The U.S. Government is closed. This site will not be updated; however NOAA websites and social media channels necessary to protect lives and property will be maintained. To learn more, visit www.commerce.gov. For the latest forecast and critical weather information, visit www.weather.gov. 

The U.S. government is closed. This site will not be updated; however, NOAA websites and social media channels necessary to protect lives and property will be maintained. To learn more, visit commerce.gov. 

For the latest forecasts and critical weather information, visit weather.gov.

NCCOS recently worked with the a tribal network to develop a citizen science program tailored to their needs

Workshop participants collect water samples to explore phytoplankton at Bodega Bay Marine Laboratory on a cliff overlooking the ocean.NCCOS recently worked with the Tribal Marine Stewards Network to develop a citizen science program tailored to their specific need to help protect tribal members who subsistence-harvest shellfish. NCCOS scientists shared methods for phytoplankton monitoring coupled with toxin detection to reduce the risk of marine biotoxins to their communities.  https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/california-tribal-monitor-culturally-important-marine-resources-impacted-habs/