Representing NOAA at the Ninth National Monitoring Conference, NCCOS's Dr. Alan Lewitus spoke at a session focused on nutrient monitoring and modeling to restore and protect coastal water quality. His ...

Nancy Rabalais, the Executive Director of the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium was recently awarded the MacArthur Award, for her dedicated, long-term efforts spanning multiple decades, documenting and mitigating the effects ...

2012 Gulf Hypoxia in Brief Forecast:1,197 to 6,213 square miles Results of preliminary June survey cruise find area to be 295 mi2 August 1: Results of mid-summer survey cruise NOAA ...

Research results on the causes and impacts of the Gulf of Mexico hypoxic, or 'dead' zone, were featured during a panel discussion on Ocean Hypoxia held in conjunction with the ...

The hypoxic zone located off the coast of Louisiana and Texas forms each summer and threatens valuable commercial and recreational Gulf fisheries. Seeking solutions to reduce the size of the ...

Online social media tools have revolutionized communications. Facebook, You Tube, and Twitter are now commonplace in the private sector and increasingly being used by the federal government. These social media ...

2011 Gulf Hypoxia in Brief Forecast: 8,500 - 9,421 square miles June: Preliminary survey cruise July: Release of updated forecast August 1: Preliminary press release date for measured size In ...