Features

: ECO; Posted On July 19, 2018

Improving Predication of The Movement of Oil in Ice Covered Waters

The ice-covered waters of the Arctic are both beautiful and challenging. Before an oil spill occurs, we must first underwater this complex...

: ECO; Posted On July 19, 2018

Engineering A Solution for the Plastic Problem

ECO’s editor, Kira Coley, was invited to the Netherlands to visit The Ocean Cleanup’s HQ to talk about the launch of the world’s first ocean plastic...

: ECO; Posted On July 19, 2018

Build Back Better: Restoring Saint Martin

After returning from a trade mission to St Martin, Aleksandra Dragozet, CEO of Sea Going Green, shares her vision of how the storm-ravaged island...

: ECO; Posted On July 19, 2018

Under the Ice

For the last 15 years, biologist Dr. Laurent Chauvaud has been recording underwater noise in challenging environments ranging from the Brittany...

: ECO; Posted On July 19, 2018

A New Research Model

A brief survey of some of the latest practices and technologies used in ocean & coastal citizen science.

: ECO; Posted On July 19, 2018

Water District Uses Drones for Site Development

We take a look at how using unmanned aerial vehicles for mapping aids the modernization of wastewater treatment plants.

: ECO; Posted On July 19, 2018

Major Storms & Community Resilience

Patricia Stapleton from Plymouth State University introduces us to a peer reviewed module for teaching societal risk and resilience.

: ECO; Posted On July 19, 2018

XPRIZE Ocean Discovery: The Finals

Nine teams from seven countries have advanced to the final round of the $7m Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE competition.

: ECO; Posted On July 19, 2018

Hybrid AUV /ROV: A Multi-Mission Vehicle Transforming Underwater Exploration and Inspection

Ted Curley, Chief Development Officer for Aquabotix, introduces us to a new hybrid underwater robot that offers users the best of both AUV and ROV...

: ECO; Posted On July 6, 2018

Citizen Science and Stellar Sea Lions

As the Steller sea lion continues to decline in the remote Aleutian Islands, researchers still seek still the answer as to why.

: ECO; Posted On July 6, 2018

Underwater Fire

Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor completed a 41-day expedition near Tonga, using cutting-edge technology to map, view, and sample...

: ECO; Posted On July 6, 2018

Exploring the Unknown: Deep Sea Habitats of the Gulf of Mexico

From November 29 through December 21, 2017, a team of scientists and technicians from NOAA’s Ocean Explorer conducted exploratory investigations...