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Statsbygg selects Framo pumping systems for the Norwegian Centre for Ocean Technology

The delivery includes 96 pumps that will pump huge amounts of water to create ocean currents in the research facility's basin.

Seabed 2030 and NORBIT Oceans join forces to accelerate global ocean mapping efforts

The parties will work together to advance the field of ocean science, and obtain a complete map of the entire ocean floor.

Plastic can drift far away from its starting point as it sinks into the sea, study says

In a new study in Environmental Science & Technology, one team used computer modeling to study how far bits of lightweight plastic travel when falling into the Mediterranean Sea.

British scientists tracking two enormous icebergs larger than London

A81 broke off Antarctica's Brunt Ice Shelf in February after being weakly tethered to the mainland for years, according to The British Antarctic Survey.

Fugro and IOC/UNESCO launch working group to unlock private-sector ocean data

Members will explore data sharing challenges and opportunities to develop solutions and best practices for making private-sector ocean data publicly available

Whale warning as clock ticks towards deep-sea mining

Seabed mining could soon begin in the deep ocean—but the potential impact on animals including whales is unknown, researchers have warned.

Tracking ocean microplastics from space

New information about an emerging technique that could track microplastics from space has been uncovered by researchers at the University of Michigan.

RRS Sir David Attenborough begins polar science trials

The UK’s new polar ship RRS Sir David Attenborough begins its polar science trials in Antarctica this week.

Minesto initiates collaboration with local tidal site developer in the Philippines

For now, ocean energy has been largely untapped in the Philippines despite the apparent potential of the power source because of the scarcity of available technologies.

Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica calves giant iceberg

A huge iceberg (1550 km²), almost the size of Greater London, has broken off the 150m thick Brunt Ice Shelf.

Pink dye experiment to reveal mysteries of coastal ocean dynamics

Scripps Oceanography-led PiNC experiment will use non-toxic pink dye and a suite of instruments to study the coastal zone where a river meets the ocean

NOAA awards $20.5 million for ocean and coastal resource management

The awards will support projects to advance regional ocean partnerships and data sharing among ocean users

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