New analysis of updated data has shown that eight percent of U.S. waters are currently designated as marine protected areas (MPAs), with the vast majority of these areas open to fishing and other activities, according to NOAA. U.S. sites are cataloged in the recently updated MPA Inventory, available online. “These data show that the U.S. [...]
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During a recent Gulf of Mexico expedition, NOAA, BOEM and partners discovered an historic wooden-hulled vessel which is believed to have sunk as long as 200 years ago. Scientists on board the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer used underwater robots with lights and high definition cameras to view remnants of the ship laden with anchors, navigational [...]
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One of the world’s largest independent offshore survey companies has announced deals worth $3 million. UTEC Survey operates from Houston, Aberdeen, Rio de Janeiro, Calgary, Perth, Singapore, St. John’s, Naples and Dubai and has just announced the two contracts which see the utilization of additional vessels in West Africa and the Arabian Gulf. The [...]
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In a joint project with NERACOOS, U.S. IOOS, the University of Maine’s School of Marine Sciences and Houston-based Sonardyne Inc., a Wave Glider has been launched near Monhegan Island in the Gulf of Maine. Over a period of 6 to 8 weeks it will collect information on water conditions in the Gulf of Maine, including [...]
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A purpose-designed BOP handling system comprising twin air-operated monorail hoists, with a joint lifting capacity of 200 tonnes has been supplied by J D Neuhaus. These hoists are a special compact design which has been developed to suit on-site operational requirements and each hoist represents a 45% reduction in the horizontal profile length compared to [...]
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Ciena® Corporation, the network specialist, announced that Perseus Telecom, a global provider of connectivity, has selected Ciena’s equipment, software and services to build an end-to-end, ultra low-latency network between the U.S. and Europe. Combining metro networks in the global financial hubs of New York City, New Jersey, London and Frankfurt, as well as a trans-Atlantic [...]
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Deep Down, Inc. yesterday reported a net loss of $0.3 million for the first quarter of 2012, an improvement of $1.5 million over the same period in 2011. For the first quarter of 2012, Deep Down reported a net loss of $0.3 million (including $0.1 million in equity in net loss of joint venture), or [...]
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A marine ecologist known for his work on community ecology and chemical ecology has been selected to receive the 2012 Robert L. and Bettie P. Cody Award in Ocean Sciences from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. Mark Hay, Teasley Professor of Environmental Biology and co-director of the Center for Aquatic Chemical Ecology [...]
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Nova Scotia has taken another step towards turning its abundant ocean energy resources into an affordable supply of clean, renewable electricity. The province released a plan yesterday, May 14, that outlines how it will use local expertise and knowledge to develop the emerging energy sector. The Marine Renewable Energy Strategy contains broad policy, economic and [...]
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Continuing its significant momentum supporting offshore wind energy and transmission, the Department of Interior declared there to be no competitive interest for the use of certain areas of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) to construct an offshore transmission system being proposed by the Atlantic Wind Connection (AWC). After a year of intensive internal and [...]
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