Teledyne Marine: Vehicles Unit Expands Customer Service and Support
Gavia, a world-class manufacturer of AUVs, expanded operations in Kopavogur, Iceland. New facilities, additional staff, and the appointment of a Gavia Service & Support Manager address growing demand for both compact Gavia systems and larger Osprey and SeaRaptor AUVs. These upgrades reduce lead times, enhance production capabilities, and improve customer service efficiency.North American Growth: Recognizing the increasing need for support in North America, Teledyne Marine opened a dedicated AUV Repair Center at its North Falmouth, Massachusetts facility. This center ensures faster repairs and
MMA Students Complete Real-World Training in Hawaii
, who created and led the MSSEP field-based Geological Oceanography course, stated, “We hit the ground running traveling to an active Kilauea eruption before daybreak 3 January upon arrival. We observed lava fountain eruptive cycles 3 and 4 at Kilauea Caldera. As of April 10, Kilauea has erupted 17 times, and this breathtaking lava fountain cycle continues. “We investigate the cyclicity of these volcanic eruptions and observe their impact on human safety, island infrastructure, weather, climate and vegetation. We also actively immerse ourselves underwater in the marine environment; experience
Whale Song
Griffith University in Australia considered how human babies discover words in speech and how this might be related to the fact that language is culturally transmitted.There’s a law that is relevant: Zipf's law which when applied to language states that the most common word occurs about n times the n-th most common one. As an example, “the” is often about twice as commonly used in written text as the next most common word “of”. Apparently, “the” accounts for nearly 7% of all word occurrences and “of” accounts for around 3.5%. "And"
Global Coral Bleaching Crisis Spreading
widespread on record, with 84% of reef areas - from the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic to the Pacific - subjected to intense heat stress for a duration expected to cause bleaching as of March 2025.Last year was the hottest on record and the first to reach over 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer than pre-industrial times, contributing to unprecedented ocean temperatures and triple the previous record number of marine heatwaves around the world."The magnitude and extent of the heat stress is shocking," said Melanie McField, a marine scientist working in the Caribbean. "Some reefs that had thus far escaped
Reefblocks: Conservation Results After Two Years Since Installation
means cleaner water and a stronger ecosystem.A Haven for Marine Life: Monitoring shows the reef offers shelter to a variety of marine species, including fish, crabs, and shrimp.Boost in Biodiversity: The rough surfaces of the Reefblocks encourage the growth of shellfish and algae, leading to three times higher biodiversity compared to standard concrete.eDNA Research Insights: Studies confirm the Port of Rotterdam’s main channel serves as a crossroads for freshwater, saltwater, and migratory fish species. The Reefblocks support fish migration and naturally enhance water quality through filtration
China Concerned About US Deep-Sea Metals Stockpile Plan
to stockpile deep-sea metals to counter China's dominance in the sector.The Trump administration is drafting an executive order to enable stockpiling of deep-sea metals found on the Pacific Ocean seabed to counter China's dominance of battery minerals and rare earth supply chains, the Financial Times reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter.The stockpile would "create large quantities ready and available on U.S. territory to be used in the future," in case of a conflict with China that might constrain imports of metals and rare earths, the report said.China has placed
Trump Plans to Stockpile Deep Sea Metals
The Trump administration is drafting an executive order to enable the stockpiling of metals found on the Pacific Ocean seabed to counter China's dominance in battery minerals and rare earth supply chains, The Financial Times reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter.(Reuters - Reporting by Rajveer Singh Pardesi in Bengaluru; Editing by Mark Potter)
Writing is Thinking
check for errors in a mountain of automatically generated research could rapidly overwhelm the capacity of actual scientists.”A review by Miryam Naddaf in Nature last week highlights the growing use of AI in the peer review process. “AI systems are already transforming peer review — sometimes with publishers’ encouragement and at other times in violation of their rules. Publishers and researchers alike are testing out AI products to flag errors in the text, data, code and references of manuscripts, to guide reviewers toward more-constructive feedback and to polish their prose. Some
Kongsberg Discovery: Demonstrations at Ocean Business 2025
Fugro vessel will last 45 minutes, with participants getting a chance to see the lightweight, robust and powerful EM 2042 in action, in conjunction with the high-precision Seapath 385, developed specifically for demanding hydrographic surveying. The Flexview demonstration, taking place dockside at set times on each day, reveals how the latest compact multibeam sonar technology can be implemented for trusted infrastructure inspection and gas seep detection.For delegates eager to experience the potential of remote operations, the Saildrone sessions on Wednesday and Thursday will show how Kongsberg Discovery&rs
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