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Huw Gullick
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Huw Gullick who joins us this August as Managing Director of NOC Innovations and Associate Director of Strategic Business Development. NOC Innovations Ltd is the wholly owned commercial trading subsidiary of NOC, the…
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A cold-water coral reef of <em>Desmophyllum pertusum</em> at ca. 750 m water depth.
New research from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) shows that biodiversity and cold-water coral presence in deep-sea canyons are linked to elevated current speeds and canyon topography. The study also shows that excluding information about deep-sea currents and waves from predictive models…
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Simplified graphic showing how seafloor currents create microplastics hotspots in the deep-sea
New research has revealed the highest levels of microplastic yet recorded on the seafloor, with up to 1.9 million pieces in an area of just one square metre. Published this week in the journal Science, this study shows how deep-sea currents act as conveyor belts, transporting tiny plastic fragments…