Pollution Control
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UK marine protection plans take shape
02/02/2021A formal consultation to legally protect four of England’s 40 offshore Marine Protected Areas has been launched. READ more
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Tackling the plastic pollution menace
22/01/2021Bolina Ltd, an Ecocoast company, has engineered what is claimed to be the longest river barrier in Europe to catch plastic and other floating debris. READ more
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Ship-created underwater noise measurement
15/01/2021University of Strathclyde researchers have developed a novel way of measuring underwater noise created by ships which poses a danger to marine life. READ more
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Series production of river plastic extractor
18/12/2020A crane manufacturer has teamed up with a non profit ESG sector company dedicated to reduce marine plastic pollution. READ more
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Seagrass conservation funding
15/12/2020The UK’s Ocean Conservation has received a grant of £250,000 from the government’s Green Recovery Challenge Fund, enabling large scale seagrass restoration. READ more
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Unmanned aircraft for air pollution monitoring
09/11/2020France’s Ministry of the Sea is deploying a sniffer drone in the Pas-de-Calais region of the Dover Straits in order to help enforce the emission regulations for shipping passing through this area writes Dag Pike. READ more
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AI radar processing for oil spill detection
05/11/2020To further strengthen the Norbit solutions for oil spill detection, met. ocean measurements and target detection, Norbit has acquired the SeaDarQ radar processing technology from Nortek AS. READ more
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Sustainable loo roll far from bog standard
26/10/2020Shipping companies will soon be able to relieve themselves of the burden that waste matter at sea places on the marine environment with the development of a toilet paper that uses no adhesives or other nano-plastics in its manufacture. READ more
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Pioneering marine plastic detection system
21/10/2020A LADAR (laser detection and ranging) system has been developed that can supercharge plastic detection capabilities for real-time eco monitoring of rivers and coasts, harbours and ports. READ more
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Echo sounder for conservation management
20/10/2020Cornwall Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority has recently taken delivery of a Scientific Echo Sounder to help them manage seagrass conservation. READ more
