Greensea IQ opens new service center in Miami
with invasive species transfer for its customers.“We are excited to bring EverClean’s proven benefits to more ship operators in Miami, Everglades and beyond,” said Rob Howard, Chief Growth Officer at Greensea IQ. “This expansion reinforces our commitment to our customers in South Florida by providing the additional resources needed to achieve the current and future economic and environmental goals of our customers.&rdquo
NOAA Unveils FLA Keys Marine Sanctuary Restoration Blueprint
,” said Nicole LeBoeuf, director of NOAA’s National Ocean Service. “It is our responsibility as stewards of this special place to address these impacts, including changing how we interact with our coral reefs and other nearshore habitats that wildlife — and the economies of South Florida — depend on. Together, we can make the Restoration Blueprint a path to success for the Florida Keys.”The sanctuary was established in 1990 by an act of Congress, and NOAA issued implementing regulations in 1997. NOAA manages the sanctuary in partnership with the State of Florida.
'Blue Economy' Target of Government Funding
. gener8tor Management, LLC: $13.4 million.VentureWell Ocean Enterprise Accelerator. National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance, Inc. (dba VentureWell): $13.5 million.The Continuum. Tampa Bay Wave, Seaworthy Collective, St. Petersburg Innovation District, Braid Theory, University of South Florida, Ocean Exchange, World Ocean Council: $13.9 million.Recommended awards will support the development of technologies and services that address all of the following topics:Ocean Renewable Energy to support the siting, construction, and operation of ocean renewable energy resources.Coastal and ocean
The Heroic Effort to Save Florida’s Coral Reef from Devastating Ocean Heat
feed on plankton, providing nutrients for their algae. The result of this symbiotic relationship is the coral’s ability to build a calcium carbonate skeleton and reefs that support nearly 25% of all marine life.Unfortunately, corals are very temperature sensitive, and the extreme ocean heat off South Florida, with some reef areas reaching temperatures in the 90s, has put them under extraordinary stress.When corals get too hot, they expel their symbiotic algae. The corals appear white – bleached – because their carbonate skeleton shows through their clear tissue that lack any colorful
Massive Bloom of Brown Seaweed Heads Toward Florida and the Caribbean
Ocean, 2023 could produce the largest bloom ever recorded. That’s bad news for destinations like Miami and Fort Lauderdale that will struggle to clean their shorelines. In 2022, Miami-Dade County spent US$6 million to clear sargassum from just four popular beaches.Sargassum isn’t new on South Florida beaches, but its rapid increase over the past decade indicates that some new factor – likely related to human actions – is affecting when and how it forms.In my work as a coastal scientist, I’ve watched these invasions become the new normal, choking beaches and turning clear
Brennan Named Director of NOAA’s National Hurricane Center
efficiency by issuing the best watches, warnings, forecasts and analyses of hazardous tropical weather and by increasing understanding of these hazards, enabling communities to be safe from tropical weather threats. The National Hurricane Center is co-located with the National Weather Service Miami-South Florida forecast office on the campus of Florida International University
MBARI to Transfer Research Vessel to Florida Institute of Oceanography
MBARI revealed plans to grant its 25-year-old research vessel Western Flyer to the University of South Florida where the vessel will begin a new life as a sailing classroom for the university's Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO).“We’re thrilled the Western Flyer will be sailing on to an exciting new chapter at the Florida Institute of Oceanography,” said MBARI President and CEO Chris Scholin. “The ocean plays a vital role in sustaining life on Earth. With the Western Flyer, the Florida Institute of Oceanography can inspire new ocean explorers who will help us better
RDSEA "Pic of the Week"
Combined efforts, University of South Florida's College of Marine Science; Ocean Circulation Laboratory, and the Center of Ocean Technologies (COT), bring back to life a Met-Ocean site on USF's "Coastal Ocean Monitoring and Prediction System" (COMPS), West Florida Shelf (WFS), eastern Gulf of Mexico, the initial/original coastal monitoring system in the U.S.:
Discovery: Uncovering Manta Ray Behavior via Mini ADCP
unusual shallow-water coastal habitats with simplicity and ease.Powerful yet graceful, manta rays top almost everyone’s list of must-see marine animals. While people flock to places like Indonesia or the Maldives to watch these gentle giants, one location has gone relatively unnoticed – South Florida.“I lived in Florida working as a sea turtle biologist, and a lot of data collection involved being on the beach all day,” said Jessica Pate, a marine biologist with the Marine Megafauna Foundation. “Sometimes I would notice these big, black shapes swimming right next to shore
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