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UK - Hemsby: How many other communities are at risk of erosion?

Coastal erosion claimed three homes in Hemsby last weekend and a further two properties in the village are deemed at serious risk. Are there other Hemsbys along the coast and what can be done to protect the communities which live there?

International
Local

World - TMC the metals company Enters into MOU with Leading Nickel Processor PAMCO to Evaluate the Processing of Polymetallic Nodules into Battery Metal Feedstocks

TMC the metals company Inc. (Nasdaq: TMC) (“TMC” or the “Company”), an explorer of the world’s largest estimated undeveloped source of critical battery metals, today announced that it has entered into a non-binding MOU with Pacific Metals Co Ltd (PAMCO) of Japan, to evaluate the toll treatment of an initial quantity of 1.3 million tonnes of wet polymetallic nodules per year at PAMCO’s Hachinohe smelting facility starting in 2025, consistent with the commencement of TMC’s planned first commercial production by end of 2024.

International
Energy

NO - Norway's Loke buys UK deep-sea mining firm from Lockheed

OSLO — Norway’s Loke Marine Minerals has acquired deep-sea mining firm UK Seabed Resources (UKSR) from Lockheed Martin, the companies said on Thursday.

International
Engineering

UK - Wave Overtopping System To Improve Coastal Hazard

The National Oceanography Center (NOC) developed WireWall, a system designed to measure the speed and volume of overtopping water on a wave-by-wave basis in the field. The aim is to reduce uncertainty in overtopping forecasts and improve hazard warning systems.

International
Science

World - Majority of coral reefs examined suffer from low oxygen levels, study says

March 16 (UPI) -- A vast majority of 32 coral reefs examined around the world are suffering from low oxygen levels because of global warming, and the threat to marine ecosystems is expected to get worse, according to a study published Thursday.

Coastwide
Energy

OPINION - Offshore wind farm logistics risk becoming a quayside carpark

HLP believes project developers will struggle to meet demand based on current logistics practices and equipment provision.

International
Science

Hong Kong - Meet The Marine Biologist-Turned-Entrepreneur Restoring Coral Reefs Using 3D Printing And Clay

Vriko Yu launched a startup on the back of her Ph.D. studies in biological sciences. Now she’s the CEO of Archireef, a climate tech venture that’s working to restore fragile marine ecosystems by using 3D printing technology and some good old-fashioned terracotta.

International
Tourism

MX - 3 Feet Of Sargassum Is Expected To Wash Ashore On Cancun Beaches This Week

According to the most recent assessment from Mexico’s secretary of the navy, the Riviera Maya might witness up to 3 feet of sargassum buildup this week alone.

International
Engineering

CN - China to up its deep-sea mining efforts

China will pay more attention to the research and development of techniques and equipment used for deep-sea mining, according to a senior researcher in the country's shipbuilding industry.

International
Property

UK - Homes on cliff edge evacuated amid fears they could plunge into sea during storm

(Norfolk, UK) - There were fears the houses could collapse due to coastal erosion in Norfolk.

International
Advocacy

World - Mapping Wetland Loss Across Three Centuries

Millions of square kilometers of wetlands have been drained or converted to make room for crops, pastures, or development. In some places, up to 80% are gone.

International
Science

World - Charting a course: URI professor draws Atlantic data from shipping vessels

Uses a century’s worth of data to report on Atlantic Ocean between New England, Bermuda and Africa

International
Advocacy

World - ‘Coexistence is essential:’ report shows demand for ocean space will grow fivefold by 2050

Collaboration between ocean industries will need to intensify for the rapid buildout of offshore wind and aquaculture to coexist sustainably with other industries and the ecosystem

International
Advocacy

EU - BlueInvest: new investor report features an ocean of investment opportunities in the sustainable blue economy

BlueInvest is an EU initiative supporting sustainable and innovative technologies and solutions for the blue economy. It provides investment and market readiness assistance to innovative SMEs and start-ups, promotes them to its growing investor community and helps them to raise finance.

International
Science

World - Microscopic chalk discs in oceans play a key role in earth's carbon cycle by propagating viruses

Rutgers-led research finds biomineral structures formed by marine algae foment viral infection, contributing positively to capture CO2

International
Waterways

No - Norway Sees Greatest Increase in Arctic Shipping Traffic

Norway leads all Arctic coastal states in terms of shipping traffic increase the 2022 Report Card finds. Norwegian Arctic waters account for nearly two-thirds of all shipping traffic in the region, ahead of Russia and Iceland.

International
Waterways

Israeli - Two years since major coastal tar spill, marine unit still waiting for extra funds

Prime minister visited spill site, a ministerial committee made recommendations – but in terms of preparedness for a future spill, nothing has actually changed

International
Advocacy

World - A treaty to protect the world's oceans has been agreed after a decade of talks (with accompanying podcast)

WASHINGTON — For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas — nearly half the planet's surface — concluding two weeks of talks in New York.

International
Engineering

NZ - Coastal seawalls take on new urgency in Auckland, as properties crumble away

Consent applications for seawalls are taking on new urgency in Auckland, as coastal residents scramble to stop their homes from collapsing into the water.

International
Local

Wales - The battle to stop Swansea being taken over by sand

Old tree trunks, fences and physically moving the sand about are being used in a 'constant battle with nature'

International
Engineering

World - The Mining Industry's Next Frontier Is Deep, Deep Under the Sea

Companies are diving to the bottom to scoop up metals essential for our EV-driven future. But how much ocean are we willing to sacrifice?

International
Tourism

AUS - How cage-diving can be positive for sharks

Scientific research from Australia hailing the benefits of great white shark cage-diving appears to contradict suggestions by the Mexican authorities responsible for closing hotspot Guadalupe Island recently that the practice is unsustainable.

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