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 […]
Marine Megafauna Study Off Angola
This September, Azura’s marine scientists studied the marine megafauna in deep waters off Angola for Creocean as part of an Environmental Baseline Study (EBS) for Total Exploration & Production (E&P) Angola. Total is the 5th biggest energy producer in the world. The goal of this EBS was to characterize the habitat and biodiversity of an […]
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 […]
World Oceans Day
People and organizations across the globe will celebrate and honor our ocean on World Oceans Day on 8 June 2015. At Azura, we strive to protect our ocean and its inhabitants throughout the year. We hope that others will learn more about how they too can help to promote the health of our ocean on […]
