Tag: OCEAN

Predicted growth in plastic waste exceeds efforts to mitigate plastic pollution

EcologySeptember 21, 2020

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

NOAA and partners advance mission to restore Florida Keys coral reefs

EcologySeptember 15, 2020

More than $1 million in NOAA funding will support research, development, capacity-building, and restoration for the innovative Mission: Iconic Reefs effort.

Humans’ construction ‘footprint’ on ocean quantified for first time

EcologySeptember 7, 2020

Researchers from the University of Plymouth have collaborated on a new study which for the first time shows the full extent of human development in oceans.

Research: Ocean acidification causing coral ‘osteoporosis’ on iconic reefs

EcologySeptember 7, 2020

Acidification is affecting corals' ability to build their skeletons

Research: Sea ice loss is accelerating in the Eastern Arctic Ocean

ResearchAugust 30, 2020

Oceanic heat takes over atmospheric heating in melting back sea ice in the eastern Arctic Ocean

NOAA awards $2.7 million in grants for marine debris removal and prevention

EcologyAugust 27, 2020

Matching grants bring total to $5.9 million for 23 projects across 18 U.S. states and territories

NOAA awards $3.1 million to 21 small businesses to develop new technology for aquaculture

BusinessAugust 15, 2020

NOAA has awarded several grants to small businesses working to develop new tools to advance sustainable U.S. aquaculture.

Study: A toxic cocktail in Norwegian waters – chemicals from car tires rubber

EcologyAugust 14, 2020

A lot of this rubber enters coastal marine environments in Norway, both from tire wear on roads and in snow removed from artificial turfs.

Vessel concept design to remove floating plastic

EcologyAugust 13, 2020

The vessel and river recovery system are aimed at recovering plastics in rivers before they reach the ocean

UMITRON launches a web-based service for monitoring ocean environmental data

Fishing sectorAugust 3, 2020

UMITRON launches PULSE, a worldwide high-resolution satellite ocean data map for aquaculture farmers

Growing plastic pollution in the ocean in wake of COVID-19

EcologyJuly 28, 2020

Our beaches and ocean have been hit by a tidal wave of COVID-19 waste including plastic face masks, gloves, hand sanitizer bottles and food packaging.

NOAA partners with Scripps Institution of Oceanography on unmanned systems

Autonomous ShippingJuly 23, 2020

NOAA’s unmanned maritime systems operations will be based in a new facility being built in Gulfport by the Mississippi State Port Authority in partnership with the University of Southern Mississippi.

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