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 ...

Scientists and managers will meet on the Florida International University - Biscayne Bay Campus March 13-15 for the inaugural meeting of a new regional consortium for advancing underwater acoustics technologies ...

Interactions of dolphins with fishing gear and marine debris have increased over the last decaderesulting in a growing number of dolphin mortality and entanglement events. Such matterswere highlighted during the ...

Marine scientists on Friday plan to begin transplanting about 100 basketball-size corals from an onshore nursery to a damaged reef off the shores of Fort Lauderdale. The transplant, among the ...

This spring, [New York C]ity's Department of Environmental Protection will solicit plans for the first major wind project, the installation of turbines atop the Fresh Kills landfill in Staten Island ...

Susan Lovelace, Maria Dillard and Trey Honeycutt participated in the Social CoastForum hosted by the Coastal Services Center in Charleston, SC February 15-16. The purpose ofthe Forum was to gather ...

Until recently, wildlife forensic scientists had no national standards of practice, despite increased calls for academic rigor in the forensic sciences. In mid-February the Scientific Working Group for Wildlife Forensics ...

Practitioners in the field of wildlife forensic science can now look to a new publication for guidance in improving their analyses. A member of the NCCOS Marine Forensics Program is ...

New research findings on deep-sea corals and seafloor topography along the US west coast are providing important information for fishery management decisions in the region. These fragile habitats are subject ...