Environmental Monitoring News & Articles

The NOAA and U.S. federal government has invested in the DART Ocean Observing System, developed to detect tsunamis and forecast their impact along vulnerable coastlines

CSignum’s EM-2 wireless platform uses EMFS to pass data through water, ice, concrete, and rock, ideal for maritime monitoring, defense operations, and many other applications

A robot has been developed to keep baby tank-grown corals healthy, counting and photographing them before they are sent to repopulate the Great Barrier Reef

Abi Wylie, editor and copywriter for Ocean Science & Technology, looks back at the exciting sensors and technologies that were on display at Oceanology International 2024

Robin Radar’s technology is combining with that of other companies to provide bird and bat detection for wind farms, aiming to develop wind farms with a positive ecological impact

Teledyne Webb Research and Rutgers University unveiled the Sentinel Mission, sending the Slocum Glider around the world as part of their technological and academic partnership

RS Aqua’s Project MARLIN can now correlate underwater noise signatures with what is known about vessel traffic, aiming to support conservation efforts and gather real-time intelligence

NBOSI will provide its new 500 Series Conductivity-Temperature-Depth sensors to Apeiron Labs and Acbotics Research for reliable, accurate, and low-cost data collection in research

Saildrone has released its Carbon Impact Report, showing they avoided 99.9% of operational emissions for maritime data gathering, among other impressive sustainability achievements

OSIL’s data buoys will provide continuous real-time information about the dredge plume and surrounding environmental conditions of Van Oord’s dredging locations, keeping track of dissolved oxygen levels and turbidity

Two teams of scientists have worked from AIMS vessels to carry out in-water surveys assessing the fine-scale effects of heat stress and mass coral bleaching in Australia this summer

USS, GeoAcoustics, and ACUA have secured DEFRA backing to improve marine biodiversity monitoring using a carbon neutral USV and the GeoSwath 4 bathymetric sonar

The NOAA and the scientific community are redoubling efforts to investigate the potential risks and benefits of artificially shading the Earth’s surface to slow global warming

An AIMS team has installed underwater loggers at three key tourism sites - these loggers expand the existing network of temperature sensors AIMS has along the Great Barrier Reef

Nortek has upgraded its Aquadopp and AWAC range of ADCPs, including an increased depth rating from 300m to 500m, improved performance, and more user-centric features

Exail has unveiled a new transoceanic uncrewed surface vessel with multi-robot deployment capabilities, suited to conducting unmanned subsea inspection, hydrographic, geophysical, and UXO surveys

On March 1st, Valeport joined the global community in celebrating World Seagrass Day as a current sponsor of LIFE ReMEDIES and having supported seagrass conservation projects for years

Venterra is providing marine acoustics measurement, modelling and marine mammal exposure assessments to offshore wind clients, ensuring environmentally friendly development

Fugro will collaborate with ORRAA, using its skills and knowledge in technological innovation, scientific research, & sustainable Geo-data solutions to help preserve planet and ocean health