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Building an ecological baseline in the Central Pacific with USV

A Saildrone unmanned surface vehicle (USV) deployed from Honolulu, is studying the behavior of small midwater fishes, squids, and crustaceans, collectively called micronekton, in...

Microplastics million times more abundant in the ocean than previously thought

Nothing seems safe from plastic contamination. A new study by NSF-funded researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography suggests there could be a million...

DEME deploys autonomous plastic collector on the river Scheldt

DEME Environmental Contractors (DEC), the environmental specialists of DEME, is installing a plastic collector on the river Scheldt on behalf of the Vlaamse Waterweg...

Shipping sector proposes USD 5 billion R&D board to cut emissions

The global maritime transport industry* has submitted a proposal to form the world’s first collaborative shipping R&D programme to help eliminate CO2 emissions from...

Napier Port will use limestone rock to develop an artificial reef

Napier Port received resource consent to develop an artificial reef 1.4 kilometres north east of Pania Reef, using limestone rock from a revetment wall...

Research project examines fate of microplastics in rivers and lakes

Researchers from the University of Plymouth have begun work on a €4.1million project examining the distribution of microplastics in European rivers and lakes. Building on...

Portable device allows to measure highly reactive superoxide on coral reefs

Researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) successfully conceived and tested a portable device, DISCO, that performed the first in situ measurements of a...

New eDNA tool research helps scientists find deep sea corals

Curtin University researchers have developed a promising new toolkit for monitoring threatened coral ecosystems by analysing environmental DNA (eDNA) extracted from waters off the...

Global project launched to tackle plastic litter from ships and fisheries

The GloLitter Partnerships Project agreement was signed by IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim and His Excellency Wegger Chr. Strømmen, Norway's Ambassador to the United Kingdom...

MSC becomes first major shipping line to use 30% biofuel blends

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announce that the company is now starting to use biofuel in its vessels calling in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Following...

HHLA aims to become a climate neutral company by 2040

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) is increasing its efforts to protect the climate and conserve resources. The aim is to make the entire...

Animals carrying sensors could help humans monitor oceans

Sharks, penguins, turtles and other seagoing species could help humans monitor the oceans by transmitting oceanographic information from electronic tags. Thousands of marine animals are...

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