Alliance for Coastal Technologies

05/23/2021

Adequate sunlight and nutrients help phytoplankton populations multiply into blooms large enough to be visible from space. On May 18, MODIS on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this image of a phytoplankton bloom just off the coast of Wallops Island and the Delmarva Peninsula.

Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/2T7Qjoy

📸: NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview.

04/02/2020

https://www.rivieramm.com/news-content-hub/shippingrsquos-clean-up-act-ndash-nbsprealising-the-potential-of-clean-hulls-58208

Director of ACT/MERC Dr Mario Tamburri argues that a huge win-win for both commercial shipping and the environment can be achieved with a holistic approach to biofouling and better in-water vessel cleaning

04/19/2019

https://dailytimes.com.pk/373356/combating-marine-pollution-through-modern-technology/

Oceans are a common heritage of mankind and rich source of food and energy, cheapest means of transportation and a great blessing of Almighty Allah. Over millennia, oceans have facilitated trade and supported economies globally, resulting in rapid population growth in coastal cities. This population...

03/21/2019

ACT releases workshop report on Pracical Uses For Drones To Adreess Managment problems in Coastal Zones

Unmanned aerial systems (UAS), commonly called drones, have been making increasing impacts in the maritime domain. As the capabilities…

03/08/2019

https://www.canada.ca/en/fisheries-oceans/news/2019/03/government-of-canadas-investment-in-ocean-observation-technology-contributes-to-safer-coastal-waters-and-more-resilient-coastal-communities.html

Ocean observation is important to understanding how our oceans are changing and predicting how our coasts and fisheries are affected by those changes. Increasing the availability and sharing of ocean science and data ensures Canadians can safely navigate through our coastal waters, maintain our coas...

11/19/2018

This is a great collection of graphics and articles detailing the effects of climate change on the oceans

More than a year of Reuters reporting has come to a disturbing conclusion: The planet’s marine life is fleeing warming waters – and threatening livelihoods.

09/25/2018

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/environment/bs-md-crab-virus-research-20180424-story.html

Scientists are using a crab virus akin to the common cold, computer models of ocean currents and tides, and genetic analysis of crustaceans from Massachusetts to Argentina to figure out just how much different populations of swimming crabs have in common.

08/09/2018

https://news.microsoft.com/features/under-the-sea-microsoft-tests-a-datacenter-thats-quick-to-deploy-could-provide-internet-connectivity-for-years/

Microsoft is leveraging technology from submarines and working with pioneers in marine energy for the second phase of its moonshot to develop self-sufficient underwater datacenters that can deliver lightning-quick cloud services to coastal cities. An experimental, shipping-container-size prototype i...

07/03/2018

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/06/ocean-acidification-underwater-drones-gliders-science-environment/

Thanks to carbon emissions, the ocean is changing, and that is putting a whole host of marine organisms at risk. These scientists are on the front lines.

05/02/2018

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/readersrespond/bs-ed-rr-chesapeake-letter-20180501-story.html

Growth in underwater grasses shows Chesapeake Bay is healing but more work needs to be done.