The Obama Administration releases its final plan for translating the National Ocean Policy into on-the-ground actions to benefit the American people. With significant public input from a wide spectrum of individuals and interests, the final…
Navy names new Scripps Research Vessel to honor the legacy of space explorer and UC San Diego Professor Sally Ride.U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the nation's newest research vessel will be named R/V Sally Ride, in honor of…
In only a few weeks, SeaPerch, a national educational outreach program using underwater robotics, sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), will hold its 2013 National SeaPerch Challenge. Hosted by the Indiana State Regions this annual…
BP says it is supporting economic and environmental efforts in the Gulf of Mexico and is committing huge funding.To date, BP has spent over $14 billion in response and clean-up costs and have paid $9.9 billion in claims, advances and settlements to individuals…
'It’s not a question of 'if' there will be nearly ice-free summers, but 'when,' say two NOAA scientists.James Overland of NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory and Muyin Wang of the NOAA Joint Institute for the Study of Atmosphere and Ocean at the University of Washington…
AXYS Technologies Inc. deliver 8 oceanographic buoys to the Fisheries & Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland (Marine Institute ).The buoys will expand the existing ocean observing network, known as “SmartBay ”, located at Placentia Bay along Newfoundland’s southern coastline…
As part of a US Navy-funded project Virginia Tech College of Engineering researchers have unveiled a life-like, autonomous robotic jellyfish.The jellyfish, the size and weight of a grown man, is 5 foot 7 inches in length and wieghs 170 pounds…
The research ship 'Sonne' has arrived in Kaohsiung to help Taiwan scientists explore for gas hydrates off the country's SW coast.The research ship docked at the Port of Kaohsiung, where local experts led by National Taiwan University oceanography…
Rear Adm. Kevin R. Slates Director, Chief of Naval Operations Energy and Environmental Readiness Division comments on the authorization process:The Navy is renewing authorizations that will enable us to continue to train and test live sonar and explosives at sea for another five years (2019)…
The Explorer and filmmaker James Cameron partners with Woods Hole Oceanographic Intitution to accelerate technology development.The partnership aims to stimulate advances in ocean science and technology and build on the historic breakthroughs…
OceanWorks International announce the successful re-deployment of the VENUS coastal network in the Strait of Georgia after repairs.Placed in Canadian waters in the Strait of Georgia, VENUS is part of the Ocean Networks Canada Observatory,…
NOAA release a draft damage assessment & restoration plan for damage caused by the Tank Barge DBL 152 oil spill. Public comment invited.The draft plan describes the steps NOAA has taken to see if natural resources, such as marine habitats…
The 'Okeanos Explorer' is conducting mapping operation in the Western North Atlantic as part of the annual ship shakedown.Multibeam and singlebeam mapping operations are being conducted 24/7 between Rhode Island and the U.S.-Canadian territorial boundary…
To study the effects of ocean acidification, ten huge plastic containers called mesocosms are in place in the Gullmar Fjord in Sweden.The project is unique: mesocosms of this size have never been used for such a long period of time. The experiment is part of a worldwide research project…
'Alvin', the U.S. science community’s only human-occupied submersible dedicated to deep-sea research is getting a makeover.The improvements include a new personnel sphere, updated command-and-control systems, enhanced lighting and high-definition imaging systems…
