Seagrass: it might not sound very exciting, but according to experts these extensive marine flowering plants form the basis of one of the most productive ecosystems on Earth. In recent ...

Researchers have discovered that during the summer, Lake Erie circulates in an opposite direction than other lakes in the Northern Hemisphere. Instead of currents rotating in a counter-clockwise ('cyclonic') direction ...

A 12-foot hammerhead shark, an undersea canyon that suddenly plunges 900 feet and an enormous orange-and-brown barrel sponge are only a few things in an unexplored Puerto Rican reef that ...

Bank systems, clusters of shallow banks and associated channels located in the shallow waters between Florida Bay and the Florida Keys, are frequently damaged by vessel groundings. These seascape featuresprovide ...

Underwater acoustics for mapping the water column Underwater acoustics (ie. fisheries sonars) uses sound to detect and map the presence of fish and other organisms in the water column. An ...

A new Boat Wake Model called "BoMo"forecasts boat wakes and their effect on erosion in the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.For the first time, we used the prototype model to calculate the ...

In April, scientists from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science-funded Prevention, Control, and Mitigation of Harmful Algal Blooms research project in the Gulf of Maine issued an outlook for ...

During the week of April 2, researchers from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science will present their first 5-year findings of their studies on shoreline erosion and military sustainability ...

A new study mapping out habitats in and around the waters off New York was released on Tuesday, bringing the state a step closer to determining the potential for wind ...

On March 20, 2012, NOAA and New York's Department of State jointly announced the release of A BiogeographicAssessment of Seabirds, Deep Sea Corals and Ocean Habitats of the New York ...