What's New
February 05, 2018
In the News
May 21, 2018
The regular patrons of the White Shark Café have had some company lately. In March, two autonomous robots, called Saildrones, departed... more
May 16, 2018
In March 2009, engineer Richard Jenkins broke the world land speed record for a wind-powered vehicle by sailing a bright green sailboat... more
Feature Publication
August 23, 2017
This month's featured article provides an overview of the first Saildrone mission conducted jointly between NOAA Fisheries Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) and Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL).
The Saildrone is an autonomous surface vehicle outfitted with meteorological and oceanographic sensors, including passive and active acoustics. In 2016, NOAA used the... more