Marine Robotics Centre at VLIZ, equipped with side-scan sonar, sub-bottom profiler, and camera, and complemented by an oceanographic survey onboard RV Belgica.

Cold-water cascade with Glider Yoko and AUV Barabas

Deployment off Cap de Creus in 2023, to investigate the cold-water cascade from the continental shelf to the slope, with a focus on the morphology of subsea canyons. This work was in collaboration with the University of Barcelona and UTM-CSIC alongside an oceanographic survey onboard RV Garcia Del Cid.

Belgica Mound Province, Gollum Channels, and Kings Channel with AUV Barabas

Deployment in the Porcupine Basin, Ireland, from August 1, 2022, to August 18, 2022, to investigate ocean currents and collect high-resolution seabed data, focusing on three key sites: Belgica Mound Province (BMP), Gollum Channels, and Kings Channel.