Acoustic survey to study right whales, fish around offshore wind projects

A Rutgers University glider on the surface in the Western Ross Sea of Antarctica, where the technology has been used to study zooplankton and fish distribution. Autonomous Undersea Vehicle Applications Center photo.

Acoustic sensors on buoys and an undersea drone will be used to map out the movements of endangered northern right whales, marine mammals and fish around offshore wind energy sites, in a joint project with wind developer Ørsted and marine science institutions.

Ørsted on Wednesday announced the “Ecosystem and Passive Acoustic Monitoring” project is launching in cooperation with Rutgers University, the University of Rhode Island and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, in addition to the...

https://www.workboat.com/news/offshore/acoustic-survey-to-study-right-whales-fish-around-offshore-wind-projects/

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between ThPA S.A. and Rutgers University in the USA

l to r: the Consul General of the USA in Thessaloniki, Mr. Gregory W. Pfleger, the BoD Chairman & CEO of ThPA S.A., Mr. Sotirios Theofanis and the Director of the Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation of Rutgers University, Dr. Ali Maher

ThPA S.A. signed a MoU with Rutgers University, one of the oldest US higher education institutions.

The agreement was officially announced on Saturday 15th of September 2018, by the BoD Chairman and CEO of ThPA S.A., Sotirios Theofanis, and the...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/14/memorandum-of-understanding-mou-between-thpa-s-a-and-rutgers-university-in-the-usa/