2^nd BONUS ECOMAP Summer School
27-31 August 2019
University of Gdańsk, Institute of Oceanography, Hel Marine Station

From 27^th to 31^st August 2019 the BONUS ECOMAP 2nd Summer School took place in the Marine Station of the Institute of Oceanography of the University of Gdansk at Hel. It was attended by 14 participants from Germany, Poland, The Netherlands, Albania, Nigeria, India and Turkey. These were mainly PhD and MSc students and apprentices from companies dealing with non-invasive marine and terrestrial measurements. The main organizer of the School was Prof. Jarosław Tęgowski, who together with the project coordinator Dr. Jens Schneider von Deimling welcomed the participants.

The main aim of the school was to acquaint the participants with modern methods of non-invasive remote sensing  of the seabed and its habitat using various hydroacoustic and LiDAR techniques. Lecturers at the School were recognized specialists in physical oceanography and acoustical oceanography, hydroacoustic and LiDAR measurements, computer science, and in software for data collection and processing. Very important element of the School was a one-day survey cruise on the RV Oceanograf owned by the Institute of Oceanography of the University of Gdańsk. This new 50 m long catamaran is equipped with modern equipment for oceanographic measurements and is particularly well adapted to hydrographic surveys.

The organizers and lecturers have made every effort to ensure that the quality of the course was as good as possible. Here are the examples of opinions received from the participants of the School

„It is really nice meeting you and you are such an enthusiastic Professor I have ever met. I learnt many things from the summer school. I will never forget the gratitude and love you gave to me on this one week of summer school.“ – Arindam.