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Fake dolphins and frantic digging: the army of helpers learning to rescue New Zealand’s stranded whales

AOL 27 Mar 2025
... for the marine environment ... But in many events it is unclear and pinpointing the reasons why is an ongoing field of research, says Karen Stockin, marine ecology professor at Massey University.
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DNV Awards MARIC AiP for New Ammonia Ready Kamsarmax Bulk Carrier

The Maritime Executive 27 Mar 2025
As part of Singapore Maritime Week, DNV has awarded Marine Design and Research Institute of China (MARIC), Approval in Principle (AiP) for their new wide beam ammonia ready Kamsarmax bulk carrier.
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Unprecedented rabies outbreak in Cape fur seals raises marine pandemic fears

Independent online (SA) 26 Mar 2025
Savannah Anderson, ASI Campaigner and Researcher, warned, “While the outbreak is devastating for local seal populations, the fear is that the virus could jump species, possibly infecting orcas, ...
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Trump administration cuts to NOAA threaten efforts to save sea lions from toxic plankton

The Los Angeles Times 26 Mar 2025
Federal research and funding plays a crucial role in enabling scientists to monitor ocean conditions — including the domoic acid outbreak that is now killing hundreds of marine mammals up and down the California coast.
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Researchers find active volcanic hotspot in Cook Islands seabed

RNZ 26 Mar 2025
The Seabed Minerals Authority (SBMA) is calling it "an exciting new discovery" by its scientists in partnership with National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), the University of California Santa Barbara and Kiva Marine.
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Click, click, click: For first time ever, sharks are recorded making sounds

Usatoday 26 Mar 2025
Researchers believe the sounds are made by the sharks snapping their flattened teeth together, possibly as a stress or warning signal.This discovery challenges the long-held belief that sharks are silent creatures.
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Korea installs floating structure to counter China's steel structure in overlapping maritime zone

Korea Times 26 Mar 2025
Kang said the government is keeping a "close eye" on Chinese activities in the PMZ and was conducting marine science research and studies on traits of the Chinese structure.
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Greece Accepts Chevron’s Interest in Hydrocarbons’ Exploration Off Crete

Greek Reporter 26 Mar 2025
In January, Greece announced that Chevron had expressed interest in research in the marine area southwest of the Peloponnese and west of Crete ... marine mammals’ communication, navigation and feeding.
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ITOPF: Consequences of an LPG spill in the marine environment

SAFETY4SEA 26 Mar 2025
Hazards of LPG when spilled in the marine environment ... The environmental impact of LPG in the marine environment is not as widely researched as the impact associated with spills of other, more persistent, hydrocarbon oils.
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Deep-sea mining impacts visible 44 years on, UK expedition finds

The Times/The Sunday Times 26 Mar 2025
Though researchers described the effect on marine life 44 years ago as a “mixed picture”, they recorded declines in the number and variety of a group of animals that included starfish and sponges. The findings come at a ... .
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SciChart Revolutionizes Deep-Sea Exploration with Advanced Dynamic Charting Technology

GetNews 25 Mar 2025
“In marine research, the performance of your chosen can determine how effectively you make decisions when presented with large datasets ... Building Interactive Visualisations for Marine Research.
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The killer whales hunting great whites — to eat their livers

Independent online (SA) 25 Mar 2025
Researchers assumed humans must have been responsible ... Researchers quickly homed in on two suspects.A Marine Dynamics team member handles the carcass of a female great white shark that washed ashore on May 3, 2017, near Gansbaai.
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Science in steel boxes: how research teams hitched a ride with navy to Antarctica

Moosejaw Today 25 Mar 2025
... Canadian Coast Guard’s flagship science vessel, CCGS Naalak Nappaluk, the 88-metre-long vessel will support marine surveys and scientific research on ocean currents and the seabed in Atlantic Canada.
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Orca spotted off Outer Banks, researchers say

Daily Press 25 Mar 2025
Researches with OCEARCH ... The Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute, based in Clearwater, Florida, is dedicated to studying “aquatic ecosystems and the threatened species that call them home.” .
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Security specialist nominated to lead US maritime agency

Freight Waves 25 Mar 2025
Department of Transportation responsible for maintaining the health of America’s waterborne transportation system – which includes port and vessel operations, shipbuilding, and commercial mariner recruitment.
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