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Model Identifies Septic System Discharge ‘Hotspots’ in Southeast Florida

High-tide flooding submerges vehicles on a street in Miami Beach

NOAA Assesses Policy Gaps in Sargassum Management

Graphic explains how beneficial offshore sargassum travels onshore causing problems

Diving into Deep Coral Propagation

Diving into Deep Coral Propagation

NCCOS Supports Manatee Health and Habitat Assessments in Georgia and South Carolina

Scientists conduct a manatee health assessment along Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, August 2024.

Determining a Fish’s Sex by Eye is Not as Accurate as You’d Think 

Determining a Fish’s Sex by Eye is Not as Accurate as You’d Think 

Preparedness Exercise Supports Future Testing of Effects of Oil and Chemicals in Nearshore Marsh Ecosystems

Three people in water tend to a mesocosm

NCCOS Begins New Acoustic Telemetry Project Studying Species Distribution in Chesapeake Bay

NCCOS Begins New Acoustic Telemetry Project Studying Species Distribution in Chesapeake Bay

Blushing Star Coral from Deeper Reefs May Help Replenish Shallow Reefs in the Florida Keys

Blushing Star Coral from Deeper Reefs May Help Replenish Shallow Reefs in the Florida Keys

New Study Compares Methods to Predict Hypoxic Conditions Under Future Climate Change Scenarios

New Study Compares Methods to Predict Hypoxic Conditions Under Future Climate Change Scenarios

Workshop Highlights Data Needs for Marine Spatial Planning in Federal Waters off Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina

Workshop Highlights Data Needs for Marine Spatial Planning in Federal Waters off Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina

New Framework for Seamless Fish Habitat Assessments

Map highlights Patuxent River and includes brown dots that indicate diadromous species presence and shows a photo of an American eel.

Translating Phytoplankton Monitoring Network Training to American Sign Language

Three people stand on stage with a presentation titled Increasing Accessibility to Participatory Science

Hardening Shorelines to Reduce Saltwater Intrusion and Coastal Erosion May Lead to Inland Flooding

Concrete seawall along a beach

NOS Leadership Visits New Hampshire to Discuss Pavement Resilience Research

Three people stand along side a broken road lined with riprap

Identifying Pathways to Match Dredged Material with Drowning Marshes

Three people walk in a sandy area with tall grass.

Twenty Years of U.S. Caribbean Seafloor Mapping Aboard NOAA Ship Nancy Foster

Graphic outlines number of cruises, operational distributed acoustic sensor, survey coverage, and remotely operated vehicles and camera dives throughout the project

Model Predicts Resilience of Roads After Flood Events

As sea level rise continues, “nuisance” flooding that decades ago happened only during a storm now happens more regularly in coastal areas, as seen here on Front Street in Beaufort, North Carolina, October 5, 2015.

NCCOS, Partners Assess State of Deep-sea Habitats in Gulf of Mexico

Deploying the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s REMUS 600 AUV (left) and retrieving the University of North Carolina at Wilmington’s Mohawk 18 ROV (right).

New Guide Helps Scientists Evaluate Coral Restoration Efforts

Transplanting corals from aquarium nursery to site in the Florida Keys.

Great Star Corals Genetically Similar at Different Depths Across Northwestern Gulf of Mexico, Upper Florida Keys

Dr. Alexis Sturm carries coral samples during a deep dive in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.

Enhancing Shallow Coral Reef Management: A Unified Review of Data Needs

Graphic identifies priority data needs identified within each of the seven U.S. jurisdictions with shallow water coral reefs.

Survey Identifies Caribbean Residents’ Perceptions about Sargassum Seaweed Impacts, Government Response (Video)

Removing Sargassum from Great Bay Beach in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.

Above Average Summer 2024 ‘Dead Zone’ Measured in Gulf of Mexico

Above Average Summer 2024 ‘Dead Zone’ Measured in Gulf of Mexico

Characterizing Deep Water Octocoral Microbiomes in the Northern Gulf of Mexico May Inform Restoration Efforts

Characterizing Deep Water Octocoral Microbiomes in the Northern Gulf of Mexico May Inform Restoration Efforts

Harmful Algal Bloom Toxin Sensor Prepared for Timely Mission on an Uncrewed System in the Pacific Northwest

Harmful Algal Bloom Toxin Sensor Prepared for Timely Mission on an Uncrewed System in the Pacific Northwest