The 2016 Ocean Sciences Meeting this past winter featured the research of NCCOS scientists and sponsored principal investigators. Topics included ocean acidification, hypoxia, blue carbon, and harmful algal blooms. NCCOS ...
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Since many coral samples were full colonies, samples were kept in gasketed glass jars at the Smithsonian. These make ideal containers for ethanol preserved samples but require adequate care and ...
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This deteriorating sea fan Hypnogorgia pendula looks like a zombie from the deep, the gorgonian octocoral was located on mesophotic reefs situated below the oil slick of Deepwater Horizon for ...
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The Bell M Shimada. Credit: NOAA NCCOS, collaborating with NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries,Office of Ocean Exploration Research, and Office of Coast Survey,embarked on the NOAA ship Bell M ...
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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 ...
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A new study of Asia's Coral Triangle, which contains nearly 30 percent of the world's reefs, shows that when it comes to ensuring a rich and diverse range of species, ...
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From August 26 to September 6, Schmidt Ocean Institute Fellow Peter Etnoyeris serving as chief scientist aboard the R/V Falkor, owned by the institute, as part of sea trials for ...
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Deep sea Lophelia coral polyps as seen in a closeup screengrab from the ROV Little Hercules. A deep-sea coral expert from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science was one ...
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