Since December 2018, Azura has been working with the Cohabys – Adera team for Créocéan to conduct marine mammal surveys off French Guiana prior to and during oil and gas drilling operations. Two types of surveys were conducted. The large-scale survey aimed to collect data on the presence and distribution of marine mammals, as well […]
Marine Mammal Surveys off French Guiana
Azura recently joined the Cohabys – Adera team for Créocéan to conduct marine mammal surveys off French Guiana prior to and during oil and gas drilling operations. Two types of surveys are being conducted. The large-scale survey aims to collect data on the presence and distribution of marine mammals, as well as sea turtles and […]
Marine Megafauna Study Off Senegal & Mauritania
This October, Azura’s marine scientists studied the marine megafauna in deep waters off Senegal and Mauritania for Creocean as part of an Environmental Baseline Study (EBS) for Total Exploration & Production. Total is the 5th biggest energy producer in the world. The goal of these EBSs was to characterize the habitat and biodiversity of two […]
LADC-GEMM 2017 Survey: #2 Through the Eyes of Youth
By Amy Whitt You graduate high school on a Friday and before even a week has passed you are packing up your teddy bear and heading out to sea on your first marine research expedition. This is any budding marine biologist’s dream! Many of us didn’t have our first at-sea research opportunity until we were […]
