Archive for the ‘Ocean Facts’ Category

Remotely Operated Vehicles

Monday, September 28th, 2009
 
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Deep Ocean Vector M4 ROVIn our need for more information about the health of marine ecosystems, ROV’s are becoming important new allies because they help scientists ’see’ beneath the surface of the ocean. Learn more from Dirk Rosen, founder and president of Marine Applied Research and Exploration, ROV developers.

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Thank You Ocean Report: A Retrospective

Monday, May 4th, 2009
 
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This report covers some of the big issues that we’ve covered on the Thank You Ocean Report over the past year. If you have topics that you would like us to report on, send them to info@thankyouocean.org. We’d love to hear from you!

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Renewable Energy from Offshore (2 of 2)

Monday, March 30th, 2009

 
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Pelamis Wave Energy ConverterThis is part 2 of a two-part series about the energy potential from windfarms and the energy captured from waves and ocean current. Our guest is Dr. Walter Cruickshank, Acting Director of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Minerals Management Service. (Photo courtesy of John D. Romero/U.S. Department of the Interior)

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Renewable Energy from Offshore (1 of 2)

Monday, March 16th, 2009

 
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wave energy converterThis is part 1 of a two-part series about the energy potential from windfarms and the energy captured from waves and ocean current. Our guest is Dr. Walter Cruickshank, Acting Director of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Minerals Management Service. (Photo of wave energy converter courtesy of Pelamis Wave Power Ltd.)

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TOPP - Tagging Of Pacific Predators

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

 
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tagged Laysan albatross; (c) Michelle Kappes, courtesy of TOPPScientists are now able to look beneath the surface of the ocean with the latest electronic tagging technology. Learn more about TOPP from Shana Miller, Policy Coordinator for the Tag-A-Giant Foundation. (Photo of tagged Laysan albatross; (c)Michelle Kappes, courtesy of TOPP)

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