Fishing is not the only threat to the deep sea. The effects of contamination from land-based toxic pollutants such as mercury, PCBs, and DDT, and the consequences of many decades of …

With the lights of the remotely operated vehicle, we can see that it is bright red, but in the dark, this fish appears black, well hidden in the deep sea. Image courtesy of the NOAA

The coastal seas are made up of many different ecosystems including coral reefs, river estuaries, rock pools, salt marshes, mangrove forests and fields underwater sea grasses. Every species …

Undersea oil and gas pipelines are critical to the world’s energy in-frastructure. The mechanical, thermal, and chemical environment they are subjected to demands high-performance …

Biofouling, of soft sediments, could pose on submerged anchoring structures, or the accumulation installing underwater of is another concern, as of organ- by.

Overview and Recommendations An OceanCare Underwater Noise and Deep-Sea Mining Report, 2021

What is an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV)? Capable of moving through water either on a prescribed path or a self-determined path based on its own sensors. The components …