NCCOS-supported researchers investigating the effects of hypoxia (low oxygen) on threatened coral species discovered that some species have surprisingly high tolerance to declining ocean oxygen levels. While investigating staghorn coral ...

An LRAUV makes its way through the green, algae-rich waters of Lake Erie to track the 2019 harmful algal bloom.Credit: Ben Yair Raanan, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) NOAA ...

Lake Erie harmful algal bloom as seen from above on August 5, 2019 during a flight to assist in improvements to the NOAA HAB forecast. Credit: Aerial Associates Photography Inc, ...

Highway 12 along the Outer Banks of North Carolina after Hurricane Dorian. Credit: NCDOT. NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) is allocating more than $4.6 million in fiscal ...

A leather sea star (Dermasterias imbricata) clings to a rock at the Outer Pinnacles. Purple urchins and even a rock scallop can be seen in this colorful display of life ...

Harmful Algal Bloom in Western Basin of Lake Erie: September 2017. Photo Credit: Aerial Associates Photography, Inc. by Zachary Haslick NOAA has announced funding for 17 new research projects around ...

The NCCOS Competitive Research Program, in cooperation with NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and National Marine Protected Areas Center, is pleased to announce its Fiscal Year 2021 Federal Funding ...

A brown tide bloom in Great South Bay, Long Island, NY .Credit: Dr. Chris Gobler, Stony Brook University. Brown tides, caused by the algal species Aureococcus anophagefferens, have been plaguing ...

NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, in cooperation with the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and the Office of Exploration and Research, awarded $599,673 of an anticipated four-year, $2.4 ...

Dead marine life washed up on the shore of Venice Beach. August 2018. NOAA. The NCCOS Competitive Research Program (CRP) is pleased to announce its Fiscal Year 2020 Federal Funding ...