The IOCS-2025 Programme includes 10 breakout workshops for active discussion of specific topics of interest, that lead to consensus recommendations, as well as review and update of existing recommendations made on the topic. All recommendations from breakout sessions should be Specific; Measurable; Assigned to either the space agencies, the ocean colour scientific community, or the IOCCG Committee; Realistic/Relevant, and Time-bound (SMART).
- 1. Inland and coastal water remote sensing: current status and future directions in the correction of adjacency effects
- 2. In water radiometry on autonomous profiling floats in support of satellite ocean colour validation activities
- 3. Merged, long-term ocean-colour products for climate analyses
- 4. Ocean Colour Satellite Sensor Calibration
- 5. Blueprint for large-scale, operational, Earth Observation-based systems for Harmful Algal Blooms monitoring
- 6. SI-Traceable In-Situ Aquatic Radiometry: Bridging the Gap Between Different Measurement Methodologies
- 7. Challenges on Optical Remote Sensing for Marine Litter and Floating Matter
- 8. Ocean Carbon from Space
- 9. Water Quality Demonstration
- 10. Priority list of marine biodiversity metrics to observe from space: synthesis and planning for next steps
Breakout Session Chair Responsibilities
Chairs of Breakout Workshops will steer the discussion within the session around the key questions/scientific areas of focus. Chairs will work with a workshop rapporteur to ensure a workshop report is completed for their session, which captures the discussion, needs, and the consensus recommendations. The primary workshop chair will present, in 5 minutes, the main discussion points and recommendations emerging from their session during the meeting plenary on the day following the conclusion of their breakout workshop.
The written report of the workshop is expected to be ready for sharing on the IOCS meeting website within one week of the conclusion of the IOCS meeting, and will be incorporated into the IOCS meeting report.