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Posted: 30 April 2018
The necklace foraminiferan, described by NOC scientists Andrew Gooday, Daniel Jones, Aurelie Goineau and Erik Simon-Lledó, has made it onto the top-ten list of newly-described marine species of 2017...
Posted: 27 April 2018
Kevin Forshaw, Associate Director Enterprise and Research Impact, will be leaving the National Oceanography Centre on 20 July to take up a position with the University of Plymouth, as Director of...
Posted: 20 April 2018
The NOC has this month been at the centre of a number of high profile government announcements regarding the future management and protection of the ocean. On Thursday during the Commonwealth...
Posted: 19 April 2018
One of the CTD instruments used to collect the data used in this study. New research shows the first observed reduction in lead concentrations in the surface waters of the seas around Europe since the phasing out of leaded petrol. Lead has no biological function, and...
Posted: 11 April 2018
The first assessment of global deep-sea trawling using new estimates of catch data has revealed that 42% more fish have been caught over the last 60 years than was reported to the Food and...
Posted: 10 April 2018
Tides cover TIDES: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean After nearly losing his 65’ wooden schooner in a large Alaskan tide, writer, sailor, and surfer Jonathan White vowed to understand the tide. He knew the...
Posted: 9 April 2018
Marine Life Talks 10 May 2018 **This talk is a week later than previously advertised** **Lecture Theatre seating has reached capacity. More tickets have been allocated so the talk can also be viewed on...
Posted: 9 April 2018
The NOC in Southampton today hosted a celebration of marine science across the Commonwealth attended by High Commissioners from across the Commonwealth, ahead of next week’s Commonwealth Heads...
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