Greece to Spend 780 Million Euros to Protect Marine Biodiversity
Greece is pushing ahead with 21 initiatives worth 780 million euros ($830.9 million) to protect marine biodiversity and tackle coastal pollution, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday ahead of an international conference.Greece, which includes thousands of islands and which has the longest Mediterranean coastline of any littoral state, said last week it plans to create two marine parks, one in the Ionian Sea and one in the Aegean Sea, as part of the initiatives."Quietly but methodically, Greece is playing a leading role in the defence against dramatic climate changes, which are proven
All American Marine to Build Research Vessel for Cal Poly Humboldt
vessel is a 78’ x 26.7’ semi-displacement aluminum catamaran that was developed by Nic de Waal of Teknicraft Design in Auckland, New Zealand. The vessel will be inspected to U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Subchapter T standards and will operate as a multipurpose research vessel in the Near Coastal Waters of Northern California and Oregon, as well as Offshore on Ocean Routes. The vessel integrates the signature Teknicraft Design symmetrical and asymmetrical combined hull shape, bow wave piercer, and a patented dynamic hydrofoil-assisted hull design. The hull and hull components are designed
New Research Vessel Delivered to Thailand’s DMCR
Thailand’s Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) has taken delivery of a new state-of-the-art research vessel. Designed by Incat Crowther and built by Thai shipbuilder Seacrest Marine, the 25-meter catamaran will be used by the DMCR to patrol Thailand’s coastal environments and monitor the nation’s fisheries and marine resources.Based the Incat Crowther 25 design, the vessel has a range of innovative features and equipment to help its crew monitor and protect sensitive coastal areas while having minimal impact on the environment.Designed to accommodate 12 crew and 16
Coral Reefs Suffer Fourth Global Bleaching Event
will be non-existent at this temperature."This year's global bleaching event adds further weight to concerns among scientists that corals are in grave danger."A realistic interpretation is that we have crossed the tipping point for coral reefs," said ecologist David Obura, who heads Coastal Oceans Research and Development Indian Ocean East Africa from Mombasa, Kenya."They're going into a decline that we cannot stop, unless we really stop carbon dioxide emissions" that are driving climate change, Obura added.Coral reefs are estimated to provide some $2.7 trillion in goods
Artificial Submarine Curtains Won’t Save West Antarctica’s Retreating Glaciers
Some researchers have recently proposed the construction of artificial structures – submarine curtains or walls – to stop the warming ocean from getting to the most rapidly melting glaciers in West Antarctica.If effective, these interventions could save trillions of dollars in avoided coastal impacts.But such a large-scale operation in one of the most inaccessible places on Earth is estimated to cost US$50 billion–100 billion to build and another US$1 billion a year to maintain. It could also have negative impacts on the rest of the ice sheet and marine life in the Southern Ocean
Ocean Floor a Reservoir for Plastic Pollution
results also reveal that plastic mass clusters around continents - approximately half (46%) of the predicted plastic mass on the global ocean floor resides above 200 m depth. The ocean depths, from 200 m to as deep as 11,000 m contains the remainder of predicted plastic mass (54%).Although inland and coastal seas cover much less surface area than oceans (11% vs 56% out of the entire Earth’s area), these areas are predicted to hold as much plastic mass as does the rest of the ocean floor
USACE Survey & Mapping Employees Awarded for USV Innovation
travel at 16 knots and collects hydrographic survey data ─ measuring the physical features of bodies of water and adjacent land areas, including depth of water and configuration of the sea floor. This information is critical for planning, designing, constructing and monitoring the District’s many coastal-storm risk-management projects that reduce flood risk to shoreline communities in New York and New Jersey.District Commander Col. Alexander Young said, “I’m extremely proud of all employees contributing to this project. Their dedication, expertise and persistence has resulted in a true
CalWave to Provide Wave Energy Tech for British Columbia Project
CalWave, a California-based wave energy technology developer, has been selected as the technology provider for a wave energy project at Yuquot in British Columbia, with the Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation (MMFN).As a ‘first-of-a-kind’ (FOAK) wave energy project for coastal community microgrids, the MMFN project may serve as a blueprint for coastal communities along the North American Pacific Coast and around the world.The project is currently in a feasibility and design phase to gather all the necessary information for the MMFN to make an informed decision on full project buildout.Located
High-Risk Litter Zones Threaten North Atlantic Wildlife
plastic bags, bottles, wrappers, food containers and cutlery among the most common items found. These items are often transported far from their original source via a complex system of ocean currents, making this transboundary pollutant even more challenging to monitor and manage.Over 4,000 marine and coastal species are known to be affected in some way by marine plastic debris, with some species more sensitive to plastic pollution than others and therefore, at greater risk.This study assessed the risks of land-derived plastic litter to major groups of marine megafauna (seabirds, cetaceans, pinnipeds
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