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TIDAL TURBINE ASSESSMENT BY ADCP
Tidal energy can provide a highly predictable and sustainable level of energy that is dependent on the tidal cycle. The emerging technologies for tidal energy generation provide two very different approaches: impoundment schemes, such as barrages and lagoons, or streams that directly utilise the tidal current – that is, tidal stream turbines.
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BIOLOGICAL MONITORING IN SKOMER MARINE NATURE RESERVE
The Skomer Marine Nature Reserve is one of only three marine nature reserves in the UK. This is the only one in Wales and is run by the Countryside Council for Wales. Skomer’s waters are famed for their underwater scenery and amazing range of marine life. Situated as it is where northern and southern species overlap, there is a huge variety of wildlife of all shapes and colours – making it a great place to study and monitor changes in the ma...
CODAR’S HF RADAR SYSTEM HELPS SPANISH AUTHORITIES MONITOR THEIR COASTLINES
In 2002, Spain witnessed the Prestige oil tanker sink off its north-west coast and it acted as a wake up call highlighting the importance of preparing for such a crisis. It led to Spain’s government prioritising the improvement of maritime protection and coastal management proceedings.
YSI SONDES USED ON FERRIES IN WATER QUALITY MONITORING
Ferries crossing the Neuse River and Pamlico Sound in North Carolina have been equipped with a water quality monitoring system for continuously collecting water samples and water quality data as part of the state-funded FerryMon program. The Neuse River Estuary and surrounding waters are nurseries for a variety of important fish species so researchers need to be able to predict how this ecosystem will respond to water quality changes so the...
ARGONAUT-SL USED IN BERTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
One of Strainstall UK Limited’s primary marine safety systems is their Berth Management System, which is used chiefly for the docking of VLCCs (oil tankers) and LNG (liquid natural gas) carriers. The Berth Management System provides assistance to vessels on their approach to the berth and during mooring by monitoring the conditions of the sea and surrounding area to ensure the complete safety of the vessel. The system undertakes continuous ...
LOW-COST DREDGE MONITORING SYSTEM IN ONE WEEK
With the wide range of instruments that OSIL represent, they pride themselves in being able to provide complete solutions to the many marine and environmental problems that their clients present them with. When GEMS, Geotechnical Engineering and Marine Surveys, approached OSIL with an urgent requirement for a low cost, dredge monitoring system that they needed to be ready to ship within a week, their reaction was no different.
MONITORING HABs IN SPAIN’S RIA DE VIGO WITH OSIL’s FC60 MINIBAT
Situated in Galicia in the north west of Spain, the Ria de Vigo is a river valley that has sunk tectonically and has been flooded by the sea. The Ria is connected to the open sea via a narrow northern channel and a wider and deeper southern channel. Due to the low tidal Circulation, the Ria de Vigo can be susceptible to harmful algal blooms (HABs), which can kill fish, contaminate seafood with toxins and fundamentally alter whole ecosystems.