maritime

Fisheries and Oceans Canada's top enforcement officer in the Maritimes says an "unprecedented" number of poachers descended on Nova Scotia and New Brunswick rivers this spring to illegally remove baby eels, also known as elvers.They overwhelmed the department's ability to safely and sustainably manage the most lucrative fishery, by weight, in Canada."Every day the total number of harvesters that didn't have an authorization that we either observed or that were reported to us, numbered in the hundreds," said Timothy Kerr,…

With their need for low network latency, healthcare and maritime are key sectors that can benefit from 5G connectivity. They will, however, also need to prepare for the higher security risks. Organisations across most verticals have been undergoing digital transformation in recent years and healthcare is no exception. In fact, most healthcare institutions have completed basic digitalisation and now are entering "the deep-water zone", according to Xia Zun, Huawei Technologies' president of global public sector. …

The Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) has joined hands with the Indian Navy's Weapons and Electronics Systems Engineering Establishment (WESEE) to develop research and academics that are focused on national security.The establishment of the Co-Developmental Technology Innovation Centre (CTIC) at IIT Hyderabad's Technology Research Park (TRP) is the crucial first step in this engagement. The collaboration is aimed at solving real-world problems by leveraging the deep tactical and technical expertise of WESEE…

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Thursday, Dec. 15. I’m Ryan Fonseca. Stories of harassment and assault keep coming out, and they never get easier to read. But they’re important, especially in terms of holding accountable institutions that are supposed to protect people from harm.A Times investigation, published this week, reveals accounts of sexual violence, harassment, homophobia, transphobia and racism on California State University’s lesser-known campus — a maritime…

The Jones Act aimed to prop up U.S. industry after World War I, but its limitations result in higher prices for shipments, including home heating oil and natural gas, critics say. The Jones Act aimed to prop up U.S. industry after World War I, but its limitations result in higher prices for shipments, including home heating oil and natural gas, critics say. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each…

There are fewer women working on the French harbours today than there were 70 years ago. Credit: Shutterstock Gender equality has made enormous strides over the past century. In Canada today, women participate in the labor market at much higher rates than they used to—there are almost 3.5 times more women working now than there were in the 1950s. …

Beirut sent Washington remarks to a US proposal on resolving a long-running maritime border dispute with Israel over gas-rich waters of the countries' Mediterranean coasts, says a senior Lebanese official. Lebanon and Israel are officially at war and their land border is patrolled by the United Nations.…

Over the last decade, the maritime industry has undergone a digital transformation to increase efficiencies, save money, gain greater insights into vessels and cargo, and develop new business models. But digitization has created a playground for cybercriminals who are benefiting from the industry’s security shortfalls across cargo ships, cruisers, boats, yachts, and passenger ferries – and their infrastructure.  Historically, ship owners protected themselves from pirates with weapons. Today,…

Global coral reef distribution (red dots). Credit: Millennium Coral Reef Mapping Project/World Atlas of Coral Reefs Coral reef islands and their reefs—found across in the Indo-Pacific—naturally grow and shrink due to complex biological and physical processes that have yet to be fully understood. Now, climate change is disrupting them further, leading to new uncertainties for legal maritime zones and small island states.…

Smart glasses that are powered by augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) technologies are being used to facilitate site inspection and remote monitoring in a new pilot at Singapore's Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M). Running on M1's 5G network, the project is part of a government grant to drive the commercialisation and adoption of 5G applications. The smart glasses are can carry out real-time analyses and generate data, which the wearer can use to support his tasks. The device also allows the wearer to…