CalWave to Provide Wave Energy Tech for British Columbia Project
make an informed decision on full project buildout.Located on Nootka Island, just off the west coast of Vancouver Island, Yuquot is the traditional home of the MMFN.It was also the site of first contact between European explorers and Indigenous peoples on the west coast of North America, when Captain James Cook moored his ship in Nootka Sound in 1778.The community existed for thousands of years as a center of fish and fur trading until the late-20th century, when almost all residents were forced to relocate to Vancouver Island.Now, the MMFN is working to reclaim their land, rebuild their community, and
Sonardyne Helps Study Ocean Currents for Climate Insights
, giving the researchers a detailed comparison between the two locations. Deployed for up to 10 years, this will allow them to measure changes in the speed and strength of the AMOC, which will provide crucial data to inform climate predictions.The north-east Atlantic instrument was deployed from the RRS James Cook during the Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Program (OSNAP) research cruise, jointly led by SAMS and the National Oceanography Center (NOC) in August. The western instrument was deployed by SAMS oceanographer Dr Sam Jones during a cruise on board the RV Meteor, led by the German marine
$56m Allocated to Refurbish Three British Research Ships
to explore the world's oceans.Babcock’s International Rosyth shipyard was recently awarded $56 million by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to maintain its fleet of scientific research vessels – including the RRS Discovery, RRS James Cook and RRS Sir David Attenborough. RRS Discovery will be the first to undergo a refit at Babcock’s Rosyth facility in Fife, Scotland.During this refit, RRS Discovery will be in drydock to allow the maintenance team access to clean the hull and propulsion equipment, which will help to lower fuel
NOC Scheduled for 31 Science Expeditions in 2023
The National Oceanography Center (NOC), home to RRS James Cook and RRS Discovery, is managing 31 global research missions in 2023.This will include missions to the Bay of Biscay where NOC’s Marine Autonomous Robotic Systems team will be trialling its fleet of AUV’s and gliders to test autonomous ocean research capabilities, an expedition to quantify deep sea ecosystem resilience in the Pacific, and a research mission to Norway to study the role nitrogen plays in Arctic biogeochemistry.Previous expeditions include the DY158 expedition which took place earlier this year and circumnavigated
Babcock Wins £45 Million Contract to Maintain UK Research Vessels
.6 million) contract to maintain its fleet of three scientific research vessels.The initial three-year contract, announced by U.K. Industry and Maritime Minister Nusrat Ghani earlier this month, will see the large oceanographic and polar research vessels RRS Sir David Attenborough, RRS Discovery and RRS James Cook dock at Babcock’s state-of-the-art facilities in Rosyth, Scotland, for programmed maintenance and upgrade work. The deal includes an option for an additional two years.Babcock Rosyth holds a number of major build and maintenance contracts, including the Type 31 frigate newbuild program as
How AI Can Help Protect the Oceans
Research Fellow, UWA Oceans Institute, The University of Western AustraliaAhmed Elagali, Research associate, The University of Western AustraliaJulie Robidart, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, UWA Oceans Institute, The University of Western AustraliaKate Marie Quigley, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, James Cook University(Source: The Conversation
NOC: Advancing Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
vent in the Mid-Cayman Rise, and with Autosub 6000 we've also done mapping of the Whittard Canyon. If you look at the UK and go to the southwest, there's a shelf break where it drops from 200 to 4,000 meters. Through these canyon structures we were using Autosub 6000 along with a deep ROV and James Cook, the ship, to multi-beam the side of the canyon. Traditionally with an AUV you just look down. But in this case we changed the AUV to the side, and we were navigating a really complex terrain and getting really good imagery of the sides of Whittard Canyon.Using the metrics of your choice, give
From Protecting National Sovereignty to Protecting the Reef
. Today, on International Women in Engineering Day, the AIMS Team Leader for Technology Development Engineering shares her unique journey.Growing up in a third-generation farming family near the small settlement of El Arish in north Queensland, Melanie Olsen thought engineers were train drivers.When a James Cook University engineering lecturer visited her small rural high school with a quad helicopter, Mel knew she’d found her career path and studied computer systems engineering at James Cook University.She was accepted into the Defense Material Organization (now Capability Acquisition and Sustainment
Gliders Probe Huge Iceberg's Impact on Penguin Island's Ecosystem
the same size as the Scottish island of Mull.“Many of these icebergs could still go in and scour large areas of the seabed,” he said. “They could become lodged in bays or obstruct routes of penguins out to their feeding grounds.”The science and engineering team are on the RRS James Cook operated by NOC. (Photo: Povl Abrahamsen / BAS)Scientists with the BAS and Britain’s National Oceanography Center said they were launching two 1.5-meter-long submersible gliders to gather evidence of how the freshwater melting off the ice is affecting the surrounding seawater.The battery-powered
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