Environmental Monitoring News & Articles

Innovation Helps Accelerate the Shift to Renewable Energy

Ørsted has worked with universities on research, including using fish migration patterns to estimate future location of seabirds and mammals to avoid potential conflict with wind farms

Jan 02, 2024
The Effect of Marine Heatwaves on Corals

The NOAA- led report shows that this year, many Caribbean reefs experienced historically high heat stress that started much earlier and was sustained for much longer than normal

Dec 29, 2023
Mapping the World’s Strongest Current

The area of the Southern Ocean surveyed in high-res, 3D detail stretches over 20,000 square km down through layers of swirling currents to the seafloor 4000m below

Dec 27, 2023
The Effect of COVID-19 on Global Maritime Traffic

Researchers used satellite and nightlight data to investigate vessel activity from a global to a local scale across major fishing areas, exclusive economic zones, and marine protected areas

Dec 18, 2023
Deep Sea Sensor Reveals Corals Produce Superoxide

A new study reveals that deep-sea corals and sponges do produce the ROS superoxide, having a string of previously unknown effects on ocean life and chemistry in the deep sea

Dec 13, 2023
First Long-Endurance Voyage for Uncrewed Weather Observation Ship

The ship sailed from Jiangsu Province into the Yellow Sea and successfully carried out a three-dimensional cloud and fog observation at sea

Dec 06, 2023
NOAA, RTSys & Arctic Rays Partner for Underwater Research Vehicle

The NemoSens SwordFish will gather baseline seafloor data, tracking changes to these ecosystems over time, set to play a vital role in supporting a vibrant blue economy

Dec 05, 2023
Advanced Mooring System Supports Seagrass Regeneration

The Advanced Mooring System uses a helical mooring attached to a series of mid-water floats to keep the chain lifted, protecting the seagrass and allowing it to grow undisturbed

Nov 22, 2023
NOAA Launches Coral Reef Data Visualization Tool

The tool enables access to shallow tropical coral data and customize it to focus on coral trends across specific timescales, locations, coral or fish species, climate data and socioeconomics

Nov 21, 2023
BPRs Deployed to Measure Global Ocean Currents

Two BPRs have been placed thousands of meters below the sea surface where they will record sea surface height to the nearest centimeter

Nov 17, 2023
Hurricane Measured from Satellites Through the Sea

A Saildrone, Anduril’s Altius 600 sUAS, dropsondes, and other instruments collected data at multiple levels of the atmosphere to learn how storms form, build, and intensify

Nov 10, 2023
Partnership to Build Ocean Carbon Removal Pilot Plant

Equinor and Captura’s 1,000-ton-per-year pilot plant in Norway will test how DOC technology can deliver high-quality carbon removal credits that are reliable, safe, and certified

Nov 06, 2023
$8.5M Awarded for Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal

Combined with other carbon dioxide removal methods, mCDR techniques have the potential to remove hundreds of millions to billions of tons of heat-trapping carbon dioxide per year

Nov 03, 2023
AutoNaut USV Purchased for Hurricane Tracking

Barbados Meteorological Services will use data collected by the USV to improve their forecasting of future storm intensities and direction, and to provide timely warnings to the public

Nov 01, 2023
Aquasend Selected for Sustainable Solutions Program

The HATCH Blue program will bring participants on visits across the globe to connect with industry experts in the aquaculture, alternative seafood, marine biotechnology and blue carbon sectors

Oct 24, 2023
Saildrone Fleet Travels More Than 1,000,000 Nautical Miles

The fleet holds 136 vehicles powered primarily by renewable wind and solar energy, equipped with state-of-the-science sensors that measure ocean environment parameters

Oct 23, 2023
Hurricane Research to be Revolutionized by AUV Gliders

Teledyne Marine has delivered over 1,100 Slocum Glider AUVs, making it possible to gather critical sub-surface ocean data in the most extreme conditions

Oct 06, 2023
USA Marine Sanctuary Weather Buoy Replaced with Saildrone

Saildrone’s Explorers are powered exclusively by renewable energy and can stay on station for months at a time before sailing autonomously to port for regular service

Oct 04, 2023
Sensor Technology for Remote Oil and Fuel Spill Monitoring Launched

LDI Innovation and PhotonTec will provide LED-based fluorometric oil and fuel sensing technology for water and dry surfaces, including those in the maritime and energy sector

Oct 03, 2023