Tag: ocean

Ecology
World's largest plant discovered in Australia

World's largest plant discovered in Australia

The world's largest living plant has been identified in the shallow waters off the...

Ecology
Study: Tankers are the worst polluters in the Arctic region

Study: Tankers are the worst polluters in the Arctic region

But the giant tankers, which can be 300 meters long or more, account for the largest...

Wind Energy
Ørsted trials turning offshore wind turbine foundations into safe havens for corals

Ørsted trials turning offshore wind turbine foundations...

Ørsted is planning a world-first attempt to support coral reefs by growing corals...

Ecology
Remote Indian Ocean reefs bounce back quickly after bleaching

Remote Indian Ocean reefs bounce back quickly after bleaching

Coral reefs in remote or protected areas can recover quickly after mass coral bleaching...

General
NOAA's ship to measure water depths in the Mariana Archipelago

NOAA's ship to measure water depths in the Mariana Archipelago

These data will be collected in areas of the Marianas Archipelago that, in some...

Ecology
AI transfer learning techniques help to study ocean internal waves

AI transfer learning techniques help to study ocean internal...

"AI technology can establish fast and direct mapping relationships in studying complex...

Innovations
Wärtsilä and Grimaldi unveil new filter system to tackle ocean microplastics

Wärtsilä and Grimaldi unveil new filter system to tackle...

According to the association Plastic Europe, 368 million tonnes of plastic were...

Ecology
WWF: Plastic pollution in oceans on track to rise for decades

WWF: Plastic pollution in oceans on track to rise for decades

The review by Germany's Alfred Wegener Institute, commissioned by environmental...

Ecology
CityU study reveals poorly discarded surgical masks threaten marine ecosystem

CityU study reveals poorly discarded surgical masks threaten...

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

R&D
Testing space-based marine plastic detection in an ocean wave facility

Testing space-based marine plastic detection in an ocean...

Could satellites be able to help track and map the marine plastic waste befouling...

Fishing sector
Climate change has likely begun to suffocate the world's fisheries

Climate change has likely begun to suffocate the world's...

New research finds the ocean’s middle depths, home to many commercially fished species,...

Ecology
Scientists warn that ocean microplastic pollution may be greater than estimated

Scientists warn that ocean microplastic pollution may be...

The conclusions show that the levels of microplastics in the Mediterranean are probably...

R&D
Sequoia receives NSF grant to develop carbon uptake sensor for profiling floats

Sequoia receives NSF grant to develop carbon uptake sensor...

Small Business Technology Transfer Program Provides Seed Funding for R&D Collaboration...

Ecology
Satellites show 'mega-iceberg' released 152 billion tons of fresh water into ocean

Satellites show 'mega-iceberg' released 152 billion tons...

In July 2017, the A68A iceberg snapped off the Larsen-C Ice Shelf on the Antarctic...

Ecology
Scientists predict Tonga ash-seawater cocktail will be toxic hazard

Scientists predict Tonga ash-seawater cocktail will be...

Following an underwater volcano eruption on Saturday, Tonga has suffered significant...

Research
Invasive species ‘hitchhiking’ on ships threaten Antarctica’s unique ecosystems

Invasive species ‘hitchhiking’ on ships threaten Antarctica’s...

Marine life hitching a ride on ocean-crossing ships poses a threat to Antarctica’s...

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