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A new underwater trials site designed to accelerate UK marine autonomy and ocean…

Irish Consultancy Opens Its Doors for Offshore Wind, Subsea Markets
A new engineering design and commercial advisory company focused on offshore wind…

Norway Deploys New Deep-Sea Mapping AUV on First Expedition
Norway has launched the first expedition of a newly acquired autonomous underwater…

Global Governance Failing on Ocean Acidification and Food Security
A new study, launched during Our Oceans Conference being held in Mombasa, finds that…

ABS Fortifies Digital, Remote Support for Offshore Energy
The digitalization trend in offshore energy operations is hardly news, but the speed…

Breaking the Ice on Arctic Research
Deck machinery, such as winches, launch and recovery systems, and cranes, can transform…

OMS Confirms Ongoing Sea Acceptance Tests for USV Elite
OMS Group (OMS) provided an update on the ongoing Sea Acceptance Tests (SAT) for USV Elite…

TGS, SLB Launch 3D Seismic Survey in Brazil's Pelotas Basin
TGS and partner SLB have launched a multi-client 3D seismic survey in the Pelotas…

Coral Reef Rescue Underway
Researchers and rangers have deployed the first batch of aquaculture-reared young…

REV Ocean Launches Maiden Science Voyage to Support Marine Protection, Policy
REV Ocean has set out the details of its Maiden Voyage Science Program: ten partner…

Eni, Fincantieri to Advance Underwater Monitoring Technologies
Eni S.p.A and Fincantieri, through its subsidiary IDS – Ingegneria dei Sistemi, a…

Digging Deeper: Challenges and Trends in the Dredging Industry
Dredging, like all sectors of the maritime industry, is experiencing rapid evolution…
Technology Used in Seafloor Mapping/ImagingKnowing the depth of the seafloor and locating its hazards is of the main interest to shipping. The first maps were produced to identify the near-shore hazards and only in the nineteenth century sounding…
Evolution and Applications of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs)Unmanned underwater vehicles or UUVs are those machines that can operate underwater without a human on board. There are two different types of UUVs, those that need to be controlled by a human on board of a vessel…
The underwater exploration technology made it possible for humans to explore the undersea depths only within the past 50 years. Before this technology was invented, human kind had to rely on experienced divers, but even the most talented swimmer could only go as deep as 417 feet.
The seas and oceans have always represented one of the greatest challenges for the human kind. Nowadays, almost all countries admit the decisive role of oceans in climate and land systems, the importance of coasts, seas and oceans and their ecosystems for human health and welfare.
The two known main types of remote sensing and data gathering are: passive remote sensing and active remote sensing. The natural radiation that is emitted or reflected by the object or surrounding area is detected by the passive sensors. The…