Ocean Research News
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A new way to join the mission: fundraise to help clean up
It’s a question we hear again and again from our supporters: how can I take part in The Ocean Cleanup’s mission? Now there’s a new way for you (and your friends, colleagues, and fellow ocean lovers) to create your own impact on ocean plastic pollution with The Ocean Cleanup’s new fundraising platform. At The Ocean Cleanup, we believe in the power of collective action. ...
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PME Partners with Dr. Andrea Kealoha
The Lahaina Fires By design, idioms are not meant to be taken literally; however, for Dr. Andrea Kealoha, there is nothing figurative about the Lahaina fires hitting close to home. Kealoha was raised in Pāʻia, Hawai’i, scarcely 20 miles east of Lahaina. Before August of 2023, Lahaina was a well-known, historic resort town situated on Maui’s western coast. Now, Lahaina is also known as ...
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Soilworks® from Arizona Offers Eco-Friendly Soiltac® Solution for Lahaina Wildfire Aftermath
Scottsdale, Ariz. – Following the devastating Maui wildfires in August, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was tasked by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) with the responsibility of overseeing the surveying, removal, and disposal of hazardous materials in the affected areas of Lahaina and Kula on Maui. The EPA sought a solution to handle the contamination aftermath. ...
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NOAA’s Winter 2023-2024 Predictions: How To Prepare
The NOAA’s National Weather Service provides weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy. A few months ago, we explored the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Fall 2023 Predictions. As we bid ...
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Safeguarding Our Oceans: How Sterilwave Technology is Battling Ocean Pollution
Treating medical waste in island regions presents a unique set of challenges that can strain healthcare infrastructure and harm the environment. One of the primary difficulties lies in the need to transport the waste either to the mainland or to another location within the island, making it logistically challenging and expensive to ensure proper disposal. This added cost burden can be ...
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Tonga eruption caused fastest ever underwater flow
NIWA and the UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) say that the flows travelled at speeds of up to 122km/hour – up to 50% faster than any other recorded. This new analysis, made possible by the NIWA-Nippon Foundation Tonga Eruption Seabed Mapping Project (TESMaP), comes after earlier results showed the eruption of Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai remobilised a staggering 10km3 ...
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Tire Stewardship B.C. Helps Fund Ocean Legacy Foundation Work
In 2022 alone, Ocean Legacy cleaned up over 2,000 scrap tyres from a small island off the Sunshine Coast.“We are responsible for the tyre recycling so we felt it was just a natural fit, and really just an obligation on our part to fund the work that Ocean Legacy is doing,” said Tire Stewardship B.C. executive director Rosemary Sutton.Ocean Legacy works to remove foam-filled tyres from ...
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World Oceans Day 2023 - Planet Ocean: tides are changing
We live on a blue planet. That is why, since 2008, we have been celebrating World Oceans Day every 8 June. Today, under the theme “Ocean planet: tides are changing,” it is essential to remember their important role in our lives. The oceans are the lungs of our planet, producing 50% of the oxygen and absorbing 30% of the carbon dioxide produced. They are an essential source of food ...
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IBM launches RFP to help accelerate global water management solutions for vulnerable populations
IBM will support projects that can help improve access to safe drinking water for all, improve water quality by reducing pollution, increase water-use efficiency, protect and restore water-related ecosystems, increase sanitation management, and reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity. This year's RFP will have representatives from Water.org and United Nations ...
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Ocean Motion Technologies is selected for TEAMER Request for Technical Support (RFTS 6)
Through the support from the TEAMER RFTS 1 and RFTS 2, OMT has set up WEC-SIM models and produced preliminary results on power output. The current application aims to request for technical support following a wave tank test in order to bridge the gap between simulation and small-scale experimentation. These efforts will aid OMT's ongoing DOE SBIR Phase II Project which will result in a field ...
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Water treatment projects including reuse systems are on the rise
Environmental experts and water treatment companies have long emphasised the importance of wastewater reuse in protecting the oceans and reducing the consumption of over-exploited freshwater sources. Finally, implementers of such projects are beginning to heed this advice and are adding a reuse phase to their treatment plants, which costs less than the environmental impact of its implementation. ...
By Salher
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Oceaneering Chooses Bluebotics Navigation Technology For New Product Lines
“Our goal is to unlock the full potential of mobile robotics and enable widespread adoption in all industries,” said Henny Bouwmeester, Vice President and General Manager of Oceaneering Mobile Robotics. “To achieve this, our technology offering needs to be accessible, easy-to-use, and flexible to accommodate our client’s needs. “BlueBotics, with its proven ...
By BlueBotics
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Deep Ocean Engineering, Inc. wishes Happy Holidays!
The holiday season is approaching! It's that time of the year to take a short break and enjoy some good food and spend time with loved ones. We at Deep Ocean will be doing this, as our doors will be closed from Nov. 22 to Nov. 26 and Dec. 20 to Jan. 2. We hope everyone has a great holiday season! ...
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New Passive Acoustic Monitoring Framework to Help Safeguard Marine Resources During Offshore Wind Development
NOAA Fisheries and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) have developed a new framework for monitoring underwater sounds. Published today in Frontiers in Marine Science, the guidelines are designed to help safeguard marine resources as wind energy development expands in U.S. waters. The framework provides holistic recommendations for offshore wind stakeholders nationwide to ...
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Kids make seaweed biomaterials at the ULUU Lab
High-achieving Perth students from Year 5 and 6 visited us at the Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre (IOMRC) to make a special type of seaweed biomaterial and learn more about ULUU. The students are part of this year’s Primary Extension and Challenge (PEAC) program, hosted by the University of Western Australia (UWA) under the leadership of Dr James Hehre, Operations Manager at IOMRC. To ...
By ULUU
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Climate Change Widespread, Rapid, and Intensifying - IPCC Report
Scientists are observing changes in the Earth's climate in every region and across the whole climate system, according to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report, released today. Many of the changes observed in the climate are unprecedented in thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of years, and some of the changes already set in motion-such as continued sea level ...
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New report shows slowdown in mangrove losses - providing a last best chance for global action to protect coastal forests
Today the Global Mangrove Alliance released their inaugural report, The State of the World’s Mangroves, a compilation of the most current information available on what we know about mangrove forests and what’s being done to reverse the downward trends impacting the forests and the local communities who depend on them. Due primarily to human-caused deforestation, some 4.3% of ...
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Seattle company developing breakthrough appraoch to recharging underwater vehicles
Oscilla Power, Inc. is proud to announce the receipt of a $200k grant from the US DOE to further develop technology that enables autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) to recharge themselves using ocean waves. In this Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) project, Oscilla Power will collaborate with Lockheed Martin, through their Rotary and Mission Systems group, to explore how this ...
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Raymetrics participates in ASKOS Aeolus CAL/VAL Campaign
Raymetrics #eVeLidar lidar operates in Cape Verde in operation for the @ESA wind satellite Aeolus ALADIN onboard ESA-Aeolus satellite mission, is a Doppler Wind Lidar (DWL) operating in the ultraviolet region of the spectrum (355 nm), implemented in a transceiver configuration, and tilted 35° from nadir in order to provide line-of-sight wind profiles. It is also a High Spectral Resolution ...
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New Technology from Innovasea Lets Researchers Retrieve Fish Tracking Data from Shore Using an AUV
Innovasea, a global leader in technologically advanced aquatic solutions for aquaculture and fish tracking, today announced groundbreaking new technology that will enable fish researchers to retrieve their field data from shore. The technological breakthrough comes in the form of a new module for Teledyne’s G3 Gliders that allows the autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) to be dispatched ...
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