US Invests $3.9 Million for Ocean-based Climate Resilience Accelerators
, Seaworthy Collective, $249,848.HawaiiHITIDE Studio: Guiding the Commercialization Voyage of Ocean-Based Climate Resilient Technologies, University of Hawaii, $250,000.LouisianaCLIMATEx Accelerator Program, The Idea Village, Inc., $250,000.MaineOceanVista: Advancing Ocean Data for Climate Resilience, Gulf of Maine Research Institute, $250,000.MassachusettsVentureWell Ocean-Based Climate Resilience Accelerator, VentureWell, $249,810.Accelerating Climate & Ocean Resilience with Bluetech Innovation, SeaAhead, Inc., $249,299.Accelerating Resilience: Linking Research, Industry, and the Public Across the
Floating Offshore Wind: New Seascape, New Challenges
that are wide enough to avoid any turbine-cable risks. The group is confident that these wide passageways will be set. Another concern, although admittedly more remote, is that a turbine breaks free and becomes a hazard in a fairway. AWO is following developments on both the West Coast and the Gulf of Maine
ASL Hires Chawarski as Biological Oceanographer
studies of aquatic ecosystems.Previous to his appointment at ASL, Chawarski completed a Masters in Marine Biology at the University of Maine. During his studies he designed experiments to investigate the effects of marine protected areas (MPAs) on the recovery of groundfish stocks in the Gulf of Maine. He trained in acoustic analysis and provided new insights into the spatial distribution of herring spawning in inshore waters of Maine. Soon after completing his Masters, Chawarski attended Memorial University of Newfoundland where he is currently completing his doctorate in Fisheries Science
NCCOS Awards $1.7M to Support Habitat Connectivity Research in National Marine Sanctuaries
Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, and Integrated Statistics received $163,000 to evaluate how highly migratory and protected species (including cetaceans, fishes, pinnipeds, seabirds, and turtles) are using a network of state and Federal MPAs in the Gulf of Maine, and how their use intersects with human use in the same regions. Understanding the benefits of existing MPAs to species at risk will inform recommendations for potential new or expanded MPAs, advancing the scientific understanding needed to protect coastal and ocean resources, and ensure their
Ocearch Launches 41st White Shark Research Expedition
is a summer aggregation site for the white shark. But not all white sharks in the Northwest Atlantic spend their summers off Cape Cod. "A large component migrates as far north as Newfoundland and the Grand Banks, where prey species also abound. In between, the productive waters of the Gulf of Maine support the movements of white sharks, but to what degree these sharks use the Gulf is not well understood. So for our research this summer, we are returning to Nantucket and Cape Cod, and exploring the Gulf off New Hampshire, in our quest to understand the complete life cycle of the white shark
INTERVIEW: Rutgers University Uses Slocum Glider for Ocean Acidification Study
summer on the shelf. And so that mixing acts to really just kind of mitigate ocean acidification on the shelf. So the organisms can then maybe breathe a sigh of relief in the fall when that happens. Now we've expanded it in space through this new project. So we'll have gliders flying in the Gulf of Maine. And then in the North Mid-Atlantic bight and the South Mid-Atlantic bight, and that's really going to just allow us to better understand properties, and different water masses and kind of see what the source waters are doing and how they're feeding in to different parts of the region
Offshore Wind Could Bring In $1.7B to U.S. Treasury by 2022
parts of New Jersey, as well as California and the Carolinas, could be auctioned for commercial leases as early as this year as well as in 2021. Such leasing could support 28 GW of offshore wind development and generate $1.2 billion in U.S. Treasury revenue. Other auctions for lease areas in the Gulf of Maine and areas in California could happen in 2022 and would generate an additional $500 million in U.S. Treasury revenue, the report has found.$166 Billion investment by 2035Significant capital investment is expected to be made to support offshore wind activities in the U.S. Per the report
MBARI Works at Unlocking Ocean Biology
chemistries that could identify the harmful algae. But, from the start, “Chris's idea was to forget the samples and put the lab in the ocean, sending only the data back,” says Dr. Birch. “A ‘first generation’ ESP was a beta-type robot that was deployed once in the Gulf of Maine to show that it would work, which it did.”Then came a Second Generation (2G) ESP, which fits into the size of a 50-gallon drum. One was deployed in about 2006 in Monterey Bay and the design has since been licensed for commercialization to McLane Research Laboratories in Falmouth, Mass.
Study: How Changes in Shipping Patterns Affect Whales
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Southwest Fisheries Science Center. There she developed models to map the spatial distribution of many ocean species, helping the U.S. Navy plan training exercises so that they minimized impacts on marine life.On the East Coast, since the Gulf of Maine is warming faster than most of the world’s oceans, whale feeding patterns and distributions are changing. As water temperatures rise, some whales are moving farther north to find food. These changes could expose them to new risks, including increased ship strike risk. The locations