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Study Highlights Tipping Point in Sediment Transport to Coast

Study Highlights Tipping Point in Sediment Transport to Coast
May 9, 2022

Low to Moderate Red Tide Bloom Predicted for Gulf of Maine in 2022

Figure 1. Concentration of Alexandrium cysts in Gulf of Maine bottom sediments (cells/cm²), collected in February 2022.
May 4, 2022

Researchers Determine Flood Risk for 13 Coastal Counties in Northern Gulf of Mexico

Map of the study area along the Northern Gulf of Mexico coast. The yellow box is the inset shown in Figure 1.
May 3, 2022

Modeling Shows Nitrogen Reductions Have Decreased Hypoxia in Chesapeake Bay

Schematic showing the impacts that nutrient reductions from 1985 to 2019 have had on the size, duration, and length of hypoxia in Chesapeake Bay.
April 25, 2022

Study Incorporates Uncertainty to Improve Projections for How Sea Level Rise Will Affect California Wetlands

Study Incorporates Uncertainty to Improve Projections for How Sea Level Rise Will Affect California Wetlands
April 21, 2022

NOAA Harmful Algae Research Supports Resumption of Shellfish Trade with Europe

NOAA Harmful Algae Research Supports Resumption of Shellfish Trade with Europe
April 18, 2022

NCCOS Publishes Social Vulnerability Assessment in Support of Sea Level Rise Planning in Puget Sound  

NCCOS Publishes Social Vulnerability Assessment in Support of Sea Level Rise Planning in Puget Sound  
April 13, 2022

Cape Lookout National Seashore Environmental Quality Report Released

Cape Lookout National Seashore Environmental Quality Report Released
April 7, 2022

Thin Layer Sediment Placement Boosts Marsh Growth

Thin Layer Sediment Placement Boosts Marsh Growth
March 30, 2022

Beach Width Provides Greatest Protection Against Flooding, Erosion During Long Storms

Beach Width Provides Greatest Protection Against Flooding, Erosion During Long Storms
March 29, 2022

Artificial Reef Design and Siting in US Missing Ecological Principles

Fish congregate around the City of Houston, a steamer that sank in 1878 during a storm and now rests in 95 feet of water south of Cape Fear, North Carolina.
March 21, 2022

Engineering With Nature® Podcast Episode Highlights Evolution of NCCOS, USACE Collaborations

Engineering With Nature® Podcast Episode Highlights Evolution of NCCOS, USACE Collaborations
March 16, 2022

Economic Impacts of 2018 Florida Red Tide: Airbnb Losses and Beyond

Economic Impacts of 2018 Florida Red Tide: Airbnb Losses and Beyond
March 15, 2022

NCCOS, RETI Center Create Citizen Science Opportunity for Underrepresented Communities in NYC

RETI Center’s Blue City barge in Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY.
March 15, 2022

New Publication Reports Prevalence of Shellfish Toxins in Arctic Marine Food Web

New Publication Reports Prevalence of Shellfish Toxins in Arctic Marine Food Web
March 11, 2022

NCCOS Research Supports Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary Condition Report

NCCOS Research Supports Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary Condition Report
March 9, 2022

Scientists Complete Annual Gulf of Maine Sampling to Inform 2022 Red Tide Forecast

Scientists Complete Annual Gulf of Maine Sampling to Inform 2022 Red Tide Forecast
March 3, 2022

Exploring Nature-Based Features in Cold Regions: Preserving the History of Saint Croix Island, Maine

Exploring Nature-Based Features in Cold Regions: Preserving the History of Saint Croix Island, Maine
February 28, 2022

Study Finds Community Structure of Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems Varied Throughout the Year

Study Finds Community Structure of Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems Varied Throughout the Year
February 23, 2022

Story Map Highlights Approaches to Resilient Coastal Transportation Infrastructure

Story Map Highlights Approaches to Resilient Coastal Transportation Infrastructure
February 22, 2022

2020 Summary Findings and Infographic Released for Second Round of Socioeconomic Monitoring in Hawaii

front cover of 2020 Hawaii report
February 16, 2022

Lessons Learned: A Brief History About Restoring the Sponges of Florida Bay

Lessons Learned: A Brief History About Restoring the Sponges of Florida Bay
February 16, 2022

Global Study Determines Economic Value of Shellfish and Seaweed Aquaculture

Global Study Determines Economic Value of Shellfish and Seaweed Aquaculture
February 12, 2022

Scientists Explore Mesoamerican Reef’s Deep-sea Corals, in a Yellow Submarine (Video)

Photo of the Idabel shore-based submersible, used by the scientists to explore deepwater sites off Isla de Roatán, Honduras.
February 7, 2022

Algal Cyst Sampling in Puget Sound Advances Effort to Improve Harmful Algal Bloom Forecasting

Algal Cyst Sampling in Puget Sound Advances Effort to Improve Harmful Algal Bloom Forecasting
February 3, 2022
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