National Oceanography Centre

There is still time for submit an abstract and register for the Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group (VMSG) annual conference at the National Oceanography Centre Southampton in January next year. The deadline has been extended to Friday 5th December and there are still places left for some of the workshops - so even if you have registered, think about joining one of those exciting hands-on events. We can't wait to see the amazing research and catch up with people in the New Year, so don't miss out! https://lnkd.in/e7dXnHkK

The Primary Focus project aims to understand how the ocean features in primary education and to identify barriers that might prevent children from engaging with marine science. It's fantastic to see the success of the first workshop that brought together teachers, marine scientists and ocean professionals working towards bettering the future of marine science representation. 🌊 👥 📚 🌈 Learn more: ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gsfzjDC6 NERC: Natural Environment Research Council

It's not every day at work you stumble upon a 100 year-old message in a bottle...but Dr Tammy Horton might be the exception. 📝🌊🫙 Our Discovery Collections curator Dr Tammy Horton was met with this extraordinary surprise during our #RRSDiscovery100 Dundee event in September whilst preparing a barnacle specimen for display. Dr Horton was trying to move the “annoying piece of lab paper out of the way, so the specimen could be more clearly seen”. On closer inspection however, the folder paper revealed a fascinating backstory to the sample which was collected exactly 100 years ago! The note, written by Arthur George Bennet explains how the barnacles were hitching a ride on the teeth of deformed sperm whale in the Antarctic South Shetland Islands. Arthur George Bennet was an accomplished naturalist, photographer, watercolourist and taxidermist, a number of the Discovery Expedition reports bear witness to his skills as an observer and recorder of the natural world. The note reads: 📝 “From a male sperm whale. Caught S. Shetlands, 27th Nov 1925. This whale had the fore end of the jaw curved round to the right. On this curvature barnacles were growing around each tooth. Obviously the jaw being bent round the teeth at the anterior end did not fit the groove in the upper jaw otherwise it would [be] impossible for parasites to establish themselves. A.G. Bennet 30.11.1925” 💬 “These ‘snippets’ of information contribute to the rich history of the Discovery Investigations archive, and I love coming across them!” – Dr Tammy Horton.   #onthisday #marinescience #sciencestories Dundee Heritage Trust

🌊 News splash! 🌊  Wave scientists capture a year of data to inform coastal hazard management and collect data that can help train AI hazard prediction. Coastal protection schemes such as sea walls are used to prevent large waves reaching communities and critical infrastructure minimising coastal damage to structures and protecting people. 🌊🧱🏘️🛤️ However, occasionally – and usually at high tide - a wave will still exceed the defence level, this is called an overtopping event. In a new study, scientists observed waves overtopping and collected tide and wind data in SW England over one year to determine the driving forces of overtopping events with the goal of providing data to help coastal decision-makers predict hazards. ⚠️ Their findings? 🌪️ Storms had <2% contribution to the number of tides associated with overtopping events 🧭 The prevailing wave direction was not the direction associated to most overtopping events. 📏 Deeper water, due to sea-level rise and/or beach lowering, will affect coastal overtopping by waves of varying size differently.  🌊 Hazard predictions are site-specific, and care must be taken to understand local wave dynamics before decisions are made to protect infrastructure. 💬 Prof Jenny Brown, Coastal Scientist and lead author reflects “The successful year-long deployment of our wave overtopping equipment at Dawlish was a great achievement. The high-energy environment and passing of Storm Barra tested the robustness of the monitoring equipment’s design, which we will continue to advance." Our aim is to collect data that can support those working in flood hazard management and help train Artificial Intelligence (AI) to alert of overtopping hazards.” 👉 Find the full research here: https://lnkd.in/eRJcsZzt University of Plymouth Network Rail South West Coastal Monitoring NERC: Natural Environment Research Council #coastalhazards #climateimpact #sealevelrise #hazardmanagement 📸 University of Plymouth

#ICYMI our Ocean Tipping Points webinar is now available for replay! 🍿🌊🗣️ This event discussed the ocean’s role in climate risks with a focus on polar, coral reef and ocean circulation tipping points. We also discussed how the ocean could potentially mitigate some risks, and societal impacts of ocean tipping points. 🖥️ https://lnkd.in/g54JNnjp Arianwen Herbert, Alex Rogers, Ben Moat, Viktoria Spaiser, Louise Sime, Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter, Global Ocean Forum #COP30 #TippingPoints #VirtualOceanPavilion #OceanScience

Sensing the ocean 🛜 🌊 It's fantastic to be working with Güralp Systems Ltd to deliver our Full Ocean Fibre project with their reusable and autonomous Aquarius marine seismometers. This project uses acoustic and fingerprinting techniques to identify ocean processes and provide an unprecedented view of the deep North Atlantic from existing subsea cables. "The Aquarius system will significantly enhance our ability to monitor and understand ocean and seafloor processes. Within the Full Ocean Fibre project, they will provide vital ocean soundscape data to support analysis of our novel seafloor cable measurements." Dr. Carl Spingys Principle Investigator of the Full Ocean Fibre project. This project part of the 'Forecasting Tipping Points' programme, funded by Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA). Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gWP6Eie4

Cabo Verde seamounts oases of life 🌊🌋🐋🪸 New article co-led by Dr Covadonga Orejas, Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC), Prof Veerle Huvenne, a Research Leader at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), and Prof Jacob González-Solís, a professor at the Universitat de Barcelona, brings together knowledge on the ecosystems of Cabo Verde’s seamounts highlighting their biodiversity, ecological role and socioeconomic relevance. The seamounts of Cabo Verde represent enclaves of exceptional ecological and strategic value for marine conservation. 💬 “Understanding how seamounts function is key to planning their protection and ensuring the sustainable use of their marine resources” - Prof Veerle Huvenne. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gzQdCmgy 📷 Luso/iMirabilis2/iAtlantic Project 📷 JacobGonzalez-Solis Universitat de Barcelona

Know an aspiring engineer? Tune into this environmentally-focused careers inspo session on Thursday!💡🛠️🌊 We’re excited to be inspiring secondary-aged students by participating in STEM Learning UK’s ‘Protecting Our Planet with Engineering’ live #POP25 session. This session showcases engineering-based career paths, with a particular focus on careers that also tackle climate change. 🌍💙 Samuel Smith, NOC’s Operations Engineer for AutoSub Long Range ALR (a.k.a. Boaty McBoatface), will sharing insights to his role that involves building, maintaining, preparing, deploying and piloting robotic submarines in the name of ocean science! 🤖🌊 After studying mechanical engineering, Samuel Smith worked both as a ship surveyor and commercial diver before ending up with the ALR operations team. His love for the oceans stems from spending lots of time above and below water and his job allows him to contribute to the understanding and therefore protection of our oceans through engineering. 🌊⛓️🚢 💌 Share in your networks! 🗓️ 27th November, 13:45 – 14:20 GMT, Online Other speakers who are joining this session: Dr Michelle Hamilton from RAL Space Monica McCall - Imperial College London Cameron Sprent - Notpla Find out more here: 👇 https://lnkd.in/gr9sr3Jn #Careers #STEM #EngineeringScience #BoatyMcBoatface #OceanScienceJobs #StemLearning

A new species of deep-sea coral found living on polymetallic nodules. 🪨🪸 Polymetallic nodules are slow-growing mineral-rich accretions found in the deep sea, and the focus of growing international interest for deep-sea mining as a source for valuable metals. An international research team led by NOC’s Dr Guadalupe Bribiesca-Contreras with scientists from Senckenberg Ocean Species Alliance (SOSA) have identified the new hard coral species, and highlighted the unique ecological relationship the animal has with the nodules - their only known habitat, which only grow a few millimetres every million years. This discovery underscores how little we know about life in the deep sea. Dr. Guadalupe Bribiesca-Contreras says “Every new species we find reminds us that the ocean floor is a living ecosystem and we still have so much research to do to explore and understand it fully.” 💬 “Protecting these habitats is not just about saving one coral,” added Dr. Nadia Santodomingo of Senckenberg Ocean Species Alliance (SOSA): “It’s about preserving an entire world of deep-sea life that may vanish before we even know it exists.” Dive in here: https://lnkd.in/g4dAfX28 #DeepSea #NewSpecies #Oceanscience

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