During this summer, the U.S. Navy completed three explosive events as part of the Full Ship Shock Trials (FSST) of the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the newest and most advanced aircraft carrier in the U.S. Navy. The Navy uses these tests on new ship designs to confirm that they can continue to meet […]
Survey of Fishing Activity at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay
Azura partnered with Versar Inc. to conduct angler surveys at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB) under the Biological Resources contract between GMI-AECOM JV and the U.S. Navy. Recreational fishing is a popular activity at NSGB, but there is a lack of information on the species, sizes, and quantities of fish caught at this installation. Therefore, […]
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 […]
Presentations, Pinot, and Porpoises: The SMM Conference of 2015
Over 2,500 marine mammalogists from across the globe recently congregated at the Hilton Union Square in San Francisco, California, during December 13-18 for the 21st Biennial Society for Marine Mammalogy (SMM) Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. Filled with presentations, pinot, and porpoises, the conference was a hit! The City by the Bay provided the […]
Sea Turtle Nest Management for NAVFAC
Azura has joined forces with Versar, Inc. and the Virginia Aquarium to provide natural resources management services in support of sea turtle nest management at military installations in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Our team is conducting this project under the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Biological Services Contract to GMI/AECOM Joint Venture. We are supporting four military installations […]
