Scientists Discover Possible Hammerhead Shark Nursery in Ecuador's Galapagos
A team of researchers has discovered a potential breeding ground for smooth hammerhead sharks off an island in Ecuador's Galapagos archipelago, in what would be a "very rare" sighting, the national park said in a statement on Thursday.The so-called "nursery" would be the first breeding site for smooth hammerheads, or Sphyrna zygaena, in the Galapagos if confirmed, the park said.The smooth hammerhead is one of nine known species of hammerhead shark. It is considered "vulnerable" on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's list of threatened species.
OPT Wins Multi-year NOAA ProTech Oceans IDIQ Contract
Marine power, data, and service solutions provider Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (OPT)vannounced its selection as part of a team awarded the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (ProTech) Oceans Domain Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. This award positions OPT within avgroup of service providers supporting NOAA’s mission to understand and predict changes in climate, weather, oceans, and coasts.Under the terms of the contract, OPT will contribute its advanced technologies, including the PowerBuoy
Asso.subsea Wraps Up Subsea Cables Installation at French Floating Wind Pilot
participating in France’s first floating wind farm developed by EDF Renewables and its partners. During the last three years, we have worked meticulously performing very detailed engineering analyses as a testament to our commitment to innovation and sustainability.“By contributing to EU and national targets for renewable energy generation and greenhouse gas emission reduction, this accomplishment reaffirms our company’s steadfast commitment to facilitating the green transition,” said Dimitris Panagos, Director of Offshore Wind at Asso.subsea
Mocean Energy’s Blue X Wave Device and Verlume’s Halo Battery Come Ashore
future alternative to umbilical cables, which are carbon intensive with long lead times to procure and install.Energy majors TotalEnergies and Shell Technology – Marine Renewable Program joined project leads Mocean Energy and Verlume in the pan-industry initiative, alongside PTTEP, the Thai national oil company, Serica Energy, Harbour Energy, Baker Hughes, Transmark Subsea, and the Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC)
Greece to Spend 780 Million Euros to Protect Marine Biodiversity
Greece is pushing ahead with 21 initiatives worth 780 million euros ($830.9 million) to protect marine biodiversity and tackle coastal pollution, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday ahead of an international conference.Greece, which includes thousands of islands and which has the longest Mediterranean coastline of any littoral state, said last week it plans to create two marine parks, one in the Ionian Sea and one in the Aegean Sea, as part of the initiatives."Quietly but methodically, Greece is playing a leading role in the defence against dramatic climate changes, which are proven
Maritime Risk Symposium 2024 – Great Power Competition and Gray Zone Engagement
barriers to our ability to create enterprise-level access to data and transition away from current organization-centric data architecture? What steps can we take today to break down these barriers and enhance collaboration between GMCOI members?Panel 3 – Marine Board: Maritime Policy vis a vis the National Maritime StrategyFocus: Since 2014 Congress has tasked the administrations to develop a national maritime strategy to ensure the nation has sufficient U.S. flagged vessels, mariners and shipbuilding capacity to meet future military sealift requirements, which is critical to our national security
Coral Reefs Suffer Fourth Global Bleaching Event
scaffolding that serves as a home to the single-celled algae.Scientists have expressed concern that many of the world's reefs will not recover from the intense, prolonged heat stress."What is happening is new for us, and to science," said marine ecologist Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip at the National Autonomous University of Mexico."We cannot yet predict how severely stressed corals will do," even if they survive immediate heat stress, Alvarez-Filip added.Recurring bleaching events are upending earlier scientific models that forecast that between 70% and 90% of the world's coral
Over 50 Species New to Science Found Along Salas y Gómez Ridge
An international team of scientists observed 160 species on the Salas y Gómez Ridge that had not yet been known to live in the region and suspect that at least 50 of these species are new to science. The observed species consists of squid, fish, corals, mollusks, sea stars, glass sponges, sea urchins, crabs, and squat lobsters, amongst others.Additionally, the team set a record for sighting the deepest-known photosynthesis-dependent animal in the world: a Leptoseris, commonly known as a wrinkle coral.The findings come after a team of scientists completed a 40-day research expedition across the
US Aims to Improve Ocean Observations with $2.7 Million for New Robotic Floats
oxygen levels and ocean acidification. Most floats last for 4-5 years on battery power. The new funding will add 40 more Argo floats, 7 more Deep Argo floats and 6 biogeochemical floats to the mix. Funding will also support the development of key data management infrastructure for the array. NOAA and the National Science Foundation support U.S. Argo investments and activities
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