Acoustic Devices Aid Researchers and Marine Scientists
primary advantage of these pingers is their low frequency acoustic signal can be detected at a distance of 5-10 kilometers. This is a very important feature when deploying mobile equipment in open ocean where the ultimate location may be unknown, and retrieval is essential. The Prince William Sound Science Center is an independent, non-profit research and education organization based in Cordova, Alaska, an area that has been called "Home of the world's richest waters". Changes in the ocean environment, such as fluctuations in water temperature, salinity, turbidity, and biochemical
WHOI: Fukushima Radioactivity Detected Off West Coast
Ocean Radionuclide Monitoring (InFORM) Network, International Medcom, KUSP Santa Cruz, Lush Cosmetics, Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation, Nuxalk Nation, Onset Computer, Pacific Blue Foundation, Peaceroots Alliance, PFx, a Picture Farm Company, Point Blue Conservation Science, Prince William Sound Science Center, Resurrection Bay Conservation Alliance, San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace, Santa Barbara Channel Keeper, Say Yes! to Life Swims LLC, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Southwest Alaska Inventory and Monitoring Program National Park Service, St. Mary's School, The Guacamole Fund
McMillan, Sea Catch Celebrate 20 Years
jaws to receive and release fiber line or wire rope rather than a shackle. Retrieving hooks and off-load hooks have been added to the general product line in recent years. Sea Catch began as a primitive set net release in Cook Inlet, Alaska and then as a skiff release for purse seiners in Prince William Sound. From there it found multiple release applications in various areas including sea technology, offshore hydrocarbon production/transfer, general maritime operations, drop testing, defense/military, navy/coast guard, movie special effects, and even aerospace. There are now more than 54 dealers
Deepwater Horizon Spill Causes Fish Abnormalities
. The new study shows that crude oil exposures adversely affect heart development in the two species of tuna and an amberjack species by slowing the heartbeat or causing an uncoordinated rhythm, which can ultimately lead to heart failure. “We know from the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill in Prince William Sound that recently spawned fish are especially vulnerable to crude oil toxicity,” said Nat Scholz, Ph.D., leader of the ecotoxicology program at NOAA's Northwest Fisheries Science Center in Seattle. “That spill taught us to pay close attention to the formation and function of the heart
