From Arctic sea ice to the North Sea to the waters offshore Louisiana, applied marine science is looking beneath the surface, testing which new observing technologies earn the trust needed for wider adoption, and what it takes to turn ambitious science plans into safe and reliable work practices in marine environments.
In issue IV of eco magazine, we examine how vessel-mounted ADCPs are evolving into multidisciplinary observing platforms, follow an ocean glider that caught a subsurface phytoplankton surge that satellites largely missed during a North Sea marine heatwave, and go aboard REV Ocean’s new research vessel as it prepares for its 2027 maiden voyage, and more.
Special thanks to our contributors: SECOORA, Nortek, CSA Ocean Sciences Inc., Marine Spill Response Corporation, NexSens Technology, the National Oceanography Centre, and REV Ocean.