Mark's Epic Journey: 268 Days 1643 Hours, 6,800 Miles in a Kayak
trip anytime soon!” Fuhrmann, who also completed a charity kayak from Oslo to Athens, Greece in 2017, says the last leg of the journey was arguably the toughest of all. He had to navigate through 23 days of continuous fog, tackle extreme tides and currents – particularly in the Bay of Fundy – and struggled to find anywhere to pitch his tent on the rocky, treacherous coastline.“Some evenings I had to drag my kayak up three or four metres of rock inclines, while others I was lucky enough to sleep on moored lobster vessels. There were some challenging waves too, as well
North American Lobster Industry Confronts 'Ropeless' Traps After Whale Entanglements
lobstermen contacted by Reuters agreed to be interviewed.Canadian troubleIn 2017, North Atlantic Right Whales began showing up in numbers in an unusual spot, Canada’s Gulf of St. Lawrence, east of where they normally would be seen.Scientists say the shift from the usual summer destination of the Bay of Fundy was due to new currents, driven by climate change, that had pushed the whales’ food – small crustaceans called copepods – in that direction.The result was tragic for the whales. Feeding in the midst of the Gulf’s busy shipping lanes and active snow crab and lobster fisheries
Canada: Tidal Energy Firm Says Enters Bankruptcy as Regulatory Hurdles Derail Planned Project
;"Because of this, Sustainable Marine is not able to meet its obligations to its project financing partners," Sustainable Marine Energy (Canada) Ltd.Last year, Sustainable Marine said it had become "he first firm in the world to successfully harness the enormous tidal currents in the Bay of Fundy and sell power to Nova Scotia’s grid using its innovative floating in-stream tidal platform (PLAT-I)."The achievement, the company said, marked a significant milestone both for the company and Canada’s broader marine energy ambitions, demonstrating that the immense tidal energy
Underwater Noise is a Threat to Marine Life
the remote Ogasawara Islands 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
Tidal Energy System Powers Up in Nova Scotia
and fight climate change by harvesting clean energy from the waters around them,” said Jason Hayman, CEO of Sustainable Marine, the company behind the operation. “We have the potential to revolutionize the Atlantic power grid entirely by tapping into the resource available to us at the Bay of Fundy and we are committed to working collaboratively with our provincial and federal government partners to ensure alignment and remove barriers so we can accelerate the deployment of these technologies and help to transform the electricity system for the Maritimes and deliver the region’s net-zero
Renewable Energy: First Floating Tidal Power Delivered to Nova Scotia Grid
Sustainable Marine said it has successfully harnessed the tidal currents in Canada’s Bay of Fundy, delivering the first floating in-stream tidal power to Nova Scotia’s grid.Nova Scotia has allocated circa 30MW of capacity via demonstration permits and berths at FORCE (Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy) for developers to demonstrate their energy generation prowess. “Achieving ‘first power’ to the grid from our new platform in Grand Passage signals a real inflection point for our business,” said Jason Hayman, CEO, Sustainable Marine. “It crystalizes
Sustainable Marine Preps to Feed Tidal Energy into Nova Scotia Grid
Sustainable Marine is poised to push the button and feed zero emission electricity generated from the tidal flows in the Bay of Fundy into the Nova Scotia grid, an achievement that follows several months of intense activity in the Bay of Fundy by Sustainable Marine’s Canadian, British and German team, supported by an international network of supply chain partners.After laying a 1km underwater cable in late January, the firm subsequently connected its PLAT-I 6.4 tidal energy system to a purpose-built substation, located on the shores of Grand Passage. Final inspections were conducted by Canada&rsqu
Sustainable Marine Ready to Deliver Tidal Energy in Early '22
in Nova Scotia as it will be the first floating tidal platform to connect directly into the power grid.”Click here to watch Jason Hayman's interview on the technology with Marine Technology TV.Sustain Marine said it has now successfully constructed an onshore electrical substation in the Bay of Fundy, designed to harness the untapped power from some of the world’s highest tides via the PLAT-I tidal energy platform – which is now installed and due to be grid-connected and generating energy by early 2022.“Nova Scotia was built with a pioneering and adventurous spirit taking
Atlantic Canada’s First Instream Tidal Energy Set for Delivery in Early 2022
Canada conference in Halifax this week. “This will be a significant milestone for marine energy in Nova Scotia as it will be the first floating tidal platform to connect directly into the power grid.”The firm has now successfully constructed an onshore electrical substation in the Bay of Fundy, which will harness the untapped power from some of the world’s highest tides via the PLAT-I tidal energy platform – which is now installed and due to be grid-connected and generating energy by early 2022.This news comes as Sustainable Marine ramps up capacity in the province, following
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