People and the Sea

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From the seawire: Ocean news from February 2022

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Missed out on last month's ocean news? Here's a glimpse into what went down in Davey Jone's Locker in February with this news round-up. Covers marine life, the climate crisis, fisheries & aquaculture, marine technology, oceanography, the blue economy, marine, policy, and sustainability efforts.

New book "ICT Solutions and Digitalisation in Ports and Shipping" available now

Given the volumes of global ship traffic, solutions are needed to reduce waiting times, costs, energy consumption and emissions. This systematic reference on ICT solutions and digitalisation in the ports and shipping sector covers new and existing technologies, different types of digital systems, and offers illustrative examples and case studies.

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Help A Researcher Out: Global Horizon Scan. Exploring Future IUU Fishing Trends in a Warming World

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The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), in collaboration with the PEW Charitable Trusts, are undertaking a global horizon scan to harness worldwide knowledge to identify and prioritise emerging issues in relation to future illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing practices impacted by climate change.

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Help A Researcher Out: Calling all vessel crews and managers: Exploring collisions with marine wildlife and potential solutions

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James Robbins (University of Portsmouth) is seeking vessel crews and managers willing to share their experiences and perspectives on wildlife collision and potential solutions.

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Sea Stories: Sea Wrack by Moira O’Neill

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Sea wrack - the large species of seaweeds - has been collected by people all over the world for hundreds of years. Join point Moira O’Neill (the non de plume of Agnes Shakespeare Higginson) as she takes us to 19 century Ireland.

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Sea Stories: The Sound Of The Sea by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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The sea is in a constant state of change. From the shore, one may look in awe at it’s stillness - or it’s ferocity. Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow takes us back to a night when the sea awoke from its slumber...