ROPOS Past Schedules

This page contains the ROPOS schedules dating back to 2009.

These schedules are provided as general information only; for more details on these or earlier expeditions, please contact us.

2023

Dates Ship Work Site Client Status*
March 18th to May 10th R/V Isabu Indian Ocean KIOST Completed
May 26th to June 12th CCGS John P. Tully Pacific Ocean DFO Completed
August 6th to September 8th R/V Isabu Pacific Ocean KIOST Completed
September 29th to November 20th R/V Sonne Indian Ocean BGR Completed

2022

Dates Ship Work Site Client Status*
May 21st to June 17th RV Isabu Indian Ocean KIOST Completed
August 9th to September 15th RV Thompson Pacific Ocean NSF/OOI Completed
November 5th to December 15th RV Pelagia Indian Ocean BGR Completed
[2023] March 12th to April 30th RV Isabu Indian Ocean KIOST Completed

2021

Dates Ship Work Site Client Status*
March 1st to 28th RV Tangaroa East Coast of New Zealand NSF/University of Washington/University of Texas Completed
September 15th to November 17th RV Isabu Indian Ocean KIOST Completed
December 1st to 31st RV Pelagia Indian Ocean NIOZ & BGR Completed

2020

All expeditions cancelled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019

Dates Ship Work Site Client Status*
June 10th to 27th RV Henry B. Bigelow North Atlantic NOAA Completed
November 2nd to December 16th RV Sonne Indian Ocean BGR Completed

2018

Dates Ship Work Site Client Status*
April 8th to May 13th Tan Kah Kee South China Sea SEOS Tongji University Completed
June19th to July 3rd CCGS John P. Tully North Pacific ONC Completed
November 11th to December 17th R/V PELAGIA Indian Ocean NIOZ & BGR Completed

2017

Dates Ship Work Site Client Status*
January 21th to Feb 23rd Akademik Treshnikov Antarctic Laval University Completed
May 9th to 23rd CCGS John P. Tully North Pacific University of Alberta/DFO Completed
June 5th to 23rd R/V Bigelow North Atlantic DAL/NOAA/DFO Completed
August 22nd to September 20th CCGS Martha L. Black North Atlantic MUN/Oceana/DFO/CHONe Completed

2016

Dates Ship Work Site Client Status*
March 17th to May 6th R/V Falkor South Pacific Schmidt Ocean Institute Completed
August 2nd to 16th CCGS John P. Tully North Pacific DFO/MUN/UVIC Completed
October 20th to December 15th R/V Pelagia South Pacific KIOST Completed

2015

Dates Ship Work Site Client Status*
July 1st to August 7th Thomas G Thompson NE Pacific (Axial, Hydrate Ridge) ISS Completed
September 26th to 28th CCGS John P. Tully Coastal B.C. PGC Completed
September 29th to October 13th CCGS John P. Tully Coastal B.C. Sally Leys, University of Alberta Completed
November 17th to December 11th R/V PELAGIA Indian Ocean NIOZ & BGR Completed

2014

Dates Ship Work Site Client Status*
April 28th to May 10th CS Dependable West Coast L3 MariPro Completed
May 15th to May 27th CCGS John P. Tully West Coast ONC Completed
June 15th to July 2nd RV Bigelow East Coast Anna Metaxas (Dalhousie University) Completed
July 13th to October 3rd Thomas G Thompson West Coast University Of Washington, Regional Scale Nodes Completed
October 30th to November 10th CCGS Vector West Coast Sally Leys (University of Alberta) Completed

2013

Dates Ship Work Site Client Status*
June 29th - July 31st Thomas G Thompson Hydrate Ridge University Of Washington, Regional Scale Nodes Completed
August 1st - August 28th Thomas G Thompson Axial Seamount University Of Washington, Regional Scale Nodes Completed
September 6th - September 18th RV Falkor Axial Seamount Schmidt Ocean Institute Completed
September 22nd - October 5th RV Falkor Endeavour Ridge Schmidt Ocean Institute Completed
October 9th - October 20th CCGS Vector West Coast Leys S. and Tunnicliffe V. Completed

2012

Dates Ship Work Site Client Status*
January 11th to February 20th R/V Sonne Tonga Back Arc KORDI Completed
April 18th to April 25th CCGS Vector West Coast EPS Completed
May 27th to June 28th Thomas G Thompson West Coast NEPTUNE Canada Completed
August 7th to 14th CCSG John P Tully West Coast - Inshore VENUS Completed
September 21st to October 1st Tomas G Thompson West Coast University of Washington Cancelled due to mechanical problems with support vessel
TBD Tomas G Thompson West Coast NEPTUNE Canada Cancelled due to mechanical problems with support vessel

2011

Dates Ship Work Site Client Status*
May 7th to 14th CCGS John P Tully VENUS/NEPTUNE Observatory VENUS/NEPTUNE Canada Completed
June 28th to July 27th Thomas G Thompson NEPTUNE Observatory Neptune Canada Completed
August 11th to September 1st Thomas G Thompson Hydrate Ridge & Axial Volcano University of Washington Completed
September 9th to October 6th Thomas G Thompson NEPTUNE Observatory NEPTUNE Canada Completed
October 14th to October 22nd CCSG Vector Prince Rupert Area EPS Completed
October 29th - November 7th CCSG Vector Georgia Strait NSERC/Leys Completed

2010

Dates Ship Work Site Client Status*
February 16th to 22nd CCGS John P Tully VENUS/NEPTUNE Observatory VENUS/NEPTUNE Canada Completed
April 6th to 13th CCGS Vector West Coast Disposal Sites EPS Completed
May 6th to 25th CCGS Tully NEPTUNE Observatories NEPTUNE Canada Completed
July 5th to August 13th CCGS Hudson Halifax - NW Atlantic DFO/NSERC (July 7 to 27)
NSERC/CHONe (July 29 to August 12)		 Completed
September 10th to October 10th Thomas G Thompson NEPTUNE Observatories NEPTUNE Canada Completed
December 7th to 14th CCGS John P Tully VENUS Sites NRCAN - VENUS Completed

2009

Dates Ship Work Site Client Status*
April 27th to May 5th Barge (Dock 2) Vancouver Harbour Alcatel Completed
July 2nd to August 16th R/V Atlantis NEPTUNE Observatories Alcatel Completed
August 20th to September 19th Thomas G Thompson NEPTUNE Observatories NEPTUNE Canada Completed
September 25th to October 1st CCGS John P Tully VENUS Observatories VENUS Completed
October 1st to October 4th CCGS John P Tully Georgia Strait Dr. Sally Leys - University of Alberta Completed
October 7th to 14th CCGS Vector Georgia Strait Environment Canada - EPS Completed