The Next Generation of Ocean Explorers Chart 2026 Expedition
Rutgers University
Published: 23 January 2026
Rutgers oceanographers will lead a 28-day Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition to study salt fingering in the Caribbean, a mixing phenomenon that moves heat, salt, and nutrients through the ocean.
Keywords: salt fingering, thermohaline staircases, ocean mixing, Caribbean, R/V Falkor, Schmidt Ocean Institute, physical oceanography, climate
New partnership will revitalize ocean research off the Jersey Shore
Rutgers University
Published: 8 January 2026
Rutgers and Stockton universities partnered with the NJ Economic Development Authority and Ocean Power Technologies to restart and modernize the Long-Term Ecosystem Observatory (LEO), deploying a high-tech buoy off the coast of Tuckerton.
Keywords: ocean observing, coastal monitoring, research buoy, Long-Term Ecosystem Observatory, marine technology, New Jersey, real-time data
Offshore wind farms change ocean current patterns in the North Sea
Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
Published: 17 February 2026
Hereon researchers simulated the long-term hydrodynamic impact of expanding North Sea wind farms, finding that surface current speeds could slow by up to 20% by 2050, with implications for sediment transport and marine ecosystems.
Keywords: offshore wind, North Sea, ocean currents, hydrodynamics, tidal currents, sediment transport, marine ecosystem
