Principal Economic Advisor Sanjeev Sanyal has adapted his book “The Ocean of Churn” for young readers, in which he describes the history and geography of the majestic Indian Ocean and its significance and relevance through the ages. “The Incredible History of The Indian Ocean” also traces the significance of the […]
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New autonomous Mayflower launches from Plymouth to gather ocean data
Photo: Tom Barnes for IBM An autonomous ship launched Sept. 16 on a mission to traverse oceans and gather vital environmental data, guided by GNSS and inertial measurement units (IMUs). Ocean research non-profit ProMare joined with IBM on the Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS) — an artificial intelligence (AI) and solar-powered […]
Once near death, rescued sea turtles sent back to the ocean
Three sea turtles that were near death when they were plucked from the surf at the Jersey shore with illnesses or injuries are back in the ocean By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press September 15, 2020, 3:42 PM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article POINT PLEASANT […]
Ocean Protocol and Balancer Want to Do for Data What Uniswap Did for Coins
Some tricks of the trade employed by todayâs booming decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms are being used for a completely new paradigm: decentralized data marketplaces. Announced Thursday, blockchain-based data monetization startup Ocean Protocol is teaming up with Balancer Labs to create the first automated market maker (AMM) for data. Ocean Protocol […]
Shaky way to check on ocean warming
The rumble of earthquakes far below the surface of the ocean are far more interesting than just a way of understanding the Earth’s geology, say US and Chinese researchers. They’ve developed a way to use those seismic waves to measure ocean warming around the world. The technique, called seismic ocean […]
Ocean Aware project puts $29 million in play for development of fish tracking technology in Atlantic Canada | Local-Business | Business
Fishing, shipping and energy companies in Atlantic Canada are teaming up with the federal government to ramp up knowledge of the ocean and to devise and deploy new technologies to assess wild fish stocks and monitor the health of farmed fish. Tuesday, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster (COS) announced the Ocean Aware […]
Scientists use Indian Ocean earthquake data to tell how fast it is warming
Los Angeles: Scientists have developed a novel method to determine how fast the Indian Ocean is warming by analysing the sound from seabed earthquakes, an advance that may lead to a relatively low-cost technique to monitor water temperatures in all of the oceans. According to the researchers, including those from […]
China launches new satellite to monitor ocean environment
A Long March 4B rocket carrying the Haiyang-2C (HY-2C) satellite takes off at 1:40 pm (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China, on Sept 21, 2020. [Photo by Wang Jiangbo/chinadaily.com.cn] JIUQUAN — China on Monday sent a new ocean-monitoring satellite into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite […]
Ocean Insight names Dr. Michael Edwards as new president
Largo, FL, USA — Ocean Insight, the Applied Spectral Knowledge company, has named Dr. Michael Edwards as its new president. Edwards joined the company in July 2020. Edwards will be responsible for leading the delivery of Ocean Insight’s mission to apply spectral knowledge, and for supporting customers across academia and industry […]
Whether oil rig leaks or champagne bubbles: Ocean Sonics finds work everywhere | Local-Business | Business
Listening. The business of Nova Scotia-based Ocean Sonics Ltd. can be boiled down to that one simple word. In the world of ocean research, listening has become a crucial, and in-demand service, and this relatively-new Atlantic Canadian company, just nine years old, appears to be doing quite well. Since the […]
Founder of electric truck start-up Nikola steps down after being accused of ‘ocean of lies’
Trevor Milton, the founder and executive chairman of Nikola, has resigned amid allegations he misled investors about the prospects of the automotive company, which is developing a line-up of hydrogen- and battery-powered trucks. The Phoenix-based startup, which went public this year, was called out by short-seller Hindenburg Research in a […]
Airline Flight Paths over the Unmapped Ocean
It has been 3 years since Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared, and no trace of it on the seafloor has yet been found. MH370 is believed to have deviated from its intended flight path. Yet even the typical routes taken by overseas flights are often over unknown seafloor. Of the […]
Ocean Protocol Team Introduces Program for Web 3.0 Startups that Will “Unlock” AI and Innovative Data Management Apps
The team at Ocean Protocol, which allows software engineers to build marketplaces and other apps to privately and securely publish, exchange, and consume data, have introduced an initiative, called Ocean Shipyard, which is an early-stage program for Web 3.0 focused startups and projects that aim to support a “more equitable” […]
Graham Hawkes, HAWX Open Ocean
The July/August edition of Marine Technology Reporter, the 15th Annual “MTR100”, recognizes Graham Hawkes a subsea innovator, explorer, inventor and pusher of boundaries. A pioneer in the realm of ocean engineering, he’s designed and built more than 60 manned submersibles—everything from atmospheric dive suits to flying subs. As a test pilot, […]
Droegemeier and Neumayr: Why Trump’s making ocean exploration a top priority
IBM Research Senior Vice President Arvind Krishna on creating AI-powered robot microscopes that can clean the ocean. In January 1960, two fearless oceanographers eased themselves into a small steel sphere attached beneath a 50-foot submersible vessel and began an untethered descent to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Almost five […]
Robot research vessel to set off on epic ocean voyage of discovery
On the 400th anniversary of the start of an epic voyage from England to the New World aboard the Mayflower, an autonomous, solar-powered marine research vessel is due to launch on a mission to gather environmental data about the ocean. Two years in the making, the Mayflower Autonomous Ship sets […]
Ocean Acidification Causing Coral ‘Osteoporosis’ On Iconic Reefs
WOODS HOLE, Mass., Aug. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Scientists have long suspected that ocean acidification is affecting corals’ ability to build their skeletons, but it has been challenging to isolate its effect from that of simultaneous warming ocean temperatures, which also influence coral growth. New research from the Woods Hole […]
Stark warning for Invercargill, 30 years on from the Ocean Beach closure
A former mayor has offered up a stark warning for Invercargill suggesting there is a 30-year economic recovery ahead if the Tiwai Point aluminum smelter closes in 2021. Justin Lester was Wellington’s mayor from 2016 through to 2019 but now works for Dot Loves Data, a data analytics company. Lester, […]
Scorched earth investing, a new ocean fund, and the $1.75 million elephant
By David Callaway, Callaway Climate Insights . . . . A smoky, orange haze kicks off the beginning of autumn this morning in the Bay Area as red flag fire and evacuation warnings, forced power outages, earthquakes and high winds cast an end-of-times pall over much of California. More than […]
Ocean Power Technologies’ PB3 PowerBuoy(R) Achieves New Operational Milestone
The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J., Aug 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) — Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (“OPT” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: OPTT), a leader in innovative and cost-effective ocean energy solutions, today announced that the PB3 PowerBuoy operating […]