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Unexplored deep-water worlds in Caribbean revealed for the first time Scientists discover underwater mountain ranges, golden towers of coral, and never-before-seen sea creatures.

Some incredible new discoveries from the Blue Belt Programme's recent voyage to the deep waters surrounding The Cayman Islands, Anguilla and Turks and Caicos.

The team spent 6 weeks aboard RRS James Cook to study the previously uncharted waters, bringing together diverse skills and local insights.

The BBNJ Treaty affects 95% of the world’s biosphere by volume!

Great point by @noc.ac.uk ‘s Alex Rogers at @theeconomistevents.bsky.social World Ocean Summit. #worldoceansummit

➡️ careers.noc.ac.uk ⬅️ Full details here!

🚨 A new month rolls around which means our careers highlight is here!

We have some fantastic opportunities to join the National Oceanography Centre at our Southampton and Liverpool sites!

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#careers #oceanscience #hiring #job #southampton #liverpool #nowhiring #jobsinscience

Weʼre delighted to be sponsoring the World Ocean Summit in Montréal!

We’re looking forward to participating events that are focused on continued research, international collaboration and positive ocean actions. Find us in the Exhibition Floor!

More info here: bit.ly/4g0uHAl

We’re here in Glasgow at the Ocean Sciences Meeting #OSM26!

Come and find us in the Exhibit Hall or attend one of our events on today! 🌊

Our full schedule is here:

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We're delighted to be attending Ocean Sciences Meeting starting on 22nd!

👥 We have 100+ attendees at nearly 200 sessions
🩵 Looking forward networking, insightful discussions and sharing research
📍Find us: Stand 59, Hall 5

Full list of NOC events ↙️
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#OSM26

In celebration of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we’re shining the light on just some of the brilliant women we have here at NOC, as well as sharing some pearls of wisdom to people who are considering, or currently pursuing a career in science!
#womeninscience #womeninSTEM #ocean

The key Atlantic current that could change Europe’s climate forever Western Europe could face winters as cold as Canada because of the impact of climate change on a key Atlantic current, known as the AMOC, which helps regulate our weather.

"We know if there's a big anomaly in this current, you get massive consequences"@channel4news.bsky.social

The voyage may be finished, but the science continues to further understand how #AMOC weakening influences global weather & climate patterns.

Full report here:
www.channel4.com/news/the-key...

RRS Discovery: Aboard research ship monitoring impact of climate change We mostly focus on things getting hotter with climate change. But out in the Atlantic right now, a British research vessel is studying how changes could actually lead to winters getting much, much col...

www.channel4.com/news/rrs-dis...

The link was updated so re-sharing here!

Read more here! 🤖🦕🌊
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The Repair Shop fixes 56-year-old Loch Ness Monster camera trap The device was left underwater in the 1970s and rediscovered by accident by a robot submarine.

We have been trialling underwater robotics in Loch Ness for nearly a decade, but this is the closest the team – or our underwater robots – have come to encountering Nessie. 🦕👀🎞️

Here's what happened next...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#BoatyMcBoatface #Nessie #LochNessMonster #LochNess

We're currently seeking an Able Seafarer to join our crew aboard either RRS Discovery or RRS James Cook on a permanent basis. ⚓🚢🌊

More details at link⬇️
careers.noc.ac.uk/vacancy/able...

New ocean sensors could transform how scientists track the marine carbon cycle The world’s oceans do far more than support vital marine ecosystems and provide food and recreation. They help regulate the Earth’s climate, absorbing vast amounts of heat and CO2, acting as one of th...

Doing wet chemistry 5 km below the sea surface? Of course, we can do that! Take a bow @noc.ac.uk engineers.

New ocean sensors could transform how scientists track the marine carbon cycle | Horizon Magazine projects.research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/en/horizon-m...

Throwback to our lab-on-a-chip sensor podcast episode, where Dr Alex Beaton discusses how this sensor was developed!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIHD...

An intriguing new species of deep-sea worm 'fishing worm', Melinnopsis nathanieli, has been described from the dark, cold depths of the NE Atlantic, southwest of Ireland. 🪱🎣

This is the first new polychaete (bristle worm) species described from the site for a decade.

noc.ac.uk/news/new-aby...

‼️ New paper from our coastal science colleagues on interdisciplinary approaches to coastal research from an early career perspective.

🌊 📝 💡 #ECR #coastalscience #newpublication

It was fantastic to host more than 160 delegates to the Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group (VMSG) Annual meeting at our Southampton site last week! 🌋🌊

We were delighted to show FCDO Minister for Indo-Pacific @seemamalhotra-mp.bsky.social around NOC last week, sharing our Discovery Collections, work towards the BBNJ Bill, and ocean technologies.

We thank the Minster and FCDR for their continued support of ocean science.

“Marine heatwaves represent one of the most urgent and least understood climate threats facing UK seas.” Dr Zoe Jacobs.

Rising UK marine heatwave research challenges are outlined in new national roadmap that identifies 40 priority research questions.

Read more here:

noc.ac.uk/news/rising-...

New year, new you? 💡🌊👀

We’re hiring!

👥Head of People Services
🖥️AI Research Software Engineer
🎨UI / UX Designer
🌊Programme Manager (Future Marine Research Infrastructure)
📈Finance Business Partner
🧑💻IT Industrial Placement Student (X2)

👉 careers.noc.ac.uk

After a fantastic year here at NOC we too are unplugging, taking time to reset, reflect and reinvigorate for an exciting new year ahead.

We look forward to bringing you more ocean news, stories and research in 2026! Until then, take care and sea-sons greetings!🎄 ⭐️ 🌊 🦀

📣 One step closer to ratification! 🌊 #BBNJ

It’s fantastic to see the BBNJ Bill continue to progress through parliament, with discussions at the @houseoflords.parliament.uk' Grand Committee earlier this week, and NOC's role of excellence and leadership within ocean science being highlighted. 🌊🚢💙

New suspected species, coined the ‘muddy squid’, displays ‘unusual’ burrowing behaviour observed for the first time in the deep sea. 👀🦑

Read more here: noc.ac.uk/news/discove...

@samsocean.bsky.social

Climate Lab Book Discussions on various aspects of climate science. Click to read Climate Lab Book, by Ed Hawkins, a Substack publication.

📣 New estimates shed light on late-18th century temperatures!

🕰️🌡️🌎 New research provides the first global record from near-surface air temperature measurements, peering back in time to the late-18th century.

Read more about it here: brnw.ch/21wYn3Z

We’re proud to be a founding member of the newly launched
@nro-group.bsky.social – uniting UK research centres to #MakingResearchMatter for people, communities & the economy. 🤝

Read more here: noc.ac.uk/news/making-...

Read the full story here: noc.ac.uk/news/landmar...

GEO7 report just launched!
The most comprehensive scientific assessment yet focusing on the current state and future trends of the global environment.

NOC's Dr Domingues contributed to the Oceans & Coasts chapter providing insights into the ocean - considered Earth’s greatest climate regulator. 🌊🌎

📰 A new study encourages a fresh approach to #ClimateAdaptation by blending local knowledge with science.

Researchers from NOC & partners in Africa & the Pacific show how inclusive planning can tackle threats like habitat loss & destructive fishing.

Read more: noc.ac.uk/news/merging...

The image contains the graphical abstract of the paper. The abstract reads: Due to the energy dissipation induced by vegetation, restoration of natural ecosystems such as salt marshes is often considered an attractive nature-based solution against coastal flooding as an alternative to hard engineered defences. Even though this vegetation's capacity to dissipate energy has been well affirmed in the literature for short waves, it is still disputed for long waves (i.e., storm surges and tides) resulting in significant uncertainty on the potential effectiveness of mitigating the impact of storm surges. Furthermore, restoration or creation of coastal habitats often face challenges due to space limitations and social resistance linked to loss of valuable land. Hybrid schemes, integrating existing hard defences and natural solutions (e.g., vegetation zones), could be a good alternative to overcome such problems. However, evidence to support their implementation and design is lacking. In this study, a modelling chain in Delft3D-FM has been implemented to test the efficiency of a hybrid solution consisting of an embankment and vegetation zones in a case study in the inner Forth estuary (Scotland, UK). The flood protection effectiveness of the proposed solution is assessed for the storm Xaver (December 2013) that greatly affected the area. The model results indicate that the proposed hybrid scheme could considerably reduce the land loss for coastal protection and that the effect of vegetation depends on design criteria such as position and orientation relative to the prevalent current flow. These results provide valuable insight towards applicability, design and implementation of hybrid schemes.

🔊Paper alert🔊

Enhancement of coastal flood mitigation by implementing hybrid flood defences integrating hard engineering and nature-based solutions🌊

by Matsoukis et al. in STOTEN @elsevierconnect.bsky.social

🔗https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.181063
@noc.ac.uk @ukri.org #CoOpt #SMMRUK