Suzanne Bricker (MSE COL) presenting at the Inaugural Great Bay Research Symposium on October 13, 2022 at the Hugh Gregg Coastal Conservation Center at the Great Bay NERR in Greenland, ...

Dr. Michael Edwards and Lauren Swam process sediment samples collected from Lake Ontario, September 2022. Credit: NOAA. In September, the NCCOS Mussel Watch Program and its partners completed a seven-week ...

Southeast Alaska tribal members participating in HAB workshop. NCCOS’s Phytoplankton Monitoring Network trained over 40 environmental tribal personnel from Southeast Alaska in toxic phytoplankton sampling and identification. This workshop took ...

Innoceana, an international NGO based in Los Angeles with sites in Costa Rica, Spain and Thailand, partnered with the Phytoplankton Monitoring Network (PMN) to include phytoplankton sampling in their existing ...

Map of the study area showing each monitoring station from the Chesapeake Bay Program used in this study. A new scientific paper describes methods for evaluating the efficacy of five ...

A new article was published this week in the journal Toxins' "Special Issue on Management of Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins in Waters." The article provides a review of cyanophage lifecycles, diversity, ...

American Samoa’s coral reefs are some of the most pristine reefs in the United States. They host more than a thousand species of marine life, including some of the oldest ...

NCCOS scientist collects samples at Cape Lookout National Seashore adjacent to the abandoned town of Portsmouth, North Carolina. Credit: NOAA. NCCOS scientists have released a final report assessing the environmental ...

Researcher setting up sponge nursery with sponge cuttings attached to bricks with cable ties. It takes approximately 2–3 months for the sponges to adhere to the bricks. Credit: Butler et ...

When practiced and managed well, shellfish and seaweed aquaculture can provide sustainable seafood and improve the surrounding environment. These kinds of aquaculture farms act as nursery habitats, increasing recruitment of ...