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Posted: 30 June 2023
Dr Patricia Lopez-Garcia Oceanography is a science that is highly dependent on observations and measurements to give us a better understanding of our seas in a changing climate. Our Ocean Technology and Engineering (OTE)...
Posted: 28 June 2023
The United Kingdom Coastal Research Conference will showcase and celebrate the coastal research being undertaken within the UK. Principally focused on UK academics, organisations and...
Posted: 23 June 2023
The sea surface temperature in 2023 is much higher than the mean (1982–2011) and began to increase substantially about six weeks ago The Porcupine Abyssal Plain Sustained Observatory (PAP-SO) sits within the recently reported marine heatwave anomaly Near real-time Sea Surface Temperature and Biogeochemistry measurements are...
Posted: 12 June 2023
The Ascension tide gauge The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has installed a new tide gauge located on Ascension Island. The cutting-edge gauge will provide a unique record of sea-level in the remote ocean. The...
Posted: 9 June 2023
CEO Professor Ed Hill CBE, Rt Hon Thérèse Coffey MP and Jeremy Darroch, NOC’s Chair of Trustees The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) hosted a parliamentary reception on Wednesday 7 June to celebrate World Ocean Day. Entitled “The Ocean and our Climate,” the event brought...
Posted: 8 June 2023
This World Ocean Day bestselling author Lucy Hawking announces collaboration with National Oceanography Centre (NOC). The book brings to life the science research from world leading NOC...
Posted: 7 June 2023
Large purple sea cucumber on the deep-sea floor (Psychropotes longicauda Théel, 1882; Porcupine Abyssal Plain Sustained Observatory). A new study co-authored by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has standardised collection of vital seafloor data. Reliable and robust seafloor data is essential to inform policy makers and...
Posted: 7 June 2023
Dr Charlotte Williams Shelf seas, the shallow seas closest to our continents, account for over 90% of global fisheries productivity, and are relied upon by society for transport and leisure. More recently shelf seas are...
Posted: 6 June 2023
Four-year project will investigate whether storing CO2 in the ocean is environmentally safe, socially acceptable and economically viable Oceans offer huge potential to act as enhanced sinks for...
Posted: 2 June 2023
Katsiaryna Pabortsava from NOC & Victoria Fulfer from University of Rhode Island analysing microplastic samples. Photo: Cherie Bridges – The Ocean Race Up to nearly 1,900 microplastics per cubic metre (particles m−3)* of water have been found in samples collected by teams during the initial legs of The Ocean Race Samples were analysed at...