Continental Shelf

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• Rip Currents: Rip currents are powerful, narrow channels of fast-moving water that flow away from the shore, often occurring at low spots or breaks in sandbars. They can be difficult to spot, but are common on beaches with breaking waves. Rip currents ca ... Read More >>
• Acoustic Monitoring: Acoustic monitoring is the process of using underwater sound to detect, locate, and track marine animals, as well as to measure oceanographic parameters. It involves the use of hydrophones, which are underwater microphones that can detect s ... Read More >>
• Cable-length: Cable-length is a unit of measurement used in maritime navigation to determine the depth of water. It is defined as the distance between two consecutive marks on a cable that is paid out from a ship. The marks are usually made at regular in ... Read More >>