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Posted: 31 January 2013
Dr Russell Wynn, new Chief Scientist for MARS The first Chief Scientist for the national facility developing and providing autonomous vehicles for UK marine research has been appointed. Dr Russell Wynn will act as the focal point between...
Posted: 25 January 2013
Autosub6000 onboard ship The National Oceanography Centre has welcomed the news that its owning body, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) will receive £10 million over the next two years for research and...
Posted: 20 January 2013
Macauley volcano (courtesy of NOC and NIWA) Scientists based in the UK and New Zealand have described a “new” type of volcanic eruption. Volcanic eruptions are commonly categorised as either explosive or effusive. But now, in research...
Posted: 15 January 2013
White shark (© Oliver Jewell, Sharkwatchsa.com) A journey with White Sharks – by Oliver Jewell – This talk will focus around Oliver’s journey as a University of Southampton Undergraduate to a full time researcher and MSc working with...
Posted: 15 January 2013
Tagging Diary of a fish: How fish tag themselves by Kirsteen MacKenzie Understanding the ecology of fish in our seas is an important goal for both managing the numbers of fish we can catch and for...
Posted: 8 January 2013
RRS James Clark Ross An expedition to the icy waters of Antarctica has begun aboard the RRS James Clark Ross. The five-week mission will study the effect of ocean acidification in the Southern Ocean. During the...
Posted: 7 January 2013
High tide in South Devon To understand the risk of coastal flooding, you need to understand the tides. This was a key message of a study by researchers based at the National Oceanography Centre in Liverpool and...
Posted: 2 January 2013
Giant Jellyfish clogging fishing nets in Japan (courtesy of Dr Shin-ichi Uye) Scientists have cast doubt on the widely held perception that there has been a global increase in jellyfish. Blooms, or proliferations, of jellyfish can show a substantial, visible impact on...