The 2016 Ocean Sciences Meeting is taking place at the 21-26 Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, located at 900 Convention Center Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70130. Cosponsored by AGU, ASLO, andTOS, the Ocean Sciences Meeting will consist of a diverse program covering topics in all areas of the ocean sciences discipline. Emso will be present with an Abstract: The EMSO-ERIC Consortium 12 Fixed Nodes around Europe Provide Coordinated Continuous Access to Deep Sea Environments.