In November, we began conducting line-transect aerial surveys for marine mammals in the open-water and adjacent wetland areas of Breton Sound, Louisiana, and a portion of Chandeleur Sound, Mississippi. Under subcontract with C. H. Fenstermaker & Associates, L.L.C. for the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, we will conduct these surveys once a month over a […]
Azura Awarded NEFSC Protected Species Branch Contract
Under NOAA’s ProTech Fisheries IDIQ contract, Azura was recently contracted by NOAA Fisheries to provide research services in support of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC), Protected Species Branch (PSB) with offices in Woods Hole, Massachusetts and in Orono, Maine. This Branch conducts research on the distribution, ecological relationships, and […]
Navy Completes Shock Trials for USS Jackson
Since June, the U.S. Navy has been conducting ship shock trials off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, for two new littoral combat ship (LCS) designs in production. Each class of warship must undergo these series of controlled tests during which live explosives are set off near the ships to see how the hulls handle the […]
