Transitando los azules
A researcher from Mar del Plata finds meaning in the shared scientific language of a global cruise — and in the voices it carries across distant shores.
04/09/2026
Joining a GO-SHIP cruise not only as an observer but as an active scientist from beyond its usual domain opens up something bigger than the work itself. It’s a way of stitching together ocean communities that don’t often share the same deck to exchange ideas, connect methodologies, stories, and perspectives across distant shores through a shared scientific language.
And while these experiences are often framed as transformative for early-career scientists, they feel just as meaningful for those of us who are already at home in these measurements. For me, bringing the perspective of the Argentine Atlantic into this global context is both a privilege and a joy—a reminder that ocean science becomes richer, sharper, and more alive when its currents carry many voices.
Argentinian observer and discrete pCO2 scientist Carla Berghoff onboard A16S.
About the Author—Carla Berghoff is a researcher in the Dynamics of Marine Plankton and Climate Change program at the National Institute for Fisheries Research and Development (INIDEP) in Mar del Plata, Argentina. On A16S, Carla is serving as a scientist on the discrete pCO2 team on top of being one of our observers.