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Seagrass beds
Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have recently discovered large seagrass beds where coral reefs might have been expected off the Island of Dominica, likely due to damage caused by Hurricane Maria in 2017. The survey was conducted as part of the UK’s Commonwealth Marine…
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**UPDATED** Our World Oceans Day platform is closed. A selection of the videos have been made on-demand via our NOCNEWS YouTube channel. To celebrate World Oceans Day experts from the National Oceanography Centre are hosting free educational talks, hot-topic…
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The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has led a study to investigate gaps in knowledge of the biological carbon pump, in the hope of prioritising which aspects should be included in future climate model developments, and the observations necessary to achieve that.The study, which was carried out…
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A study is underway on the Isle of Man to investigate, for the first time, the Island’s marine and coastal role in storing carbon to help mitigate climate change. Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) will work closely with marine scientists from the Department of Environment, Food…
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The KES Kraken with the recovery team in Brazil
A mini boat built by students from King Edward VI School in Southampton has been recovered off the coast of Brazil after 46 days at sea, as part of a project coordinated by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and Educational Passages. The Educational Passages project saw students work together…
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Dr John Siddorn presents at “Finding the common cause – how can developers and users collaborate on digital twins?”
The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) recently led a stakeholder roundtable discussion on “Finding the common cause – how can developers and users collaborate on digital twins?”. The discussion was part of the NOC-led “Information Management Framework for Environmental Digital Twins” (IMFe), a…