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From the Seafloor to the Drugstore: Inventor Amy Wright on Marine Natural Products

Chemicals in marine organisms show promise for new medicines. Inventor Amy Wright is discovering why. Those were the glory days. Amy Wright would plop down into the seat inside a
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Virtual Immersion Goes Beyond the Surface with Underwater Drones

Christine Spiten is the 27 year old co-founder and chief global strategist of Blueye Robotics, a company making underwater drones that connect with your smartphone, tablet, laptop or a pair
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How US Coastal Communities Are Building Climate Resilience

According to the Third National Climate Assessment, nearly 5 million people in the coastal U.S. live within 4 ft. of their local high-tide level, and global sea levels are predicted
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US Coast Guard Makes Progress on Funding Icebreaker Fleet

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has released a request for proposal (RFP) with matching funding to acquire a new heavy icebreaker vessel intended to be the first of a six-ship
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The U.S. Navy Tests Saab’s ASW Training System

For a three-month period in 2018, the Bahamas will play host to a demonstration of a new anti-submarine training device. According to Saab, anti-submarine warfare may be more necessary than
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China’s Arctic Ambitions: Q&A with Sherri Goodman

The Arctic has traditionally been a region where cooperation has been common between nations. Its significance on the world’s geopolitical map is changing, however, as global warming leads to
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Volvo Ocean Race Yachts are Collecting Scientific Data

Volvo Ocean Race, 2018—The toughest sailing race in the world will reach Auckland, New Zealand at the end of the month, and during this year’s event—the 13th edition of the
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Aquabotix Goes Public: Web-Based Tech and Underwater Vehicles

Aquabotix is a company that specializes in portable underwater vehicles. Its products include ROVs, hybrid AUV/ROVs and underwater camera systems. Aquabotix recently made the transition to become a public company
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Deep Dive into Engineering the World’s Most Advanced ROV System: Q&A with Carl Barrett

In August 2017 a research group led by explorer and philanthropist Paul G. Allen used ultra-high-tech underwater equipment to locate the wreckage of the USS Indianapolis, a ship that sank
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Q&A: Jeff Orlowski’s ‘Chasing Coral’

If you haven’t seen “Chasing Coral” yet, we highly recommend you watch it. (It’s streaming now on Netflix.) This engaging documentary successfully communicates the immediacy of the problem of climate
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House Resolution Calls for Ocean Conservation and Resource Rebuilding

06/18/2018 Leave a comment

House Oceans Caucus co-chairs, Alaska Congressman Don Young and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing World Oceans Day on June 8 with a call for

Platforms Offshore Norway Go Electric, Replace Gas Power

06/15/2018 Leave a comment

The Norwegian company Equinor, formerly Statoil, has identified three offshore oil and gas platforms as candidates for replacing their gas turbines with electric power from

Arctic Vessel Operators Invited to Survey of Data and Instrumentation

06/14/2018 Leave a comment

The Arctic ocean businesses community is invited to participate in a survey on the current state of data collection efforts and capabilities in the Arctic

UN Makes a Business Plan for Sustainable Ocean Management

06/13/2018 Leave a comment

The United Nations Global Compact Action Platform for Sustainable Ocean Business launched on June 8, World Oceans Day, at UN headquarters in New York. The three-year

Taiwan: The Latest Hotbed for Offshore Wind Technology

06/12/2018 Leave a comment

Taiwan has set a goal of 5.5 GW of offshore windpower and plans to install the majority of the infrastructure by the year 2025. In

Civilian Engineer Awarded for Advances in Unexploded Ordnance Disposal

06/11/2018 Leave a comment

The Secretary of Defense Medal for Meritorious Civilian Service was awarded to Steven Kim, a mechanical engineer at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian

Mineral Similarities in Seashells and Chalk: Calcium Carbonate

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Seashells are made mostly of calcium carbonate, also known as chalk, a mineral soft and crumbly enough to use for sidewalk doodles. Yet seashells are

New US Coast Guard Commandant Assumes Watch

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On Friday, June 1, Admiral Karl Schultz relieved Admiral Paul F. Zukunft as commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard during a military change-of-command ceremony at U.S.

From the Seafloor to the Drugstore: Inventor Amy Wright on Marine Natural Products

Virtual Immersion Goes Beyond the Surface with Underwater Drones

How US Coastal Communities Are Building Climate Resilience

US Coast Guard Makes Progress on Funding Icebreaker Fleet

The U.S. Navy Tests Saab’s ASW Training System

China’s Arctic Ambitions: Q&A with Sherri Goodman

Volvo Ocean Race Yachts are Collecting Scientific Data

Aquabotix Goes Public: Web-Based Tech and Underwater Vehicles

Deep Dive into Engineering the World’s Most Advanced ROV System: Q&A with Carl Barrett

Q&A: Jeff Orlowski’s ‘Chasing Coral’

Featured News

House Resolution Calls for Ocean Conservation and Resource Rebuilding

Platforms Offshore Norway Go Electric, Replace Gas Power

Arctic Vessel Operators Invited to Survey of Data and Instrumentation

UN Makes a Business Plan for Sustainable Ocean Management

Taiwan: The Latest Hotbed for Offshore Wind Technology

Civilian Engineer Awarded for Advances in Unexploded Ordnance Disposal

Mineral Similarities in Seashells and Chalk: Calcium Carbonate

New US Coast Guard Commandant Assumes Watch

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