{"id":107303,"date":"2023-12-14T11:26:51","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T11:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/?p=107303"},"modified":"2024-03-05T09:20:08","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T09:20:08","slug":"in-photos-marine-surveying-a-remote-volcanic-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/in-photos-marine-surveying-a-remote-volcanic-island\/","title":{"rendered":"In photos: marine surveying a remote volcanic island"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-bgs-blocks-content-container content-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<p>I\u2019m Catriona Macdonald from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/sea-floor-marine-geoscience\/\">BGS Marine Survey<\/a> team. My colleague Rhys Cooper and I recently returned from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/bgs-completes-first-mapping-expedition-to-ascension-island\/\">fieldwork on Ascension Island<\/a>, a remote volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean. The reason for our visit was to complete a marine survey of the nearshore waters within the Ascension Island Marine Protected Area (MPA), one of the largest MPAs in the world. &nbsp;The survey is part of the first stage of a project funded by the UK Government through <a href=\"https:\/\/darwinplus.org.uk\/\">Darwin Plus<\/a> to map the seabed and nearshore habitats within the MPA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Working with the Ascension Island Government (AIG) marine conservation team, we acquired new, high-resolution bathymetry data in specific nearshore areas around the island as part of an integrated programme of marine surveys. The data will be used to produce the first geomorphology, substrate and habitat maps of the MPA. These will help to inform better management and monitoring of the marine environment, as well as enhancing our geological understanding of the sea floor around Ascension.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"owl-carousel carousel-primary-color carousel owl-theme thumbs-carousel-js\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P1038331-1400x1050.webp\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Mapping the uncharted: Pillar Rock. \u00a9 Rhys Cooper&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_33885\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P1038331-960x720.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Mapping the uncharted: Pillar Rock. \u00a9 Rhys Cooper\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Mapping the uncharted: Pillar Rock. \u00a9 Rhys Cooper<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P1038331-1400x1050.webp\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Mapping the uncharted: Pillar Rock. \u00a9 Rhys Cooper&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_33885\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P1038314-1400x1050.webp\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Crane launch of the boat and survey equipment. \u00a9AIG\/Lorna.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_33885\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P1038314-960x720.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Crane launch of the boat and survey equipment. \u00a9AIG\/Lorna.\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Crane launch of the boat and survey equipment. \u00a9AIG\/Lorna.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P1038314-1400x1050.webp\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Crane launch of the boat and survey equipment. \u00a9AIG\/Lorna.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_33885\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P1038309-1400x631.webp\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;AirTanker, the civilian \u2018charter\u2019 plane that transports passengers from the UK to Ascension Island, on the runway of Wideawake Airfield. \u00a9 Catriona Macdonald&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_33885\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P1038309-960x432.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"AirTanker, the civilian \u2018charter\u2019 plane that transports passengers from the UK to Ascension Island, on the runway of Wideawake Airfield. \u00a9 Catriona Macdonald\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>AirTanker, the civilian \u2018charter\u2019 plane that transports passengers from the UK to Ascension Island, on the runway of Wideawake Airfield. \u00a9 Catriona Macdonald<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P1038309-1400x631.webp\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;AirTanker, the civilian \u2018charter\u2019 plane that transports passengers from the UK to Ascension Island, on the runway of Wideawake Airfield. \u00a9 Catriona Macdonald&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_33885\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/North-East-Bay.webp\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;North East Bay, Ascension Island. \u00a9 Catriona Macdonald.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_33885\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/North-East-Bay.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"North East Bay, Ascension Island. \u00a9 Catriona Macdonald.\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>North East Bay, Ascension Island. \u00a9 Catriona Macdonald.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/North-East-Bay.webp\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;North East Bay, Ascension Island. \u00a9 Catriona Macdonald.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_33885\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/North-East-Bay2.webp\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;North East Point, Ascension Island. \u00a9 Catriona Macdonald&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_33885\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/North-East-Bay2.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"North East Point, Ascension Island. \u00a9 Catriona Macdonald\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>North East Point, Ascension Island. \u00a9 Catriona Macdonald<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/North-East-Bay2.webp\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;North East Point, Ascension Island. \u00a9 Catriona Macdonald&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_33885\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/One-Boat-GC.webp\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;One Boat Golf Course, Ascension Island \u00a9 Catriona Macdonald&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_33885\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/One-Boat-GC-960x433.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"One Boat Golf Course, Ascension Island \u00a9 Catriona Macdonald\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>One Boat Golf Course, Ascension Island \u00a9 Catriona Macdonald<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/One-Boat-GC.webp\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;One Boat Golf Course, Ascension Island \u00a9 Catriona Macdonald&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_33885\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tuna-steak-dinner.webp\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Tuna steak, caught by Catriona . \u00a9 Catriona Macdonald.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_33885\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tuna-steak-dinner.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Tuna steak, caught by Catriona . \u00a9 Catriona Macdonald.\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Tuna steak, caught by Catriona . \u00a9 Catriona Macdonald.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Tuna-steak-dinner.webp\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Tuna steak, caught by Catriona . \u00a9 Catriona Macdonald.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_33885\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P1038335-1400x1050.webp\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Taking shelter from the sun on the boat \u00a9 Rhys Cooper&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_33885\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P1038335-960x720.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Taking shelter from the sun on the boat \u00a9 Rhys Cooper\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Taking shelter from the sun on the boat \u00a9 Rhys Cooper<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P1038335-1400x1050.webp\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Taking shelter from the sun on the boat \u00a9 Rhys Cooper&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_33885\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P1038334-1050x1400.webp\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Rhys surveying \u00a9 AIG\/Catriona Macdonald&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_33885\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P1038334-720x960.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The conditions for survey on board Moray. \u00a9 AIG\/Catriona Macdonald\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Rhys surveying \u00a9 AIG\/Catriona Macdonald<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P1038334-1050x1400.webp\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Rhys surveying \u00a9 AIG\/Catriona Macdonald&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_33885\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<p>Completing a marine survey at the best of times can be extremely difficult, but, given the remoteness of Ascension Island, this project presented its own unique set of challenges. To get to Ascension, we had to travel down from Edinburgh to RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, and fly overnight on the \u2018South Atlantic airbridge\u2019, which stops at Ascension for refuelling before continuing to the Falkland Islands. Thankfully, the flight now goes directly to Ascension: major repair work on the island\u2019s runway led to the suspension of airbridge flights in 2017, meaning that the flights were diverted via Cape Verde. The runway opened again in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chief surveyor Rhys considered several boat options before settling on a RIB-mounted system to complete the survey. The solution was ideal for surveying in shallow, nearshore waters, but it meant that the working conditions were challenging due to the size of the boat, the amount of survey equipment on board and the limited cover from the elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div  id=\"video-9249-block_a4bfb940fac287e56ec0ac7b3e32e974\" class=\"video-wrap  \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"position-relative\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/w-TdcoFqCys\/hqdefault.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/video.svg\" class=\"video-play\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Rhys Cooper discusses how the project is mapping some previously uncharted areas around the island.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"into-video\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe class=\"video-section\" src=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/embed\/w-TdcoFqCys?enablejsapi=1&#038;version=3&#038;playerapiid=ytplayer&#038;rel=0&#038;autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<p>The food supply on Ascension is limited and depends on supplies that are flown to the island. However, we made good use of the fresh produce from the local hydroponics laboratory, which opened in 2016 and sells leafy crops, tomatoes and potatoes in the local shops. On our last weekend, our hosts from AIG took fishing rods out on the boat and at the end of the day we had a go at fishing. I was lucky enough to catch a yellowfin tuna, which meant we ate very well over the last few days!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ascension\u2019s amazing landscape and wildlife made the trip more than worthwhile. Over the course of our trip, we completed many of the hiking trails around the island. We even managed to source some (very old) golf clubs to have a go at the infamous One Boat Golf Club, which is sometimes playfully referred to &nbsp;as the \u2018world\u2019s worst golf course\u2019. The team will return to the island in January 2024 to collect seabed samples and participate in outreach activities for local government and community groups living on the island.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This project is funded by the UK Government through <a href=\"https:\/\/darwinplus.org.uk\/\">Darwin Plus<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/darwinplus.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Darwin_banner.jpg\" alt=\"Darwin Plus logo\" \/><\/a>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relatives\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5>Relative topics<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/tag\/international-geoscience\/\" class=\"button primary-background\">international<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/tag\/mapping\/\" class=\"button primary-background\">mapping<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/tag\/maps-and-models\/\" class=\"button primary-background\">maps and models<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/tag\/marine-geoscience\/\" class=\"button primary-background\">marine geoscience<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/tag\/volcanology\/\" class=\"button primary-background\">volcanology<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<section   id=\"latest-content-3652-block_d4ea2e28f401f784e87f7a4bf6137a7a\" class=\"cards-carousel-section  basic-background-1   \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row header-of-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Related news<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 owl-carousel carousel-basic-2-color owl-theme carousel-js\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  bgs-blogs\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/the-sir-walter-scott-memorial\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Scott_monument_thumbnail.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Scott&#039;s Monument, west elevation. \u00a9 BGS\/UKRI\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Scott_monument_thumbnail.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS blogs<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/the-sir-walter-scott-memorial\/\">Building stones spotlight: the Sir Walter Scott Memorial 25 years after its conservation<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>29\/04\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS geologist, Luis Albornoz-Parra, discusses the iconic Edinburgh monument, the building stones used in its construction and the result (so far) of its conservation efforts.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/the-sir-walter-scott-memorial\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  bgs-blogs\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/unlocking-key-mineral-archives-at-the-zambian-geological-survey-department\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/P1000254-150x150.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Rebecca Mumpansha, a GSD librarian, with the sales stock of geological maps. \u00a9 Rachel Talbot.\u00a0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/P1000254-960x645.webp\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS blogs<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/unlocking-key-mineral-archives-at-the-zambian-geological-survey-department\/\">Unlocking key mineral archives at the Zambian Geological Survey Department\u00a0<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>23\/02\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rachel Talbot recounts a recent visit by BGS Records staff to the Zambian Geological Survey Department, to assist in critical mineral data management.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/unlocking-key-mineral-archives-at-the-zambian-geological-survey-department\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  bgs-blogs\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/will-2024-be-the-year-of-the-aurora\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/henrik-heitmann-wQ1UIvNfgYQ-unsplash-150x150.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Aurora borealis in northern Norway. \u00a9 Jeremy Bishop\/Unsplash.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/henrik-heitmann-wQ1UIvNfgYQ-unsplash.webp\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS blogs<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/will-2024-be-the-year-of-the-aurora\/\">Will 2024 be the Year of the Aurora?\u00a0<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>23\/02\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Sun\u2019s approximate eleven-year activity cycle is predicted to peak this year, prompting BGS scientists to anticipate that 2024 will be the \u2018Year of the Aurora\u2019. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/will-2024-be-the-year-of-the-aurora\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  bgs-blogs\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/hungry-like-a-wolf-new-insights-from-old-bones-housed-in-the-bgs-museum-collections\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/P1038353-150x150.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"P1038353\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/P1038353.webp\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS blogs<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/hungry-like-a-wolf-new-insights-from-old-bones-housed-in-the-bgs-museum-collections\/\">Hungry like a wolf: new insights from old bones housed in the BGS museum collections<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>18\/01\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS scientists are studying the diets of ancient British wolves and how they adapted to changing environments.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/hungry-like-a-wolf-new-insights-from-old-bones-housed-in-the-bgs-museum-collections\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  bgs-blogs\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/how-bgs-is-helping-the-farming-sector-of-great-britain\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/culver-down-p683813-150x150.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Lewes Nodular Chalk Formation contributes to the chemistry of overlying soils in Culver Down on the Isle of Wight. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/culver-down-p683813.webp\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS blogs<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/how-bgs-is-helping-the-farming-sector-of-great-britain\/\">How BGS is helping the farming sector of Great Britain\u00a0<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>17\/01\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>New legislation concerning soil management and technology in modern farming has led to an increase in enquiries about BGS\u2019s Soil Parent Material Model.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/how-bgs-is-helping-the-farming-sector-of-great-britain\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  bgs-blogs\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/moving-stones-faults-slopes-and-sediments\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/P1038346-scaled-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Codleteth Burn catchment with its outlet fan system and recent debris flow deposits near Talla Linfoots. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/P1038346-scaled-1-960x640.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS blogs<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/moving-stones-faults-slopes-and-sediments\/\">Moving stones: faults, slopes and sediments<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>12\/01\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fractured rock along faults affects sediment movement on slopes with implications for the design of infrastructure. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/moving-stones-faults-slopes-and-sediments\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  bgs-blogs\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/understanding-nutrients-in-tropical-rainforests\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/chris-bengt-p1038345-150x150.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Chris Bengt, PhD Student, in Stable Isotope Lab, Keyworth. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/chris-bengt-p1038345.webp\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS blogs<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/understanding-nutrients-in-tropical-rainforests\/\">Understanding nutrients in tropical rainforests\u00a0<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>11\/01\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Christopher Bengt talks about carrying out research for his PhD amongst the rainforests and volcanoes of the Philippines. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/understanding-nutrients-in-tropical-rainforests\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  bgs-blogs\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/linking-geochemistry-and-health-in-artisanal-and-small-scale-gold-mining-in-the-kakamega-vihiga-gold-belt-kenya\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/gold-mining-activities-sluicing-p1038343-150x150.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Gold mining activities (milled ore washing and sluicing) and community drinking water downslope of ASGM activities. \u00a9\u00a0Maureene Auma Ondayo.\u00a0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/gold-mining-activities-sluicing-p1038343-960x645.webp\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS blogs<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/linking-geochemistry-and-health-in-artisanal-and-small-scale-gold-mining-in-the-kakamega-vihiga-gold-belt-kenya\/\">Linking geochemistry and health in artisanal and small-scale gold mining in the Kakamega-Vihiga gold belt, Kenya\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>09\/01\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>PhD candidate Maureene Auma Ondayo is investigating major and trace element exposure in the environment in Kenya, aiming to reduce exposure of humans to toxic chemicals. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/linking-geochemistry-and-health-in-artisanal-and-small-scale-gold-mining-in-the-kakamega-vihiga-gold-belt-kenya\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  bgs-blogs\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/geography-olympiad-bandung-indonesia\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1_Team_UK-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Team UK at the International Geography Olympiad. Source: Jo Bayham &amp; Jen Lomas\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1_Team_UK.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS blogs<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/geography-olympiad-bandung-indonesia\/\">The Geography Olympiad: Bandung, Indonesia<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>22\/12\/2023<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>School student Dion Thompson joined Team UK at this year\u2019s International Geology Olympiad in Indonesia. We hear from Dion\u2019s mentor Anna Hicks, before Dion reports on the Olympiad itself. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/geography-olympiad-bandung-indonesia\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  bgs-blogs\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/cmic-critical-minerals-research-review\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P521533-150x150.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mineral specimen of linarite, Leadhills, Lanarkshire. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P521533.webp\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS blogs<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/cmic-critical-minerals-research-review\/\">CMIC: critical minerals research review<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>21\/12\/2023<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Matthew Reeves of Innovate UK provides an overview of the Critical Minerals Strategy, which sets out how the UK will go about securing its supply of critical minerals. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/cmic-critical-minerals-research-review\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  bgs-blogs\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/my-role-as-a-stable-isotope-research-assistant-2\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_3959-150x150.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Charlotte Hopkins working in the National Environmental Isotope Facility (NEIF). BGS \u00a9 UKRI.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_3959.webp\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS blogs<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/my-role-as-a-stable-isotope-research-assistant-2\/\">My role as a stable isotope research assistant\u00a0<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>19\/12\/2023<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Charlotte Hipkiss has recently taken up a new position in the National Environmental Isotope Facility at BGS and gives us a little insight into her new position. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/my-role-as-a-stable-isotope-research-assistant-2\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  bgs-blogs\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/groundwater-in-taiwan-under-a-changing-environment\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thousand-island-lake-Taiwan-feature-150x150.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Thousand-Island Lake in the Central Mountain Range of Taiwan. The lake provides the public water supply for Taiwan\u2019s capital city Taipei. \u00a9 John Bloomfield\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/thousand-island-lake-Taiwan-feature.webp\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS blogs<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/groundwater-in-taiwan-under-a-changing-environment\/\">Groundwater in Taiwan under a changing environment<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>15\/12\/2023<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS\u2019s groundwater team is part of a project to develop the first groundwater forecasts for Taiwan.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/groundwater-in-taiwan-under-a-changing-environment\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A photo blog by members of the BGS Marine Survey team, who recently completed marine surveys around Ascension Island in the South Atlantic Ocean. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":107360,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"80314,80883,69148,80605,81798,84879","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[1352,1558,1601,1200,1525],"purpose":[],"challenge":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - 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