News tagged with recreational boats

NASA Sensor Technology Helps Recreational Boaters Make Waves

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA-developed wireless sensor technology is giving recreational boat owners safer and more accurate readings of how much fuel is in their tanks.

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 29, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

High-tech nuke detectors check Puget Sound small vessels for WMD

More than 300 trained maritime law enforcement and first responder personnel from federal, state, local and tribal agencies participated in an operational maritime exercise in Puget Sound this week. Maritime law enforcement ...

Technology / Other

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Researchers measure health effects of Chicago's waterways

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health are conducting a study to determine the health effects associated with recreational activities such as boating, canoeing, kayaking and fishing on ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Dolphins learn from each other to beg for food from humans

(Phys.org) -- Dolphins may learn harmful or undesirable behaviors, such as begging for food from humans, from each other, Murdoch University researchers have discovered.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 28, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 23

Track Atlantic bluefin tuna to learn migration, habitat secrets

New fish-tagging studies of young bluefin tuna in Atlantic waters off New England by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are offering the first fishery-independent, year-round data on dispersal ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 22, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

World?s most northerly bottlenose dolphin population stable, report concludes

The world's most northerly resident population of bottlenose dolphins is stable and may even be increasing, according to new research.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Reef shark populations in steep decline: study

Many shark populations have plummeted in the past three decades as a result of excessive harvesting – for their fins, as an incidental catch of fisheries targeting other species, and in recreational fisheries. ...

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study finds circle hooks lower catch rate for offshore anglers

Anglers are required to use circle hooks in some fishing tournaments because they are less likely to cause lethal injuries in billfish, such as marlin. However, research from North Carolina State University ...

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google opens Amazon wilds to armchair explorers

Google's free online map service on Wednesday began letting people explore portions of the Amazon Basin from the comfort of their homes.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 0

'Pyramids' planted to revive Philippine corals

Thousands of small "pyramids" are being planted off the Philippines' famous Boracay resort island in an effort to bring its nearly destroyed coral reefs back to life, an environment group said Thursday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Plastic bait strips now banned 'on sea' to protect marine life

New regulations on the possession of plastic bait straps will reduce waste and make the sea safer for marine life.

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Public-private partnership helps monitor fish populations

Managing commercial and recreational fisheries is a complex and sometimes contentious process in which fishing interests, scientists, and regulatory agencies don't always see eye-to-eye.

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Plant with 'eggbeater' testure inspires waterproof coating

A floating weed that clogs waterways around the world has at least one redeeming feature: It's inspired a high-tech waterproof coating intended for boats and submarines.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast


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