PMEL in the News
AMHS vessel helps to track ocean acidity
As the flagship of the Alaska Marine Highway System for over 40 years, the MV Columbia is best known for its capacity to carry up to 499 passengers, plus vehicles on its route from Bellingham, Washington, to destinations in Alaska’s Inside Passage. Geoff Lebon is mentioned.
Noisy Shrimp May Be Helping Gray Whales Find Their Prey
Scientists in the Northwest have detected a species of shrimp much farther north than it’s ever been found before. Researchers at Oregon State University haven’t actually seen the snapping shrimp, instead, they heard them off the Oregon Coast. Joe Haxel was interviewed.
Snapping Shrimp 'Dinner Bell' May Tell Gray Whales When to Eat
Do you ever wish you could just snap your fingers and have dinner ready? Well, that dream is kind of a reality for one species of whale. Joe Haxel is quoted.
The oceans have never been hotter than they are now
2017 was only the second-warmest year on record, according to NASA. But when it comes to the ocean, temperatures have never been warmer. Greg Johnson is quoted.
Robots map largest underwater volcanic eruption in 100 years
On July 31, 2012, Maggie de Grauw looked out the window of her flight back to New Zealand after a holiday in Samoa and glimpsed a mysterious mass floating below. That mass turned out to be a raft of lightweight pumice rock, the product of an erupting underwater volcano called Havre. The 2012 eruption turned out to be the largest of its kind in the last 100 years. And now, the pumice raft has become a crucial clue in revealing the eruption’s surprisingly complex nature. Bill Chadwick is quoted.