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Posted: 31 October 2014
Shark fishing 6 November 2014 – Francesca Trotman The importance of sharks in our ecosystems Concerns over the impact of shark fishing on the marine ecosystem are now being voiced worldwide. It’s an...
Posted: 23 October 2014
NOC’s robot fleet During half term, 28–30 October, some of the fleet of robots currently exploring the ocean off the coast of the Isles of Scilly will be on display at the Science Museum in London. Running from...
Posted: 14 October 2014
Periphylla periphylla being eaten by squat lobsters (Munida tenuimana) Innovative experiments carried out by scientists at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and abroad show that dead jellyfish contribute to the deep-sea food chain, unlike previously thought...
Posted: 14 October 2014
Prof Ed Hill addresses the conference Some 340 European scientists, policy-makers and other experts, including representatives from the National Oceanography Centre, have agreed a common vision of priorities for marine research and...
Posted: 13 October 2014
The Thames Barrier A paper published today by NOC scientist Dr Svetlana Jevrejeva provides valuable new information about the probability of a sea-level rise reaching of 180cm by 2100. In this study, in...
Posted: 3 October 2014
The head of the National Oceanography Centre, Professor Ed Hill, will be one of the keynote speakers at the eighth international EurOCEAN 2014 conference, which will be setting a sea and ocean...
Posted: 2 October 2014
Towing Waveglider A fleet of seven robotic vehicles were launched into the ocean off southwest England this week, in the most ambitious project of its kind in Europe. The vehicles are aiming to travel up to 300...