PMEL in the News
Saildrones Launched On Washington Coast To Study Fisheries
Two autonomous Saildrones launched from Neah Bay this week on a to find out whether the wind and solar-powered vehicles can improve the efficiency and accuracy of fisheries surveys off the West Coast. PMEL is referenced.
Researchers listen to methane bubbles off Oregon coast
CORVALLIS, Ore. - A research team has successfully recorded the sound of methane bubbles from the seafloor off the Oregon coast using a hydrophone, opening the door to using acoustics to identify – and perhaps quantify – this important greenhouse gas in the ocean. Bob Dziak is quoted.
Ocean robots help NOAA assess fishery health
Two unmanned sailboats set out from Neah Bay on Tuesday, beginning a 100-day trek that will take them to Vancouver Island and all the way down to Mexico. Fisheries scientists with the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration (NOAA) hope that these Saildrones will help them better assess key Pacific fisheries such as hake, anchovies, and sardines. Chris Meinig is featured.
The Seabots Are Coming! Ocean-going Drones Launched On West Coast Fish Survey
They're life-jacket orange, they're robots and they're capable of sailing the high seas without human intervention. On Tuesday the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and a private contractor launched a pair of unmanned “Saildrones” in Pacific Northwest waters for the first time. Their summer-long voyage to collect fish data will stretch from Vancouver Island to California. Chris Meinig is quoted
Skagit County has warmed over past 30 years
Thirty years after many Americans first heard the phrase climate change, Skagit County — and the world — is warmer on average. Locally, the North Cascades now has less glacial ice and the Sauk River has more intense winter floods. Nick Bond is quoted.