ECO Magazine

09/18/2025

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09/17/2025

Having witnessed the success of Port of Blyth in completing surveys since their purchase of a PicoMB Multibeam four years ago, Port of Sunderland has also chosen the PicoMB 130Surf. More:

https://ecomagazine.com/news/coastal/picomb-multibeam-to-be-leveraged-by-port-of-sunderland-for-seabed-surveys/

Port of Sunderland has also chosen the PicoMB 130Surf (Pico MB-130 with integrated Applanix POSMV SurfMaster). They recently took delivery of the system from Geodesea Ltd.

09/17/2025

ELWIND has signed a contract with Haskoning Nederland B.V. to carry out a grid study for the Estonian-Latvian offshore wind park project ELWIND. More:

https://ecomagazine.com/news/industry/elwind-awards-contract-to-haskoning-for-an-offshore-wind-farm-grid-study/

ELWIND has signed a contract with Haskoning Nederland B.V. to carry out a study on the determination and assessment of possible grid connection points, cable routes for the Estonian-Latvian offshore wind park.

09/17/2025

New research led by scientists at Bigelow Laboratory outlines a modeling approach that incorporates information on the abundance of the whale’s favorite zooplankton prey species. More:

https://ecomagazine.com/news/research/new-approach-improves-right-whale-distribution-models/

New research led by scientists at Bigelow Laboratory outlines a modeling approach that incorporates information on the abundance of the whale’s favorite zooplankton prey species.

09/17/2025

🌟On Baltic Sea Day, we are announcing a special event to be held this September in Klaipėda, Lithuania: For and from the Baltic🌟

​​​🌊ICES and the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE) will co-host a Baltic-focused event on Thursday 18 September 2025, alongside the Annual Science Conference 2025 at Klaipėda University

🐟We invite you to this dynamic side event that will bring together leading marine scientists, resource managers, policy-makers, and stakeholders from across the region to discuss pressing issues affecting the Baltic Sea, with a focus on ecosystem-based fisheries management.

📝Read more about For and from the Baltic and register here https://www.ices.dk/events/asc/2025/Pages/Baltic-Side-Event.aspx

💡 Online participation is also available
For those unable to attend in person, online participation is also possible for this unique event. Registration is required to join remotely.
🕑 14:15 to 17:30 (GMT+3)

09/16/2025

Join the Marine Technology Society(MTS) in Rhode Island, Oct 8–9, for the MTS TechSurge: Fisheries & Benthic Monitoring.
Explore innovations in benthic mapping, survey methods, and offshore monitoring – plus a panel with the fishing community, mentor connections, and the interactive Tech Café.

✨ New Additions: ✨

💻 Virtual Registration is now available for those who can’t attend in person.

🎉 Stick around Thursday night for blueTIDES After Dark with Blue Robotics – a networking social you won’t want to miss.

🔗 Register today! https://mtsociety.memberclicks.net/techsurge-fisheries-benthic-monitoring

09/15/2025

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis marked the official groundbreaking of the Blue Shanty Flow Way project on September 10, an important milestone in Everglades restoration. More:

https://ecomagazine.com/news/coastal/blue-shanty-flow-way-project-breaks-ground-to-further-everglades-restoration/

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis marked the official groundbreaking of the Blue Shanty Flow Way project on September 10, an important milestone in Everglades restoration.

09/15/2025

The UK government introduced a landmark bill to protect two-thirds of the world’s ocean, a key source of food and oxygen for people in the UK and all over the world. More:

https://ecomagazine.com/news/policy/uk-introduces-landmark-biodiversity-beyond-national-jurisdiction-legislation/

The UK government introduces Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) legislation to help protect two-thirds of the world’s ocean.

09/12/2025

Underwater cameras around the Isles of Scilly have given scientists a glimpse of how sea life can thrive in well-protected UK waters. more:

https://ecomagazine.com/news/research/scilly-isles-cameras-give-glimpse-of-natural-uk-waters/

Underwater cameras around the Isles of Scilly have given scientists a glimpse of how sea life can thrive in well-protected UK waters.

09/12/2025

09/11/2025

A new study provides a comprehensive look into how wild octopuses use their arms in natural habitats. More:

https://ecomagazine.com/news/research/new-research-reveals-wild-octopus-arms-in-action/

A new study provides a comprehensive look into how wild octopuses use their arms in natural habitats.

09/11/2025

Researchers from nine countries are joining forces to study the ecological consequences of deep-sea mining—both in polymetallic nodule fields and at seafloor massive sulfide deposits along mid-ocean ridges. More:

https://ecomagazine.com/news/research/international-research-alliance-investigates-environmental-impacts-of-deep-sea-mining/

With a four-day meeting at Ghent University, the third phase of the European research project MiningImpact has officially begun. Researchers from nine countries are joining forces to study the ecological consequences of deep-sea mining—both in polymetallic nodule fields and at seafloor massive sul...