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Posted: 28 February 2018
@nocnews The arrival of the RRS James Cook into Rio kicked off a special day of events hosted by the city’s Museum of Tomorrow to celebrate the announcement of the upcoming UK-Brazil Year of Science and...
Posted: 27 February 2018
Part of the NOC's marine equipment fleet The world-leading fleet of marine robots operated by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has just had its busiest two months ever. The robotic vehicles have been operating in some of the world...
Posted: 23 February 2018
Seabed mapping data collected by research ships during decades of collaborative research in Antarctica can be compiled to help create large-scale maps of the seabed physical environment around South Georgia. Image from the British Antarctic Survey.  In an era where huge expanses of ocean are being designated as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), the importance of mapping the seabed to collect baseline data and monitor change is vital. New...
Posted: 23 February 2018
The Nippon Foundation this week announced that the Nippon Foundation-GEBCO (General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans) Seabed 2030 project is now under way. Seabed 2030 aims to map the entirety of...
Posted: 16 February 2018
The European Marine Board (EMB), of which the NOC is a member, has released the 6th Forum Message. This highlights the need for marine science to be at the core of the ocean governance debate...
Posted: 12 February 2018
Marine Life Talks Thursday, 1 March 2018 DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, TONIGHT'S TALK WILL BE POSTPONED WE WILL RESCHEDULE LUCY WOODHALL'S TALK 'Marine litter and microplastics: the facts behind the...
Posted: 7 February 2018
Researchers at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have developed a technique that, for the first time, uses reflected GPS signals from satellites orbiting the Earth to measure very high wind...
Posted: 6 February 2018
Sanchi oil spill modelling - February 2018 Water polluted by the Sanchi oil tanker may reach coral reefs in the Ryukyu Island chain, according to the latest ocean model simulation by scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and...
Posted: 6 February 2018
The UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is returning to Oceanology International this year with two exhibition stands, as well as chairing and participating in a number of conference...