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Latest News and Events
Switch from leaded petrol has reduced lead ocean pollution
Catch from deep-sea fishing has been massively under-reported
NOC hosts Commonwealth marine science event
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Marine Life Talk at NOC in Southampton -May
10 May 2018 - 19:00
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Marine Life Talk at NOC in Southampton-June
7 June 2018 - 19:00
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NOC Southampton Open Day 2018
9 June 2018 - 10:30
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The NOC's Marine Autonomy and Technology Showcase returns in November 2018
13 November 2018 - 09:00
Media opportunity to board the royal research ship James Cook
This is an opportunity to go on board the royal research ship (RRS) James Cook in Southampton on 19 December, before she departs for a six-week expedition to the Mid-Atlantic ridge where the 27 on-board scientists will spend Christmas. This expedition will conduct the first ever assessment of whether the mid-Atlantic ridge is a significant source of iron to the ocean.
Once this expedition completes, on 1February, the RRS James Cook will sail from Brazil to Cape Town as part of a project to better understand the role of the Southern Ocean in absorbing heat and human-made atmospheric CO2. Although the Southern Ocean occupies only around 20% of the total ocean area, it absorbs about three-quarters of the heat that is taken into the ocean, and approximately half of the CO2. This is because of its unique pattern of ocean circulation.
Join us for a tour of the RRS James Cook while she’s berthed in Southampton. This will include an opportunity to view conductivity depth and temperature sensors, which are widely considered to be the ‘work-horse’ of ocean monitoring. There will also be an opportunity to interview the scientists who are leading these two expeditions.
To book your place please contact Holly Peacock, Senior Communications Officer at the National Oceanography Centre, on holly.peacock@noc.ac.uk or 02380596388.
