Tag: "Pacific"

The 6000m-rated Autosub6000 during seatrials. Photo: NOC Southampton

First Look: Autosub6000

(This article was originally published on OceanLines on September 3, 2008.) The Autosub6000, Britain’s new autonomously controlled, robot submarine soon will be diving deep into uncharted waters to search for volcanic vents 6km down in the Caribbean. Once the vents are found the life, sediments, and gasses surrounding the vents will be collected and studied. [...]

Sep 03, 2008 | 0 comments View Post
Map of Pacific Ocean

Coral Reef Health Worse Than Thought

(This article was originally published on OceanLines on August 4, 2008.) Half the coral reefs in the United States are categorized in “poor” or “fair” condition according to a new analysis published by NOAA.  The report, led by NOAA’s Center for Costal Monitoring and Assessment’s Biogeography Branch and supported by NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program, [...]

Aug 04, 2008 | 0 comments View Post