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Unlocking the Secrets of the Sea: The Role of Marine Technology in Oceanographic Research The vastness of the ocean has always fascinated mankind. With its mysterious depths and hidden treasures, i... https://lnkd.in/gNvbQFFF #3DPrintingTechnology #AerospaceTechnology #AgricultureTechnology #ArchitectureTechnology #ArtificialIntelligence #AssistiveTechnology #Biotechnology #BlockchainTechnology #BusinessTechnology #CommunicationTechnology #ConstructionTechnology #EducationalTechnology #ElectricalEngineeringTechnology #EntertainmentTechnology #EnvironmentalTechnology #ForensicScienceTechnology #HospitalityTechnology #InformationTechnology #MarineTechnology #MedicalTechnology #MilitaryTechnology #OperationalTechnology #ProductandFoodTechnology #QuantumTechnology #RoboticsTechnology #SpaceTechnology #SportsTechnology #Superintelligence #VehicleTechnology #Technology

Researcher Laura Cimoli and her team have been awarded funding by Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA), “Scoping Our Planet” initiative, led by co-Programme Directors Gemma Bale and Sarah Bohndiek. This opportunity empowers researchers to address critical gaps in Earth system measurements and support our response to the climate crisis. Laura’s project aims to uncover how glacial meltwater from Antarctic margins impacts ocean circulation and biogeochemistry—key to improving predictions for global sea level rise. The team will be deploying cutting-edge autonomous underwater vehicles in the Bellingshausen Sea, a region rarely observed due to its extreme inaccessibility. “Scoping Our Planet will allow us to do hardcore research in one of the most extreme environments – the oceans around Antarctica – to observe never-before-explored regions." Laura shares "We’ll be able to gain much-needed information in a region that’s experiencing rapid + drastic climatic changes.” This project will drive new insights into climate processes in one of the most critical yet poorly understood regions on Earth. #ClimateScience #OceanResearch #ClimateCrisis

Unleashing the Potential of Marine Technology: Advancements and Applications Marine technology has come a long way in recent years, and its advancements have been nothing short of remarkable. From ... https://lnkd.in/g2VjJbiA #3DPrintingTechnology #AerospaceTechnology #AgricultureTechnology #ArchitectureTechnology #ArtificialIntelligence #AssistiveTechnology #Biotechnology #BlockchainTechnology #BusinessTechnology #CommunicationTechnology #ConstructionTechnology #EducationalTechnology #ElectricalEngineeringTechnology #EntertainmentTechnology #EnvironmentalTechnology #ForensicScienceTechnology #HospitalityTechnology #InformationTechnology #MarineTechnology #MedicalTechnology #MilitaryTechnology #OperationalTechnology #ProductandFoodTechnology #QuantumTechnology #RoboticsTechnology #SpaceTechnology #SportsTechnology #Superintelligence #VehicleTechnology #Technology

"We’re basically flying blind at a time when we most need observations." Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's director Peter de Menocal hints at a lack of technology to measure carbon flux from the surface ocean into the deep (where it can reside for centuries or millennia). Read the entire interview here: https://lnkd.in/eGVc6PMq Assessing, validating and scaling blue carbon and marine CDR solutions will require a massive effort into technology development as well as at-sea trials. "Minions" are bottle-sized, depth-keeping sensors designed by Melissa Omand's lab at URI. Upward-looking, re-used iPhones take photos of marine snow - aggregates of (dead) plankton, viruses, detritus that fall onto the Minions' lens. These photos help quantify and classify what reaches the subsurface ocean. Check out a video here: https://lnkd.in/e2eapXZt #marineCDR, #oceantech

Data collected by satellites, drones, radars and microscopes provide a goldmine of information to better understand our environment. And when these data are coupled with artificial intelligence (AI), they can unlock the secrets of phenomena taking place at all levels.  https://lnkd.in/evrE7B4E

🌊 We're thrilled to announce that SEATREC has been named one of 20 winners of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Powering the Blue Economy™: Power at Sea Prize! ⚡. This recognition highlights our groundbreaking concept: harnessing the ocean's thermal energy to power a subsea robot equipped with a side-looking echosounder to map marine living resources—including vital zooplankton—on a planetary scale. Zooplankton, the unsung heroes of the marine ecosystem, play a critical role in aquatic food webs and global carbon cycling. With our thermally-powered float, we'll measure their distribution and diurnal behaviors at key times (sunrise, noon, sunset, and midnight) at depths of up to 1,000 meters and surface every six hours. This work will advance knowledge of upper ocean pelagic habitats and contribute to better ocean health management. This prize moves us closer to sustainable solutions for long-endurance ocean measurements, bridging gaps in marine science while championing renewable energy innovation. Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/4frljEf #BlueEconomy #OceanHealth #ZooplanktonScience #MarineInnovation #RenewableEnergy #PowerAtSea #Robot #AutonomousFloat

Seagrass may sound like an unlikely #climate ally, but it is a critical #coastal #ecosystem that can sequester up to 40x more #carbon per hectare than rainforests. 🦀 There are many #marine #biodiversity benefits too, as seagrass meadows are known to support 30x more marine species compared to adjacent sandy habitats. 🐟 And globally, seagrass meadows help generate vital nutrition for close to 3 billion people by supporting healthy fishing grounds. Through these fishing grounds, seagrass ultimately helps to provide 50% of animal protein to 400 million people in the third world. 🤔 So what can be done to derisk and channel more investment into #seagrass restoration? 🔍 Blue carbon projects currently seem to be too expensive and high risk to attract much private capital, let alone generate meaningful and robustly calculated blue #carboncredits... and best of luck finding a mainstream investment manager offering an #SDG14 focused fund mandate, let alone a dedicated allocation to seagrass projects. 👏 This is why a new partnership between ACUA Ocean, Ocean Ledger and Beneath The Waves – to monitor and protect over 9 million hectares of seagrass in the #Bahamas – stands out and could be of immense value to #naturebasedsolutions developers and providers of #bluefinance. 💡 The collaboration aims to solve critical technical bottlenecks through assessing #bluecarbon project risk, reducing the time and cost of implementation, and ensuring standardised, objective MRV for quality control. Ecosystem extent, health and value will be assessed holistically to ensure high quality conservation and restoration activity as a baseline for premium credits or certificates. Read on for the full detail and announcement link below. 👇

Day 92: Exploring the Depths—The Role of Technology in Marine Research 1. Unveiling Ocean Mysteries: Oceans hold critical insights into climate change, biodiversity, and sustainability. 2. Smart Exploration Tools: Underwater research labs now feature robotic arms, AI-driven sensors, and holographic displays for real-time marine study. 3. Revolutionizing Marine Science: Technology enables efficient monitoring of coral reef health, tracking endangered species, and more. 4. Commitment to Conservation: These innovations underline humanity’s dedication to protecting oceans and their ecosystems. 5. Interconnected Insights: Advanced research methods highlight the unity of life on Earth and our responsibility toward it. #MarineResearch #OceanExploration #UnderwaterTechnology #Sustainability #AIInScience #Biodiversity #ProtectOurOceans #InnovationInResearch #FutureOfScience #TechForGood

The European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) has revealed how satellites are transforming #MarineLitter surveillance 🌊🛰️ By using #Copernicus satellites, researchers can now identify and monitor plastic pollution with higher accuracy, improving our #EnvironmentalCrime detection efforts. 🔗 Read more about how satellite technology is revolutionising our approach to tackling #MarineLitter and protecting our planet in our new article 👉 https://ow.ly/Wclb50SI1IL #Satellites #Sustainability #EnvironmentalSecurity

25 years ago, science visionaries launched a global effort to learn more about how our oceans were changing. The Argo program now engages two dozen country partners to collect data from nearly 4000 free-floating observing profilers. The impact of Argo is truly astounding. These floats have collected global ocean temperature and salinity data since the program’s inception in 1999. In the course of 25 years, that equates to more than three million data profiles, and four times the amount of ocean information than collected from all other ocean observing tools — like ships and moored buoys — combined. Over 6500 scientific papers have cited Argo data, illustrating how a partnered global program can unlock critical information about our shared planet. #noaa #research #Argo