OPT Sends Off WAM-V USV for Indo-Pacific Operations
operation, while deploying a simulated survey payload."This is a great milestone for OPT. The vastness of the Pacific Ocean makes this an important capability for our customers.“This design enables the WAM-V to conduct prolonged operations inclusive of survey, maritime security, and/or environmental research with a complex array of above and below the waterline sensing capability,” said Philipp Stratmann, CEO of OPT
OSIL Launches "Beach Buoys" for Water Quality Monitoring
; for environmental water quality monitoring.Beach Buoys provide real-time, automated water quality monitoring for open water sites, helping organizations maintain safe water conditions while reducing operational costs.The buoys are designed for ensuring regulatory compliance, scientific environmental research, preventative monitoring, and public health protection. They enable municipalities, research institutions, and industries such as aquaculture, wastewater management, and desalination plants to track critical water parameters remotely.Equipped with advanced sensors (measuring parameters including
The World’s Most Powerful Ocean Current Could Slow by 2050
theory was that warming oceans around Antarctica should cause the ACC to speed up.Although recent research has shown that the ACC’s strength hasn’t changed significantly, the impact of Antarctica’s melting ice is less well understood by the science.The new study, published in Environmental Research Letters, has found that the ACC is likely to slow down by up to 20% in 2050 if high carbon emissions continue.“We analyzed a state-of-the-art model projection of the global ocean, created by colleagues at the University of New South Wales, which finds that the key driver of this slowdown
NOAA Scientist Dismissals Spark Protests
. The initiative has called for NOAA’s downsizing, arguing that it plays a central role in what it describes as the “climate change alarm industry” and poses a threat to economic growth.As protests continue, concerns mount over the future of NOAA and its role in public safety and environmental research.(Reuters
Warming Predictions Point to Need for Adaption as well as Decarbonization
an incredibly powerful tool for reducing uncertainty in future projections. It learns from the many climate model simulations that already exist, but its predictions are then further refined by real-world observations," said Barnes.A second new paper from Barnes and Diffenbaugh, published in Environmental Research Letters with co-author Sonia Seneviratne of ETH-Zurich, suggests many regions including South Asia, the Mediterranean, Central Europe and parts of sub-Saharan Africa will surpass 3 degrees Celsius of warming by 2060 in a scenario in which emissions continue to increase – sooner than
Using Ocean Robots to Dive into Offshore Wind Farm Wake Effects
air translates to the ocean.PELAgIO - impacts of offshore windfarmsThe glider deployment is one part of the PELAgIO (Physics-to-Ecosystem Level Assessment of Impacts of Offshore Windfarms) project, led by Prof Beth Scott of the University of Aberdeen, and funded through the UK’s National Environmental Research Council (NERC) in the Ecological Consequences of Offshore Wind (ECOWind) research programme.Dr Charlotte Williams a physical oceanographer is leading the fieldwork for NOC to capture data on how windfarms might be impacting the marine environment using gliders and moorings.Dr Michela De Dominicis&
BRIX Marine Building Research Vessel for Long Island Sound Study
Port Angeles, Wash. aluminum boatbuilder BRIX Marine announced it will build a new catamaran research vessel designed for year-round environmental research along Connecticut’s coast. Commissioned by the Long Island Sound Study (LISS), the vessel will play a key role in marine and water quality research, expanding on the work of the RV John Dempsey, which has been active in the area since 1990.Built for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP), the new vessel will gather critical data to support efforts in understanding and protecting Long Island Sound’s
Italy Oyster Farmers Dream of Pearls from Warming Mediterranean
seas that lap the western Italian mainland, said Salvatore Giacobbe, professor of ecology at the University of Messina.It is the latest in a succession of alien warm-water species to enter the Mediterranean as it heats up due to climate change.Manuela Falautano, a scientist at the Italian environmental research and protection institute ISPRA, said this trend had seen "an exponential increase" in the last decade.Some of these species are aggressive and disrupt delicate ecosystems. In a few cases, such the spotted puffer fish and the scorpion fish, they are also dangerous to humans.The 2
Global Maritime Tapped to Support Floating Wind Project
Ørsted, Simply Blue Group and Subsea7, to provide engineering services for the PREDICT 2.0 project.The PREDICT 2.0 initiative is a collaboration between the Salamander Offshore Wind Farm, a proposed 100 MW floating project and the University of the Highlands and Islands’ (UHI) Environmental Research Institute and the University of Aberdeen and is designed to develop a better understanding of fish migration patterns.Salamander Offshore Wind Farm, in partnership with UHI is deploying environmental monitoring equipment alongside its metocean survey; as part of this an echosounder will be
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