NOAA Rear Adm. David A. Score has assumed his new role as director of the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps and the NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations. U.S. Commerce...

On Wednesday 19 February 2014, the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) celebrated the opening of its Secretariat Office at the InnovOcean site in Ostend, Belgium. At the InnovOcean...

Proteus FZC, UAE, has teamed with TCarta Marine, USA, to offer complete bathymetric data sets from the shallow near-shore coastal zone out to the continental shelf. Depending on water conditions,...

For operations in complex underwater environments, bio-inspired robots offer manoeuvrability, stealth and autonomy. They integrate propulsion and control systems into one multi-purpose undulatory propeller. By generating large counteracting forces, undulating...

Andrew Bakun, professor of marine biology and fisheries at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, USA, is the 2013 recipient of the ‘Great Medal of...

Marine technology companies have the rare opportunity to ‘road test’ new and existing product prototypes at a range of strategically placed ocean observatories, at no cost. Research organisations are also...

Proteus, a UK provider of satellite-derived bathymetric mapping and seabed classification services, represented the mapping industry in a British trade delegation to Tripoli, Libya, organised by the Libya-British Business Council...

The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI, USA) will construct a networked infrastructure of science-driven sensor systems to measure the physical, chemical, geological and biological variables in the ocean and seafloor. Greater...

The University of New Hampshire (UNH) has announced the launch of its new School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering marking an integration of the university’s various marine-related research, teaching...

Schmidt Ocean Institute was created by Eric and Wendy Schmidt to enable research that expands understanding of the world’s ocean using advanced technology, intelligent observation, and the open sharing of...