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Tidal Power’s Fickle Future
By Doug Johnson To pull power from the waves, you need a high tidal range or strong currents. Sea level rise threatens to mess with both. Hidden in the ebb and flow of the tides is a wealth of energy. Primarily generated by the gravitational pull of the moon, tidal… SEE MORE
Warm Liquid Spewing from Oregon Seafloor Comes from Cascadia Fault, Could Offer Clues to Earthquake Hazards
By ecomagazine.com The field of plate tectonics is not that old, and scientists continue to learn the details of earthquake-producing geologic faults. The Cascadia Subduction Zone — the eerily quiet offshore fault that threatens to unleash a magnitude-9 earthquake in the Pacific Northwest — still holds many mysteries. A study… SEE MORE
Did rising seas drive Vikings out of Greenland?
By news.harvard.edu. Vikings occupied Greenland from about 985 to 1450 A.D., farming and building communities before they abruptly abandoned their settlements. Why they disappeared has long been a puzzle, but a new paper from the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences determines that one factor — rising sea level — likely played… SEE MORE
This floating ocean garbage is home to a surprising amount of life from the coasts
By Nell Greenfieldboyce. Scientists studying a giant collection of plastic trash floating in the middle of the open ocean have found some unexpected inhabitants: dozens of marine species that usually stick close to the coast. Among the plastic debris, the researchers found all kinds of nonnative species, from anemones to… SEE MORE
Beach Time, Learning Time
By Jennifer Brett. Having a beach day? Why not add some marine science to it? With these four fun games and activities, kids can learn about the shoreline habitats, beach ecology and the animals that call the coast home – and they probably won’t even realize it’s “educational.” Win-win! All… SEE MORE
Shorting the Circuit
By tradeonlytoday.com The idea of zero emissions that comes with electric vehicles and boats has an almost romantic allure. If we all just parked our internal-combustion cars, trucks and boats, we would be saving the environment and all of mankind. Or would we? “You can’t automatically assume that electrification is… SEE MORE
The slow death and uncertain future of California’s swordfish fishery
By nationalfisherman.com After decades of public scrutiny, legal battles, and many regulatory changes that constricted the fishery, large-mesh drift gillnets for swordfish in California will be phased out by 2027. Deep-set buoy gear, now being employed under federal exempted fishing permits, is set to become the primary method to harvest… SEE MORE
10 Seaweed Blobs That Will Blow Your Mind
By atlasobscura.com Batten down the hatches. Stay out of the water, and beware, because it’s coming. It isn’t a shark or a sea monster. No, this marine menace is…seaweed. More specifically, it’s a massive blob of the stuff twice the width of the continental United States. And that 5,000-mile-wide gunk raft… SEE MORE
California, LA and Japan Sign Agreements for Green Shipping Initiative
By maritime-executive.com Representatives from the state of California and the government of Japan signed agreements to collaborate on clean ports and shipping including establishing green shipping corridors during a trade mission to Japan. The initiative was followed with a second agreement between the ports of Los Angeles, Tokyo, and Yokohama… SEE MORE
When Cities Meet The Water: America’s Top Urban Paddling Destinations
By paddling.com. For most paddling lovers, a dream home would involve a backyard looking over a beautiful body of water with a nice private dock for launching a kayak, canoe, or SUP board. Unfortunately, this is not a feasible reality for most people, paddling lovers or not. In fact, many… SEE MORE
Scientists Want to Dump Iron Nanoparticles into the Oceans to save the Planet
By bigthink.com Ocean fertilization is extremely controversial, but if done correctly, it just might work. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Reducing carbon emissions may not be enough to reverse the worst effects of climate change. Capturing and burying carbon dioxide may be necessary. One idea is to "fertilize" the ocean with iron nanoparticles,… SEE MORE
Suzuki Marine Completes Run to the Capitol Powered by New Sustainable Fuel
By SUZUKI MARINE USA, LLC. 940-Mile Voyage Aboard 26-Foot Center Console Powered by New Sustainable EcoFuel Tampa, FLA. — Today’s opening of the 2023 American Boating Congress (ABC) in Washington, DC will feature a small boat that recently concluded a truly big and significant adventure — running by water from… SEE MORE