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Posted: 30 November 2022
Dr Jenny Brown conducting fieldwork As sea level rise accelerates, there is a greater need to protect those living closest to our coasts. Historically, coastal management strategies, such as the building of sea walls, have been...
Posted: 15 November 2022
Dr Adrian Martin The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has appointed a BIO-Carbon champion to lead a programme that will provide new insights into the role of marine life in ocean carbon storage. Dr...
Posted: 14 November 2022
Two interns are completing their terms with the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Secretariat as a direct result of our contributions and our charitable commitment to educating and inspiring the...
Posted: 11 November 2022
Mr Alasdair Hamilton, Consul General, Auckland and Deputy Governor of the Pitcairn Islands This week, Alan Evans, NOC Head of Marine Policy hosted Mr Alasdair Hamilton, Consul General, Auckland and Deputy Governor of the Pitcairn Islands. Mr Hamilton visited NOC to share information on...
Posted: 9 November 2022
Oceanography is a science that is highly dependent on observations and measurements to gain a better understanding of our changing seas. NOC’s Ocean Technology and Engineering (OTE) team are...
Posted: 9 November 2022
ALR ‘Boaty McBoatface’ fitted with BioCam A recent mission that saw robot submarine Autosub Long Range (ALR), better known as ‘Boaty McBoatface’, explore and visually map end-of-life oil fields has been hailed a success, marking...
Posted: 7 November 2022
Carcasses of red crab <i>Pleuroncodes planipes</i> photographed by Autsub6000 during seabed surveys in the NE abyssal Pacific Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have made a surprise discovery of thousands of dead swimming crabs, 4,000 metres deep in the abyssal Pacific. NOC scientists, working in...
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