Scientists at the University of Aberdeen have set a new record for the world’s deepest fish, filmed in the Mariana Trench, the deepest place on Earth. The new finding was just one of several new species discovered, as well as the first footage of the mysterious ‘supergiant’ amphipod filmed alive. Th
Indian Minister of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, Harsh Vardhan, is calling for India to engage more seriously in the exploitation of ocean energy. Harsh Vardhan addressed the public at the inaugural programme of the Golden Jubilee year celebration of CSIR-NIO, held at National Institute
The Monterey Bay quarium Research Institute has announced that the application period for the 2015 MBARI summer internship program is now open. The summer internship program, scheduled from June 8 – August 14, 2015, is open to undergraduate and graduate students (including recent graduates) and educ
The search efforts to find the data recorders of AirAsia’s missing QZ8501 plane have resumed as weather conditions improved. The plane, en route from Surabaya to Singapore, went down in Java Sea off the coast of Kalimantan with 162 people on board. According to the latest reports five large objects
While on a 120-day expedition in southwest Indian Ocean, China’s deepsea manned submersible Jiaolong took samples of hydrothermal fluid in two active hydrothermal vents on Friday. Jiaolong measured temperature of 352 degree Celsius of one active hydrothermal vent. During the dive the submersible als
Marine Renewables Canada, together with Nova Scotia Department of Energy, have published a guide aiming to ensure the sustainable development of in-stream tidal industry called Statement of Best Practices for Tidal Energy Development & Operation. The Statement follows a sequence of essential steps i
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has just published ‘Example Redundancy Concept and Annual DP Trials for a DP Class 3 Construction Vessel’ (IMCA M 225). It’s a companion volume to ‘Guidance for developing and conducting annual DP trials programmes for DP vessels’ (IMCA M 190 –
NUS Engineering researchers are closer to creating underwater robotic creatures with a brain of their own, besides behaving like the real thing. In the near future, it would not be too tall an order for the team to produce a swarm of autonomous tiny robotic sea turtles and fishes for example, to per
The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center has completed static strength testing of a 56-meter (184-foot) wind turbine blade for Gamesa, based in Spain. The blade was manufactured in North America and delivered to the University of Maine in late August. In the testing, the b
The Bombora wave power system is a system that converts the ocean’s wave energy directly into electricity using flexible membrane. Located near to shore and fully submerged on the seabed, the system utilises a large membrane energy harvester to collect, concentrate and modulate the wave energy throu
Much of the recent commentary concerning the decline in oil prices has focused on US onshore production, specifically whether the continued extraction of unconventional resources is viable at current prices. Undoubtedly, this will be a key issue for the dynamics of global supply. However, Douglas-We
Marine Power Systems (MPS), a Swansea-based wave developer company, held an investor presentation delivering updates on its progress. This year MPS has successfully raised more than GBP 1 million from a panel of local business angels and the Welsh Government. MPS’ latest presentation revealed that f
On December 24, 2014 the Antarctica 100 expedition of the Russian Geographical Society’s Branch in the Republic of Tatarstan returned from the Antarctic. Russian divers led by Dimitri Schiller went to the South Pole. The project’s objective was to develop relatively safe methods of deep diving in th
The Coastal and Marine Research Centre (CMRC) and the Hydraulics and Maritime Research Centre (HMRC) have amalgamated under the new banner of Beaufort. The Hydraulics and Maritime Research Centre (HMRC) at University College Cork was established in 1979. It is a centre of excellence within Ireland f
