Features

: Lavina Giulia Pomarico and Willem De Moor; Posted On January 2, 2024

Time to Listen: Underwater Noise in the Marine Environment

In the realm of noise pollution, the focus has long been on its impact on human societies. However, the urgent need to address the consequences of...

: Nortek; Posted On December 7, 2023

Repairing Coral Reefs After Damage Post Bleaching and Storms

Researchers at the Heron Island Research Station in Australia are using a Nortek velocimeter to determine how much hydrodynamic energy it takes to...

: Mohammed Tafraouti; Posted On November 29, 2023

International Consensus for a Sustainable Future for the Marine Environment and Better Management of Fisheries and Aquaculture

The Mediterranean Sea has been subjected to widespread overfishing. For years on end, fish stocks have been fished beyond the limits of biological...

: Rob Collaro; Posted On November 24, 2023

Longshore Drift Drives Innovative Management

Florida inlets are busy, multiuse areas often troubled with complex and abstruse issues. Florida beaches and inlet regions have been developed and...

: Kirsten Jo Ayres-Guerra, GIS/IT Data Scientist; Posted On November 23, 2023

Reviving an Ecosystem: Creating Capacity for Seagrass Restoration

The Indian River Lagoon (IRL) is recognized as 1 of 28 estuaries of national significance in the United States. Since 2010, the IRL has been...

: Canada’s Ocean Supercluster; Posted On November 22, 2023

Empowering Coastal Communities Through Technology Development and Public-Private-Indigenous Collaboration

Remote, coastal, and Indigenous communities are particularly vulnerable to spills, vessel discharges, and other marine incidents.

: Kevin Mukai; Posted On November 22, 2023

Critical Community-Led Data in Climate Impact Risk Reduction

Each year we see reports of increased flooding and king tide events, growing hurricane intensity and frequency, coastal erosion, and infrastructure...

: Dr. Jason McKenna, Dr. Steve Stanic, Mr. Landry Bernard, Dr. Vishwa Sunkara, Dr. Soumya Kar, Mr. William Rippy, and Ms. Megan Arnold; Posted On November 21, 2023

CUBEnet: Evaluating Critical Maritime Systems

At The University of Southern Mississippi’s (USM) Roger F. Wicker Center for Ocean Enterprise, we strive to provide federal, industry, state, local,...

: Laura Stukonytė, Emma Heslop, Zdenka Willis, Peer Fietzek; Posted On November 20, 2023

Public & Private Sectors to Advance Ocean Observing

Until now, vital ocean observing activities that underpin human safety, marine health, blue economies, and sustainable development have largely been...

: Brian McCallum, Athen Clark, and Abbey Wakely; Posted On November 18, 2023

Observing Networks & the Eye of the Storm

With a combined mission to provide observing data (coastal and open ocean data alike) to stakeholders—federal, state and local governments, as well...

: Elise Poore; Posted On November 17, 2023

Observing the Biological Carbon Flux

The world’s oceans are an important part of life on Earth. It can be thought of as a living body with many processes and functions that help the...

: Tyler Smith; Posted On November 17, 2023

The Research Vessel Remains Irreplaceable in Ocean Observing

Ocean observations are critical in shaping our understanding of the ocean’s role as a climate driver, economic engine, and natural resource. While...