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Metro Marine launches vessel-wide lighting control system
Metro Marine's new MM-CC-V1 Control Center manages up to 256 fixtures and 15 preset scenes, with Garmin OneHelm and NMEA 2000 ...
Light pollution is increasing worldwide, leaving a significant impact on our wildlife. Artificial light at night, also known as ALAN, is growing at an average annual rate of approximately 2-2.2%. A ...
Artificial light at night has a profound effect land-based life--from birds to fireflies to humans. But a new study suggests we need to widen our view to include light pollution's effect on coastal ...
Upgrading your cabin lighting can be a win-win winter project. Not only will it brighten the sailboat’s interior, but swapping incandescent lamps for LEDs can also cut DC cabin-light current ...
The first spreaders—aka marine floodlights—that I installed on my boat 30 years ago were ITT Jabsco Ray-Line 50-watt 12-volt Halogens. Like most spreaders, they mounted overhead at the back and front ...
With a positive species ID now confirmed, we readied the gaffs and prepared for the endgame with a 200-pound swordfish. We were fishing aboard the 72-foot F&S Second Wind, and were gently drifting in ...
Light is an ecological driver, structuring primary production, behaviour, orientation, and biological rhythms from plankton to top predators. Marine light environments are increasingly modified by ...
Offshore platforms of all shape and size offer a tempting respite for migratory birds, attracted by their lights. But landing on these structures can be a death sentence for tired birds that use up ...
"This study provides evidence of the direct damage caused by light pollution to the visual capabilities of an animal. Not only does it highlight how light pollution causes harm to marine species ...
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