The Challenges of Environmental Monitoring in Field Trials for Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Published: 4 March 2026
CDRmare experts warn that environmental impacts of marine CO2 removal experiments are difficult to measure and monitor, calling for standardized verification systems for ocean-based CDR field trials.
Keywords: marine CDR, carbon dioxide removal, environmental monitoring, CDRmare, ocean alkalinity, field trials, climate mitigation
Fund for Science and Technology Awards $15 Million to Scripps Oceanography
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 3 March 2026
Scripps Oceanography received $15M to advance Deep Argo ocean monitoring with 50 new floats, marine environmental DNA research, and study of ocean conditions beneath Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier.
Keywords: Deep Argo, environmental DNA, Thwaites Glacier, ocean observing, marine monitoring, Paul Allen, Antarctic research
Exploring Tasmania's underwater heritage
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Oceans and Atmosphere
Published: 10 March 2026
CSIRO's RV Investigator mapped Tasmanian shipwrecks using multibeam sonar, producing the first high-resolution imaging of the SS Tasman wreck site for the Seabed 2030 program.
Keywords: shipwreck mapping, multibeam sonar, RV Investigator, Seabed 2030, underwater heritage, Tasmania
