Planting the Seeds of Inspiration: Eelgrass Restoration
, numerous trials of his method are being tested in waters around the country that are showing promise.He believes his Uncle Gill would be pleased with what he is doing. Ironically, his uncle was a frogman in World War II. He would wear a scuba suit and go underwater to pull mines out of the English Channel to protect citizens. Today his nephew is doing the same to save Long Island’s water and the planet.“I’m quite sure my Uncle Gill, father, and grandmother who’s also passed are all still with me every step of the way. Their teaching has navigated me till this day
PML: 20 Years of Data Shows Declining Ocean Productivity Around UK
Land, examined satellite data spanning 1997 to 2018 and found that, after a brief period of increasing productivity in the late 1990s and early 2000s, primary production declined steadily across much of the region, particularly in north-west European coastal waters, the Irish Sea, North Sea, western English Channel and parts of the Norwegian Sea.The research links these declines primarily to changes in sea surface temperature and mixed layer depth, which are key physical properties that control how nutrients and light are distributed in the upper ocean. “While the ocean may appear to be one
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Study Records Zooplankton Transporting Microplastics to the Deep Sea
and food concentrations. In other words: beads, fibers and fragments all moved through the gut at similar speeds, and feeding conditions did not significantly slow or accelerate plastic throughput. By combining these measurements with realistic estimates of copepod abundance in the western English Channel – one of the most highly studied bodies of water in the world - the team calculated that copepods could be driving microplastic fluxes on the order of about 271 particles per cubic meter of seawater per day, in that region.Up to now, many large-scale computer models of microplastic transport
UKHO Partners with Shom to Launch International S-100 Sea Trials Program
deployed aboard ferry, defense and commercial shipping vessels. S-100 sea trials underway Since August 2025, the UKHO has been working with Raymarine and DFDS to deploy an S-100 ECDIS aboard the Stena Vinga ferry for navigation from Portsmouth on the south coast of England, across the English Channel to St. Helier in Jersey. These initial trials are being supported by Portsmouth International Port and Ports of Jersey, who are providing new, high-fidelity bathymetric data to create S-100 data layers. The international cross-border trial will follow a route from St. Helier to Saint-Malo
Billions in Lost Treasure: How Modern Technology Is Revealing Hidden Riches from the Depths!
hidden here as well.The Atlantic Ocean off of the east coast of the United States has long been known for its treasure hunting activity. Explorers come to search wrecked ships like the SS Central America and merchant vessels lost during World War II that have come aground there. Additionally English Channel and Mediterranean Sea waters were heavily trafficked by merchant and military vessels for centuries - both providing prime hunting grounds.Estimating the Total Treasure Recovered Since WWIIWhile it is impossible to precisely determine the total treasure recovered since World War II, treasure
How Do You Build Tunnels and Bridges Underwater?
through the ground, removing the excavated material out behind it. Done with care, this method can successfully build a tunnel through the ground beneath a body of water that can then be lined and reinforced.Engineers used this method to build the Chunnel, for instance, a railway tunnel beneath the English Channel that connects England and France.While modern machinery is quite advanced, this method of construction started about 200 years ago with the tunneling shield. Initially, these were temporary support structures that provided a safe space from which workers could excavate. New temporary structures
Prysmian Commissions Inter-Array Cable System at French Offshore Wind Farm
Prysmian Group has commissioned the inter-array cable system for the Fécamp offshore wind farm, located in the English Channel, offshore France.The Fécamp offshore wind farm is composed of 71 wind turbines with a total capacity of nearly 500MW.It will be able to generate clean electricity equivalent to the power needs of over 770,000 people.Prysmian had secured this project in 2020 with a contract awarded by EDF Renewables and its partners.Asso.subsea was contracted by Prysmian Group to execute the seabed preparation, installation and protection works for the cables. The company completed
MTR100: Subsea Batteries
years ago to reduce emissions and costs and boost operational flexibility. The self-contained, battery-powered ROV can operate for extended periods of time without being recovered to surface.RS Aqua’s batteries were recently put on SEABER’s YUCO micro-ROV when it successfully crossed the English Channel in less than eight hours. Credit: SEABER FR.Earlier this year, Verlume’s seabed battery intelligent energy storage system, Halo, was deployed as part of the Renewables for Subsea Power project in Scotland. The system enables AUVs to dock, recharge batteries, upload data and receive new
First Underwater Drone Crossing of the English Channel
Earlier this year, the YUCO became the first micro–Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) to successfully cross the English Channel from Folkestone, England, to Wissant, France. The crossing, a partnership between RS Aqua and SEABER, took less than 8 hours.The AUV measures just under one meter long and weighs 10 kg, small but mighty enough to battle its way through the highly variable weather conditions and strong currents in the Channel – also considered to be one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world.To maintain accurate navigation and keep the mission on track, the YUCO
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