Artificial Reefs May Help Tropical Fish Expand Geographic Range (video)

The region has over 5,000 documented shipwrecks, including the City of Houston seen here, a steamer that sank in 1878 during a storm and now rests in 95 feet of water south of Cape Fear.

NOAA, Partners Map Lakebed in Michigan’s Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary

NOAA, Partners Map Lakebed in Michigan's Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary

NCCOS Scientist Receives Prestigious ‘Gears of Government’ Award

NCCOS Scientist Receives Prestigious 'Gears of Government' Award

Maryland DNR and NCCOS Cooperative Oxford Lab Host Federal, State, Local Officials

Maryland DNR and NCCOS Cooperative Oxford Lab Host Federal, State, Local Officials

NOAA’s NCCOS Charleston Labs Host Senator Jerry Moran and Acting NOAA Administrator Neil Jacobs

NOAA’s NCCOS Charleston Labs Host Senator Jerry Moran and Acting NOAA Administrator Neil Jacobs

Toxic Cyanobacteria Span Coastal Watersheds from Rivers to Oceans

Toxic Cyanobacteria Span Coastal Watersheds from Rivers to Oceans

Report Describes Socioeconomics of Human Communities Adjacent to CNMI’s Coral Reefs

Map showing location of U.S. coral reef ecosystems in the Pacific Ocean.

NCCOS Research Highlighted at Annual Oxford Day Open House

NCCOS Research Highlighted at Annual Oxford Day Open House

Cooperative Oxford Lab Conducts Environmental Health and Safety Training

Cooperative Oxford Lab Conducts Environmental Health and Safety Training

NCCOS, Coast Guard Collaborate in Earth Day Cleanup at Maryland’s Oxford Lab

NCCOS, Coast Guard Collaborate in Earth Day Cleanup at Maryland's Oxford Lab

Small Bloom Predicted for Gulf of Maine Red Tide in 2019 (video)

Gulf of Maine red tide cyst sampling, October 2018

Expedition Begins to Investigate Coral Ecosystem Connectivity in Northwestern Gulf of Mexico

Photo of mesophotic coral ecosystem at Geyer Bank (~105 feet deep) in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico

NOAA, Partners Launch OceanReports Tool

Screen shot of the OceanReports tool, a web-based mapping application that allows users to conduct custom spatial analyses of authoritative ocean data within any area of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone.

Pacific Northwest HAB Forecast Supports Popular Recreational Razor Clamming in Washington and Oregon

Pacific Northwest HAB Forecast Supports Popular Recreational Razor Clamming in Washington and Oregon

2017-2018 Florida Red Tide Determined by Ocean Circulation

2017-2018 Florida Red Tide Determined by Ocean Circulation

Socioeconomic Impacts of Harmful Algal Blooms Story Map Released

Socioeconomic Impacts of Harmful Algal Blooms Story Map Released

NCCOS Scientist Helps Maryland Oyster Grower Decide to Relocate Oysters

NCCOS Scientist Helps Maryland Oyster Grower Decide to Relocate Oysters

Florida Red Tide Summit Features NCCOS Research

Florida Red Tide Summit Features NCCOS Research

NCCOS Participates in Gulf of Maine HAB Stakeholder Meeting

NCCOS Participates in Gulf of Maine HAB Stakeholder Meeting

NCCOS Hosts Ecotoxicology Conference in South Carolina

photo of attendees of the 28th Annual Carolinas SETAC Conference in Charleston, South Carolina (March 13–15, 2019).

New Siting Tools Showcased at World Aquaculture Society Conference

The NCCOS Coastal Aquaculture Siting and Sustainability Program showcased emerging technologies for siting offshore industries at the World Aquaculture Society Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana (March 8–10, 2019). Pictured are NCCOS's Dr. Ken Riley (center) and Dr. Marc von Keitz (left, U.S. Department of Energy).

NCCOS Helps Define Best Practices for Modeling Distributions of Deep-sea Corals

Predictive habitat modeling for an example deep sea coral species along the U.S. West Coast. From left to right, locations of observed coral occurrences, predicted distribution of relative habitat suitability, and uncertainty associated with model predictions.

NCCOS Researchers Judge Student Underwater Robotics Competition

NCCOS Researchers Judge Student Underwater Robotics Competition

Algae with Mixed Feeding Capabilities May have Advantage Forming Blooms

Algae with Mixed Feeding Capabilities May have Advantage Forming Blooms

NOAA CoastWatch (East Coast Region) Offering Second Annual Ocean Satellite Data Training Course

NOAA CoastWatch (East Coast Region) Offering Second Annual Ocean Satellite Data Training Course