Underwater acoustic monitoring: safeguarding marine life in harbour expansion projects
, governments and international organizations have implemented a range of regulations to mitigate its impact. In the European Union, the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) requires member states to monitor and reduce underwater noise to achieve "Good Environmental Status."In the United States, the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA) mandate the use of mitigation measures, such as exclusion zones and real-time monitoring, to protect marine mammals during activities like pile driving and dredging.The role of passive acoustic monitoringPassive
Climate Change: A Decade After the Paris Agreement
only room for about 170 billion more tonnes of CO₂ — equivalent to roughly four years of emissions at current rates - if the world wants to cap global warming at 1.5° Celsius above the pre-industrial average.Regional trends are mixed: emissions are projected to increase in China, India, the United States and the European Union, while falling in Japan.TEMPERATURES: A DECADE OF ACCELERATIONNASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) said the Earth's surface in 2025 was 1.19°C above the 1951–1980 average, effectively tying with 2023 as one of the warmest years ever measured
DOLGO Launches AI Platform to Document, Share Workforce Knowledge
Blue Innovation Symposium in Rhode Island.DOLGO founder Nithesh Wazenn explained that the platform, which can be uploaded to a phone or computer like ChatGPT, will tackle one of the biggest challenges facing maritime—the vanishing aging workforce. As a measure of the scale of the problem in the United States today, the average age of shipyard workers is 55-years-old. This is against a backdrop of shipbuilding demand being set to double over the next decade.DOLGO has been spun out of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ocean Enterprise Accelerator and has built its AI platform
US pushes Fisheries Tech at APEC Amid China Rivalry
on AI governance and has previously rejected Western accusations that its technology exports enable censorship.In July last year, President Trump signed an executive order aiming to “ensure that American AI technologies, standards, and governance models are adopted worldwide.”The United States is also using APEC to promote American private-sector technologies designed to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, which Washington says threatens food security and maritime sovereignty in parts of the Pacific.Ruth Perry, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for
Seafloor Systems Inc. as US Channel Partner for GeoAcoustics
Ltd, a leader in hydroacoustic survey technology, has announced a new channel partnership with Seafloor Systems Inc., a California-based specialist in integrated hydrographic survey solutions. The agreement sees Seafloor Systems represent the entire GeoAcoustics product portfolio in the United States, including the GeoSwath 4 bathymetric sonar, GeoScan side scan sonar, and GeoPulse sub-bottom profiler systems.Founded in 1999, Seafloor Systems is known for uncrewed systems, survey-grade integration, and customer-focused engineering. With a strong base in the US hydrographic and geophysical
NOAA Accelerates Permitting Timeline for Deep Seabed Mining Applications
rule and a public hearing process. NOAA made clarifying changes to the regulatory text in response to comments received; however, these changes did not alter the purpose or the scope of the proposed rule.“Deep seabed mining is key to unlocking a domestic source of critical minerals for the United States,” said Neil Jacobs, Ph.D., NOAA administrator. "This consolidation modernizes the law and supports the America First agenda by enabling U.S. companies to access these resources more quickly, strengthening our nation’s economic resilience and advancing the discovery and use of
SUBCO Announces APX East Australia to US Express Hypercable
SUBCO announced its latest submarine cable project, APX East, a new express hypercable between Australia and the United States, planned to be Ready for Service (RFS) Q4 2028.APX East is a 16 fiber pair system that will be the first to offer hyperscalers, neoclouds and carriers, direct fiber connectivity between Australia and mainland US without any landing or interconnection in between. Offering a high level of reliability, security and simplicity, it will also be the lowest latency path between the two nations.APX East delivers latency, security and simplicity benefits while enabling a Q4 2028 RFS
New Map Reveals Terrain Below Antarctic Ice Sheet
Science.The researchers were able to map the subglacial terrain with unprecedented precision. For instance, they identified more than 30,000 previously uncharted hills, defined as terrain protuberances of at least 165 feet (50 meters).Antarctica is about 40% larger than Europe, 50% larger than the United States and roughly half the area of Africa."In every case, all of these continents contain an array of very different landscapes in themselves, from towering mountain ranges to immense flat plains. The hidden landscape of Antarctica also contains these vast extremes," Bingham said. "Boring
Last Chance: Early Bird Registration Ends January 15 for Port of the Future Conference 2026
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