Seaweeds at Sea 10-day Expedition

The focus of the University of Amsterdam’s “Seaweeds on Shore and at Sea” course for 2025 is the World’s largest algal bloom: Holopelagic Sargassum in the Western Tropical Atlantic. This course is being largely supported through an NWO-Caribbean grant “Knowledge Module”. Emphasis lies in understanding the “Circular Ecology and Economies of Sargassum” as a theme related to the current Sargassum crisis. The course is divided into a sea-going and shore component. The emphasis is on experiential learning. The sea-going component will acquaint students with the Sargassum Ecosystem but also the general workings of a research vessel and oceanographic measurements taken at sea. The shore component will take place on Curaçao and includes lectures, laboratory practical work, and concludes with a 1-day expert science/stakeholder workshop. The duration of the entire course is four weeks.