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OceanWise awarded the UK National Tide Gauge Contract

The prestigious ‘National Tide Gauge Network’ (NTGN) contract from the Environment Agency (EA), who own and operate 42 ‘Class A’ tide gauges on behalf of the UK Coastal Flood Forecasting (UKCFF), has been awarded to OceanWise Ltd who alongside RS Divers, will deliver this multi-year contract. As our Managing Director, Dr Mike Osborne explains, “We […]

Welcome Dai!

We are excited to welcome Dai Atkins to our growing team. Dai joins us as an Oceanographic Engineer and is an experienced field operative and project manager who has been maintaining and upgrading coastal based monitoring systems for several years. From all of us at OceanWise we welcome you! Read more here

The temperature is rising!

above image shows a screen shot taken from our Port-Log system from a met sensor on the South Coast from w/c 15th July 2021 showing temperature, humidity and wind It’s not your imagination….our weather is getting more intense and more erratic with high highs and low lows. Scientists are detecting a stronger link between the […]

Pickers at the ready!

As part of our Environmental and Sustainability Goals, every year the OceanWise team take part in a clean up event. Previously we have taken part in the Great British Beach Clean but this year we decided to stay local and did a litter pick in Alton where our office is based. Armed with pickers and […]

Marine Data Management, Governance and the MEDIN toolset

Registration is now open for our next course ‘Marine Data Management, Governance and the MEDIN toolset’ which will take place from 13th – 17th September 2021 This is the second of our new online course. Places are limited so please register soon to secure your place. Details and booking can be found here

Adoption of Marine Plans marks big step forward for England’s seas: An Update from the Marine Management Organisation (MMO)

Today, the first comprehensive set of Marine Plans to guide development across England’s seas have been adopted and published. The publication of the North East, North West, South East and South West Marine Plans follows the adoption of the East Marine Plan in 2014 and the South Marine Plan in 2018. This means all England’s […]

OceanWise launch their Sustainability and Environmental Goals for 2020 to 2025

Sustainability is an issue for everyone, no matter if you are an individual or a business. OceanWise recognise the interdependence between growth and the environment and believe that without a healthy and sustainable environment we will not be able to drive a healthy economy. We have started taking steps to improve our sustainability and reduce […]

FIND Mapping launch new MarineFIND website

Find Mapping Limited, who supply a wide range of maps via their mapping and data portals including our range of marine mapping products, have launched a new website for their marine maps which can be found here

Tidal Monitoring at the Port of Waterford

OceanWise are proud to announce a recent contract win with the Port of Waterford to help with their aim to consolidate, manage and better share environmental data collected by a diverse range of environmental sensors across their port jurisdiction. The port of Waterford, dubbed ‘Ireland’s closest multi-modal port to continental Europe’, operates 24 hours a […]

Devil is in the detail

‘The devil is in the detail’ – Is the potential for accurate, highly detailed chart data being recognised? Our Operations Director Caroline Levey took part in a recent press article on the subject published in Port Strategy recently which discusses this. Read the full article here.