Researchers Deploy Buoy Off Maui to Collect Ocean Data
By Maui News,
Researchers have deployed a new buoy off Maui that will work alongside uncrewed saildrones to help measure ocean data off multiple islands.
Ocean-Based Techniques and Their Carbon Capture Potential
By Laureen Fagan, Sustainability Times
The business of carbon capture can be controversial among those who place priority on ending carbon emissions rather than relying on technologies that seem to prolong fossil fuel use.
New Model Predicts Potential Effects of Prey Availability and Human Activities on Pregnant Cook Inlet Beluga Whales
Scientists hope the new tool will help identify data gaps and the combination of factors that may be impacting the endangered whale population’s recovery.
Continue reading at NOAA Fisheries
Studying The Ecological Impact of Salmon Sharks in the Northeast Pacific
By Alexandra G. McInturf for CICOES Magazine
NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE in the United States, it’s likely that you have heard of, seen, or even tasted salmon.
The Inaugural CICOES Symposium
June 13-14, 2023
Come one, come all! We are encouraging a community wide turnout to share our science, meet potential NOAA and academic collaborators, initiate new projects, and have a bit of fun.
Why Making El Niño Forecasts in the Spring is Especially Anxiety-Inducing
By Michelle L’Heureux, Climate.gov
Given the relatively high probabilities for El Niño in our team’s April 2023 ENSO update, I decided to team up with some of my scientific colleagues, Antonietta Capotondi (NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory and University of Colorado, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences) and Aaron Levine (@afzlevine, University of Washington, Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies), to explain why making ENSO forecasts during the Northern Hemisphere springtime generally makes us want to skip the forecast.
How Do You Study One of the World’s Rarest Whales?
By Dana Wright for Mongabay
Nearly twice the size of Africa, the North Pacific seems to be endless.
Scientists Discover Three New Hydrothermal Vent Fields on Mid-Atlantic Ridge
An international team of scientists led by CICOES researcher David Butterfield work together to rapidly find and explore large hydrothermal vents on the world’s longest mountain range.
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TODAY Show: Scientists Explore Oceans in Search of Solutions to Climate Change
The Earth’s oceans could hold the key to slowing climate change. Now, scientists are exploring the depths of the ocean to find those answers thanks to a new state-of-the-art vessel provided by nonprofit Schmidt Ocean Institute.
Watch interview at TODAY
Ocean Drones Sail Around Hawaiian Islands to Monitor Marine Health
By Zoe Dym, Hawaii Public Radio
Three unmanned ocean drones are swimming around the main Hawaiian Islands to monitor ocean health.