To reduce incidence of Ciguatera Fish Poisoning (CFP) and increase safety of seafood consumption around the world, scientists from NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) are leading international ...

NOAA-sponsored scientists discovered a new coral area off the southwest coast of Florida near Pulley Ridge. The area is extensive and has the densest cover of plate corals (Agaricia spp.) ...

NCCOS scientists recently collected marine habitat data in Puerto Rico's Northeast Grand Reserve to validate a draft seafloor map of this land and marine protected area in northeast Puerto Rico ...

NCCOS scientists and their partners recently explored deep-water reaches in the proposed expansion areas of the Cordell Bank and the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuaries to establish a ...

Last week, an NCCOS-funded sensor installed on a Port Aransas pier alerted Texas agencies to rising concentrations of Karenia brevis, the marine dinoflagellate that causes red tides. The Imaging FlowCytobot ...

Four jacks glide past a diver in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Credit: NOAA A recently completed three-year assessment of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) is ...

A red tide of Karenia brevis in the Gulf of Mexico continues its slow advance toward Florida's southwest coast. NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) rapid response emergency ...

In preparation for future management and research investments, scientists from NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science and the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries are collecting information from regional stakeholders ...

Aquaculture supplies more than half of the world's seafood, and that share is expected to grow in the coming decades. Research shows that aquaculture is sustainable if properly managed. To ...

Two instruments developed with NCCOS support are revolutionizing the detection of harmful algal blooms (HABs). The Environmental Sample Processor, or ESP, and the Imaging Flow Cytobot, or IFCB, are receiving ...