Seabirds in the Gulf of Mexico are subject to multiple hazards, such as pollutants and natural toxins, including algae-produced brevetoxin. NCCOS scientists who have pioneered the measurement of brevetoxin in ...

Two autonomous robotic Environmental Sample Processors capable of detecting the diatom Pseudo-nitzschia and its potent neurotoxin domoic acid were deployed off Huntington Beach, California in March as part of a ...

Crew members deploy the MBARI-designed robotic instrument called the Environmental Sample Processor, or "ESP."Credit: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. The journal Science recently declared that new technologies are making remote ...

The North Carolina Biotechnology Center funded NOAA and academic researchers to develop a training facility for public health officials and resource managers in advanced molecular methods to detect pathogens and ...

A recently published research paper describes the minimum requirements for an effective harmful algal bloom (HAB) observing system for the U.S. west coast to mitigate HAB impacts. HAB observing systems ...

Some homes in the United States still teem with potentially dangerous chemicals that were banned years ago, researchers have found. And they're coming from the most comfortable seat in the ...

The foggy wave-torn coast of northern California may not seem like a haven for coral at first glance, but NOAA researchers say they've recently discovered a treasure trove of new ...

Newly discovered habitats in NOAA's Gulf of the Farallones Sanctuary are an underwater melting pot for deep sea corals, sponges, rockfish, and other species. A partnership of federal and independent ...

NCCOS-funded scientists working under the auspices of the NOAA Ocean Acidification (OA) Program were recently introduced to the internal research community at a special roll-out and open discussion at the ...

The repair of a massive pipe that carries wastewater to the ocean is inspiring one of the most elaborate scientific investigations in years along the Orange County coast. Missile-shaped robotic ...