To develop an earlier prediction of the size of theGulf of Mexico "dead zone" this summer,NOAA's National Weather Service and National Ocean Service combined data from the National Hydrologic Assessment ...

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 mysterious red tide toxin that has killed a record number of manatees and brought countless dead fish to Southwest Florida beaches over the past few months could finally have ...

Based on a newly conducted study, an independent scientific panel reported today that existing Mississippi River freshwater diversions have not slowed the ongoing loss of Louisiana's wetlands. Restoration of Louisiana ...

A photograph of the microscopic algae Karenia brevis, the plant responsible for toxic red tides in the Gulf of Mexico A species of algae responsible for red tides plaguing Gulf ...

The leading world venue for showcasing the latest research on oceans, coasts and lakes is the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography Aquatic Sciences Meeting. The research programs ...

As part of a pilot initiative known as "beach hazard statements," NOAA's National Weather Service in Tampa Bay began to issue red tide warnings to beachgoers in an area where ...

Invasive species are nothing new. Neither is eating them, as anyone who's eaten Cambodian water spinach -- much of it grown here in Houston -- will tell you. But bringing ...

A new NOAA research report finds that both fish populations and commercial and recreational anglers have benefited from 'no-take' protections in the Tortugas Ecological Reserve in the Florida Keys National ...

A scanning electron micrograph showing a ventral (topside) view of Gambierdiscus caribaeus collected from Marathon Key, Florida. A recently published finding may contribute to the development of a long-elusive affordable ...