Biological Research

Navy gains a competitive edge with research into biological ocean swarms

STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss., Feb. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Tiny and frightening-looking creatures lurking throughout our world’s oceans can wreak havoc on Navy tactical decision-makers’ ability to sense the environment or plan and chart a navigation course. The simple presence of these animals, some the size of a pen tip, can affect Navy operations through attenuation of acoustic signals, bioluminescence, and ambient noise. In situ ichthyoplankton imaging…