The American marine economy continued to bolster the US in 2022 as demonstrated by increased sales and jobs. This is according to the most recent statistics from the annual Marine Economy Satellite Account (MESA) released by two Department of Commerce agencies – the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
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New database to help identify salmon patterns at sea
A new analysis of high seas salmon surveys is enhancing the understanding of salmon ecology, adding details about where various species congregate in the North Pacific Ocean and their different temperature tolerances. The project, led by researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF),...
Understanding of methane seep formation and prevalence on US Atlantic margin advanced by new NOAA study
A major new study on the distribution and origin of methane seeps on the US Atlantic margin — the seafloor between the coast and the deep ocean — expands the inventory of methane seeps (also called cold seeps) between the South Atlantic Bight and Georges Bank and explores the processes that...
USVs deployed for seafloor mapping mission in Gulf of Maine
US unmanned systems specialist saildrone has deployed two of its unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) to conduct an ocean mapping mission on the US East Coast. The USVs will return to the area where they spent two months in the summer of 2023 mapping in the north-central Gulf of Maine in support of...
East Coast fishermen file lawsuit against US National Marine Fisheries Service
In January, three New Jersey commercial fishermen who own and operate vessels in the herring fishery had a hearing before the US Supreme Court. Their lawsuit against the National Marine Fisheries Service challenges a 2020 federal rule requiring commercial fishing boat captains to pay for monitors...
All American Marine launches another NOAA research vessel
Bellingham, Wash., based All American Marine (AAM) reports that it has recently launched the RV Gannet, ordered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in December 2022. The 52 x 19 foot aluminum-hulled NOAA research vessel will operate in the Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary (GRNMS), located 19 miles off Sapelo Island, Ga..
The RV Gannet is based on the proven design elements found in the recently commissioned research vessel Storm Petrel, built by AAM for NOAA’s...
Research and Training Vessel News Roundup | July 19 – Chinese ocean science ships, US mapping vessels plus Russian and Norwegian workboats
A Russian operator takes delivery of a river and port survey vessel while a Norwegian university is set to acquire a compact workboat. A Chinese yard launches an ocean sc ..
FEATURE | Unmanned vehicles to support California science institute’s ocean exploration program
Engineers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) in California have been developing ocean science robots that work independently of ships. MBARI’s long ..
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Research and Training Vessel News Roundup | December 23 – Harsh-environment science platform for France, Chilean and Italian naval research ships and more
Construction is underway on a new drifting research platform for a French science institute, an icebreaking supply vessel for the Chilean Navy, and a large oceanographic ..
New US legislation to benefit offshore aquaculture
The US House of Representatives recently introduced a new bipartisan measure with the goal of ensuring the sustainability of fish farming activities conducted in offshore ..
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