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Brittany Ferries takes steps to reduce the use of plastic waste

Ferry company Brittany Ferries is realising the benefits of its drive to reduce and eventually eliminate the use of single use plastics on board...

Scientists use AI in sea level rise impact study

When it comes to future sea level rise, most studies predict we’ll see between four to eight inches of global sea level rise between...

New study: Dangers to ancient Antarctic ice

Dangers to ancient Antarctic ice portend a future of rapidly rising seas, but a new study, partially funded by NSF, may relieve one nagging...

Damen partners with Maris to consider seaweed solution

Consortium weighs viability of harvesting, preprocessing and transportation of Sargassum. Damen Shipyards Group and Maris Projects have joined forces to tackle the issue of invasive...

Researchers constructed artificial reefs to study groupers

New NSF-funded research by NC State scientists highlights two factors that play critical roles in supporting reef fish populations, and ultimately in creating conditions...

Bid to reconstruct richness of prehistoric oceans

Scientists are reconstructing the world’s “pristine” prehistoric oceans. Ocean conservation is a global concern, but the researchers say we don’t currently know what the oceans...

Researchers use the innovative method to weigh whales

How do you weigh a living whale? The obvious response is very carefully, but scientists can’t exactly put these large marine mammals on a...

NOAA awards big grants to advance new ecology projects

Projects will help improve efforts to protect marine resources, public health and coastal economies. NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) is allocating $10.2...

The Ocean as a solution for climate change: 5 opportunities for action

Ocean-based climate action can play a much bigger role in shrinking the world’s carbon footprint than was previously thought. It could deliver up to a...

Climate change: A triple threat for the ocean

MBARI scientists have seen changes in deep-sea communities over the last three decades. For example, Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) and sergestid shrimp populations appear...

Hurricane Nicole sheds light on how storms impact the deep ocean

In early October 2016, tropical storm Nicole formed in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. It roamed for six days, reaching Category 4 hurricane...

Global cruise company to eliminate single-use plastic bottles across fleet

Norwegian Cruise Line will be the first major global cruise company to become plastic bottle free. Over six million plastic bottles to be eliminated...

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