Private nonprofit research and higher education facility studying marine science and engineering
A Royal Canadian Geographical Society expedition has mapped Shackleton’s Quest and Scott’s Terra Nova using Voyis imaging and Alvin submersible, creating high‑resolution 3D models. The goal is to preserve and study the ships in situ, with crews documenting coral life and wreckage as they push toward full digital twins.
More than 1,500 vessels have been stranded in the Gulf since February’s waterway closure. Researchers warn the idle ships are developing biofouling communities that could spread invasive species worldwide when trade resumes, creating a bioinvasion risk described as a “superspreader” event.
New England faces a costly invasive-crab crisis. Scientists, fishermen and startups are turning soft-shell European green crabs into marketable products—from premium meats to pet treats and whiskey. Despite climate-driven spread and decades of grassroots work, supply and infrastructure hurdles limit harvests and market reach.