Venterra Geoscience On Call for Nova Scotia’s Offshore Wind
a contract to assess metocean data collection needs that will assist with offshore wind farm development off Canada's Atlantic Coast.Amidst a surge in interest in offshore wind power, Canada hopes to harness its expansive wind resources to fulfil its clean energy and climate ambitions, with Nova Scotia planning to offer seabed leases for up to an equivalent of 5 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030.Venterra Group’s specialized unit Venterra Geoscience, with its track record of international consultancy, will collate existing metocean data, identify critical gaps, and recommend optimised
Mark's Epic Journey: 268 Days 1643 Hours, 6,800 Miles in a Kayak
and a journey of almost 6,800 miles, 65-year-old Mark Fuhrmann has completed his epic “Reverse the Bad” charity expedition across Canada and the United States.In doing so, he becomes the first person to solo kayak the ‘Greater Loop’ circuit, beginning (and ending) in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and traversing the Great Lakes, the Illinois, the Mississippi, the Tennessee and Tombigbee Rivers, before hitting the Gulf of Mexico and heading up the Atlantic Coast.A smiling, but understandably exhausted Fuhrmann, stepped out of his kayak – possibly for the last time – greeting
Marine Telemetry: Shedding Light Below the Waves
.Innovasea is also working on a novel type of fish tracking—tag-less detection technology that combines “optical cameras, imaging sonar and artificial intelligence to detect, count and classify fish in real time,” according to a recent blog post. Recent testing at White Rock Dam in Nova Scotia monitored alewife migration patterns and resulted in a strong efficacy rate.Additional Innovasea projects include tracking sharks along human-populated coastlines and beaches to provide real-time data of shark activity to lifeguards and monitoring fish activity within marine protected areas (MPAs)
North American Lobster Industry Confronts 'Ropeless' Traps After Whale Entanglements
whales)."Since the start of the year, four North Atlantic Right Whales have been injured after getting entangled in fishing rope, according to government data, including one filmed in North Carolina trailing a pair of lobster traps that U.S. authorities believe came from the Canadian province of Nova Scotia hundreds of miles away.Such entanglements have killed at least nine North Atlantic Right Whales since 2017, making it the second biggest cause of death behind strikes from boats and ships, according to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.That is a large number, given there
Canada: Tidal Energy Firm Says Enters Bankruptcy as Regulatory Hurdles Derail Planned Project
Sustainable Marine Energy (Canada) Ltd, which describes itself as Canada’s most successful tidal energy company, has been placed into voluntary bankruptcy and appointed Deloitte Restructuring Inc. as trustee.The company, which proved out its technology and delivered power to Nova Scotia’s grid, said Monday it had not been able to secure the authorizations it had required or agree a viable path forward with Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) that would enable it to deliver its flagship demonstration project at the Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) tidal energy demonstration site
Kraken Wins $50+ Million Contract for Royal Canadian Navy Minehunting
Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) program, which includes options for additional equipment, spare parts, training, and technical support.Under the program, Kraken will deliver remote minehunting and disposal systems to His Majesty’s Royal Canadian Navy on the East Coast (located in Halifax, Nova Scotia) and the West Coast (located in Esquimalt, British Columbia). The RMDS consists of two classes of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs): Light Weight AUVs and Operator Portable AUVs, all of which will be equipped with Kraken’s AquaPix synthetic aperture sonar. The RMDS also includes a number
BMT's Off-grid Project Enabling Rural Electrification in Canada
increasing engagement poses its own set of challenges - incorporating technical, regulatory, social and economic elements”, added Byrtus.BMT's project partner Sustainable Marine Energy’s (SME) Chief Executive Officer Jason Hayman commented about its collaboration with BMT and the Nova Scotia testing:“The energy transition is picking up speed and it's great to see a growing uptake of renewables. This can be challenging for island and coastal communities, and we think that new sources of renewable energy like tidal can offer a highly predictable and reliable power profile
Insights from the 50th International Congress of Maritime Museums
have become a primary focus, museums have the added challenge of sharing the urgency of marine conservation while engaging and educating through storytelling and immersive experiences. How do they do it all at once?The International Congress of Maritime Museums (ICMM) was recently held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to tackle this assignment. The gathering was special, achieving multiple historical markers simultaneously as the first since the pandemic, the 50th Congress since its formal inception in 1972, and coinciding with the 500th anniversary of the return of Ferdinand Magellan’s fleet from circumnavig
Q&A: Growing Blue Economy Opportunities for US Exporters in Canada
. The governments of Canada are working to transform traditional blue industries like fisheries, tourism, and shipping to address unsustainable practices, and encouraging new technologies and emerging sectors like wave and tidal energy. Canada’s North Atlantic coastline, particularly Halifax, Nova Scotia, is emerging as a hotspot for blue economy research, investment, and innovation.U.S. suppliers may also take advantage of Canada’s highly skilled pool of talent in research and development in the area of ocean technologies through several state-of-the-art organizations, including Oceans
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