This, the second iteration of the Starfish Barometer, is the first to include numbers on ocean observations, said Marina Lévy, an oceanographer at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) who chairs the Starfish scientific committee along with von Schuckmann. Acknowledging widespread concerns over the US cuts, she added there are already signs that observations are shrinking globally. “The question is: how is this going to evolve in future?