Fugro Expands Seafloor Mapping Scope for Florida’s Coastal Resilience Project
.Building on its previous award of 14,000 square kilometers of airborne lidar data for the FSMI, Fugro is now conducting vessel-based surveys across 42,000 square kilometers offshore Florida.This new data acquisition campaign covers five of the six Florida DEP program regions, including the entire Atlantic Coast, the Florida Keys and portions of the Gulf Coast.Initially launched in the fourth quarter of 2024 with a single survey vessel, the project has rapidly scaled to a multivessel operation.Fugro is conducting 65% of the FSMI’s vessel-based program. Data collection is expected to be completed
Editorial : Inside the Power of Newfoundland & Labrador
Earlier this year I was invited to St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador, to discover how the cumulative maritime, offshore energy and subsea industries have developed. I have a fairly long, nearly 20-year relationship traveling north of New York City, up the Atlantic coast of North America to its easternmost point and finding what is arguably one of the nicest, one of the heartiest and one of the most innovative populations per capita in the world.It had been many years since I last made the trek to St. John’s – but to be fair the Covid years put a hold on many trips –
Venterra Geoscience On Call for Nova Scotia’s Offshore Wind
Venterra Group, the global offshore wind services company, has secured a contract to assess metocean data collection needs that will assist with offshore wind farm development off Canada's Atlantic Coast.Amidst a surge in interest in offshore wind power, Canada hopes to harness its expansive wind resources to fulfil its clean energy and climate ambitions, with Nova Scotia planning to offer seabed leases for up to an equivalent of 5 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030.Venterra Group’s specialized unit Venterra Geoscience, with its track record of international consultancy, will collate
Mark's Epic Journey: 268 Days 1643 Hours, 6,800 Miles in a Kayak
States.In doing so, he becomes the first person to solo kayak the ‘Greater Loop’ circuit, beginning (and ending) in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and traversing the Great Lakes, the Illinois, the Mississippi, the Tennessee and Tombigbee Rivers, before hitting the Gulf of Mexico and heading up the Atlantic Coast.A smiling, but understandably exhausted Fuhrmann, stepped out of his kayak – possibly for the last time – greeting well-wishers with the memorable line “can I get a beer please?” As it transpired, he got more than one.The Canadian native, who relocated to Oslo, Norway
Alliance Says No Link Between Offshore Wind Surveys and Mammal Deaths
along New Jersey's coastline since December 5, prompting concern that they are related to offshore wind development in the region.The Alliance says it aims to address misconceptions that offshore wind geoscience surveys have contributed to marine mammal deaths on New Jersey’s shore and the Atlantic Coast. The letter claims there is no link between seismic and other geoscience surveys for offshore wind projects and recent marine mammal deaths and includes historical evidence showing that geoscience surveys have been conducted extensively for over six decades around the world without any direct
Underwater Noise is a Threat to Marine Life
in Japan.Despite these vocal adaptations, noise can negatively affect animals’ feeding behavior and increase physiological stress. Research found that a reduction in shipping following the 9/11 terrorist attacks led to a six decibel drop in noise levels in the Bay of Fundy on Canada’s Atlantic coast. This coincided with lower levels of physiological stress detected in North Atlantic right whales when researchers measured stress hormones from floating whale faeces.The COVID-19 lockdowns also led to previously busy waterways being used more frequently by large marine animals. For example,
How Do Floating Wind Turbines Work?
forward on a plan to develop the nation’s first floating offshore wind farms. On Dec. 7, 2022, the federal government auctioned off five lease areas about 20 miles off the California coast to companies with plans to develop floating wind farms. The bids were lower than recent leases off the Atlantic coast, where wind farms can be anchored to the seafloor, but still significant, together exceeding US$757 million.So, how do floating wind farms work?Three main ways to float a turbineA floating wind turbine works just like other wind turbines – wind pushes on the blades, causing the rotor to
West Africa’s Oceans at Risk Because of a Lack of Monitoring
The West African Canary Current extends along the north-west African coast, from the northern Atlantic coast of Morocco to Guinea-Bissau. It’s a hotspot for changes in the oceans driven by climate change. These include rising temperatures, ocean acidification and ocean deoxygenation. All affect marine life on multiple levels.The current is one of the world’s most productive ocean ecosystems, a consequence of the upwelling of cold and nutrient-rich waters. Ecosystems like this provide around 20% of global fish catches and support livelihoods in coastal communities.From 2016 -2019, we worked
Marine Power Systems, WavEC to Deploy Modular Floating Wind System in Portugal
;Marco Alves, CEO at WavEC commented, “For many years now, WavEC (and Portugal) has been a leader in promoting marine renewable energies, both from technology and market development standpoints. We always welcome companies to test and demonstrate their technologies in an open deep-water Atlantic coast environment as the one in Viana do Castelo. We look forward to working with MPS on the deployment of their technology, providing support in licensing and consenting, environmental monitoring and impact assessment, performance assessment, and engaging with the supply chain.&rdquo
February 2025
