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A study led by Dr Stuart Painter of the National Oceanography Centre helps explain the formation of huge phytoplankton blooms off the southeast coast of South America during the austral summer (December–January). The region supports the highly productive Patagonian Shelf marine ecosystem, which includes a globally important fishery.

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RRS Discovery sets sail for the South Atlantic on 17 October to investigate the metals vital to marine life. These metal micronutrients act as fertilizers in the ocean affecting global climate and in turn, societies and economies around the world.

The 39-day expedition leaves Cape Town crossing the South Atlantic to Montevideo studying the…

Census of Marine Life reports after ten years of exploration

During the past ten years deep ocean scientists at the National Oceanography Centre have contributed to the Census of Marine Life report which was published in London this week (www.coml.org).

This comprehensive study of life in…

More than a hundred marine scientists, policy makers and members of industry have unanimously called for action towards an integrated network of observatories monitoring Europe’s seas.

Speaking at a forum ‘Towards a European Network of Marine Observatories’ held by the Marine Board of the European Science Foundation, Professor Richard Lampitt of the…

The country’s leading exhibition and conference for underwater technology comes to the NOC, Southampton on Tuesday and Wednesday 21 and 22 September.

The Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Showcase UUVS brings together the leading oil and gas, academic, security and industry representatives to focus on the cutting edge technologies and developments in…

The RV Callista was again invited as a feature attraction at the Southampton Boat Show, 10–19 September 2010.

Callista, a state-of-the-art coastal research vessel, took Boat Show visitors on board to demonstrate how researchers work at sea. There were opportunities to take a close look at some of the marine creatures living around…

Scientists have for the first time estimated the physical footprint of human activities on the deep seafloor of the North East Atlantic. The findings published in the journal PLoS ONE reveal that the area disturbed by bottom trawling commercial fishing fleets exceeds the combined physical footprint of other major human activities considered.

Efforts to restore the environment of Chesapeake Bay, one the largest estuaries in the world, are paying dividends according to new research. The findings suggest that reduced nutrient inputs and improved water clarity have resulted in increased abundance and diversity of submerged vegetation, with reductions in the proportion of exotic species.

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Climate change topic of keynote marine science talk.

The impact of climate change on humans is the subject of a lecture that forms the centerpiece of a key conference on the challenges facing the ocean environment.

The 14th Biennial Challenger Conference for Marine Science, which takes place at the National Oceanography Centre in…

First day cover stamps commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) have been presented to the National Oceanographic Library (NOL) based at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in Southampton.

IOC, the UN body responsible for promoting cooperation between international research institutes and…