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Construction of the two new patrol boats will take place at Austal’s Henderson shipyard in Western Australia
TechnipFMC will manufacture and install flexible flowlines and risers, as well as install subsea manifolds and umbilicals.

Ørsted and Van Oord install innovative and scalable oyster structures in the North Sea

Offshore wind farms provide hard substrate and undisturbed seabed, making them highly suitable locations for restoring the flat oyster population in the North Sea.

Antarctic tourism: Should we worry about damage to the ice and ecosystems?

During the COVID summer of 2020-21, just 15 tourists on two yachts visited Antarctica. But now, tourism is back—and bigger than ever. This season's visitor numbers are up more than 40% over the largest pre-pandemic year.

World’s first library of underwater biological sounds to monitor changing marine life

Move over Spotify, marine experts across the world are working together to create a global platform containing the sounds of underwater life, to monitor the changing environment and inform marine conservation.

CityU study reveals poorly discarded surgical masks threaten marine ecosystem

A mask weighing about three grams released about 3,000 microplastics.

New report outlines how UK oceanographic infrastructure can reach net zero

Key findings highlighted the need for a re-wired oceanographic ecosystem using lean-crewed, green-fuelled vessels capable of deploying large and energy intensive equipment.

Satellites show ‘mega-iceberg’ released 152 billion tons of fresh water into ocean

In July 2017, the A68A iceberg snapped off the Larsen-C Ice Shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula and began its epic journey

NOAA awards $7.3 million for marine debris removal, prevention, and research

Matching grants bring total to $14.7 million for 25 projects

Research: Upper ocean temperatures hit record high in 2020

The researchers calculated the ocean temperatures and salinity of the oceans down to 2,000 meters

Pollutants rapidly changing the waters near Ieodo Island

There has been frequent occurrence of red tides in coastal waters around Korea. This not only causes damage to the fisheries industry but also affects the marine ecosystem.

Reducing fishing fleet in the Baltic with support from EU funds

EU reaches provisional agreement on reducing fishing fleet in the Baltic with support from EU funds

Predicted growth in plastic waste exceeds efforts to mitigate plastic pollution

Study estimates that a cargo ship’s worth of plastics by weight will enter aquatic ecosystems every day by 2030 under current reduction commitments

HELCOM publishes maps on fish habitats

HELCOM has published several maps on essential fish habitats, publicly available online on HELCOM’s Map and Data service.

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