From Barriers to Bridges: Lessons from the Around Africa Expedition for Lasting Ocean Science Capacity

Jose Luiz Moutinho1, Nico Augustin1, Mattie Rodrigue2, Kailani Acosta2, Lara Jane Atkinson3, Yara Rodrigues4, Paula A Zapata-Ramírez5, Martin Visbeck1 and Vincent Pieribone2, (1)OceanQuest, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, (2)OceanX, New York, United States, (3)South African Environmental Observation Network, Offshore marine node, Cape Town, South Africa, (4)Instituto do Mar (IMAR), Horta, Azores, Portugal, (5)Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, School of Engineering, Medellin, Colombia