Marine
ONR moves a modular space communications asset into unmanned aircraft for Marines
ARLINGTON, Va.-Successfully taking a small radio receiver intended for space applications and creating a full-featured radio frequency system, initially designed for a Marine Corps unmanned aircraft, would not have been possible without the integr…
New study shows marine ‘networks’ can protect fish stocks
MIAMI — University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science faculty were part of an international scientific team to show that strong links between the corals reefs of the South China Sea, West Pacific and Coral Triangle …
Oil in Gulf of Mexico: Biologists cite need for critical data to determine ecological consequences
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Twenty years after biologists attempted to determine the ecological damages to marine life from the Exxon Valdez oil spill, scientists dealing with the BP disaster find themselves with the same problem: the lack of critical da…
New report outlines restoration activities to speed seagrass recovery in the Florida Keys
Results of a five-year monitoring effort to repair seagrass damaged in a boat grounding incident suggest that restoration techniques such as replanting seagrass can speed recovery time. The finding is included in a new report released today by NOAA’…
San Diego Supercomputer Center participates in first ‘Census of Marine Life’
After a decade of joint work involving 2,700 researchers from 80 countries, the world’s scientists — as well as the general public — can now access the Census of Marine Life, which provides the first in-depth look at the more than 120,000 diver…
Sediment pollution should be included in water quality assessment
Under the Water Framework Directive (WFD) (Directive 2000/60/CE), member states are required to achieve Good Water Status for water (continental, estuarine, subterranean and coastal water bodies) in Europe by 2015. Surface water quality is assessed …
Marine scientists unveil the mystery of life on undersea mountains
They challenge the mountain ranges of the Alps, the Andes and the Himalayas in size yet surprisingly little is known about seamounts, the vast mountains hidden under the world’s oceans. Now in a special issue of Marine Ecology scientists uncover t…
Marine scientists unveil the mystery of life on undersea mountains
They challenge the mountain ranges of the Alps, the Andes and the Himalayas in size yet surprisingly little is known about seamounts, the vast mountains hidden under the world’s oceans. Now in a special issue of Marine Ecology scientists uncover t…
‘Warrior worms’ discovered in snails; UCSB scientists see possible biomedical applications
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) — — Scientists at UC Santa Barbara have discovered a caste of genetically identical “warrior worms” — — members of a parasitic fluke species that invades the California horn snail. The findings are reported in the …
Marine animals suggest evidence for a trans-Antarctic seaway
A tiny marine filter-feeder, that anchors itself to the sea bed, offers new clues to scientists studying the stability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet — a region that is thought to be vulnerable to collapse(1).
As part of a study for the Ce…
Underwater drone works with men and dolphins
Now here was an awesome alliance: in March, when supply and hospital ships were on their way into Iraq’s port of Umm Qasr, and the sea channels had to be cleared of the mines the Iraqis had planted, a group of Marine Corps reconnaissance swimmers, Navy SEALS, Explosive Ordnance divers, dolphins, and underwater drones joined forces. Men and dolphins had worked together before, but this was the first time the unmanned underwater vehicle REMUS was teamed with them in a wartime situation. REMUS (which stands for Remote Environmental Monitoring UnitS) was originally developed to conduct coastal surveys in support of science, and then later improved for military use with support from the Office of Naval Research and the U.S. Special Operations Command.