Nearly every coastal country has the potential to meet its own domestic seafood needs through aquaculture, according to a study led by scientists from UC Santa Barbara that includes researchers from the Nature Conservancy, UCLA and NOAA. In fact, each country could do so using a tiny fraction of its ocean territory. The research, published in the journal Nature Ecology
Read moreThe Montreal Protocol, the international treaty adopted to restore Earth’s protective ozone layer in 1989, has significantly reduced emissions of ozone-depleting chemicals from the U.S. In a twist, a new study shows the 30-year old treaty has had a major side benefit of reducing climate-altering greenhouse gas emissions from the U.S. That’s because the ozone-depleting substances controlled by the treaty
Read moreThe U.S. Research Platform FLIP (Floating Instrument Platform) is a large ship literally flipped at 90° by submerging 300 ft. of its hull and leaving just 55 ft. of bow above the water. The result is a quiet, stable platform for precise scientific measurements at sea. Check out Atlas Obscura’s feature on FLIP here.
Read moreThe small Greek island of Tilos in the Aegean Sea is set to become the first energy-independent island in the Mediterranean by relying exclusively in renewables. Learn more here.
Read moreAUVSI Novus Unmanned is calling all start-ups (seed, Series-A, B, C or restart) in the unmanned systems and autonomous technologies space who are seeking new investment to start or grow to the next level. Apply now for a chance to pitch to top investors to raise institutional investment of up to $20 million. The deadline is September 1. Learn more
Read moreTommy Riparetti hopes to captivate Web viewers with lively commentary from a media control room on the EV Nautilus research ship as the ROVs Hercules and Argus explore new ocean depths of the Cordell Bank, a marine sanctuary off the coast of San Francisco. A science communication fellow for the Nautilus Exploration Program, Riparetti will be sitting next to scientists and
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