Today, NOAA and partners issued the 2013 dead zone predictions for two of the nation's most hypoxia-impacted bodies of water:the Gulf of Mexico and the Chesapeake Bay. The Gulf of ...

On June 3, NCCOS's Dr. Susan Baker met with 85 North Bethesda Middle School students during the 2013 career day. All middle school grades participated and students were able to ...

On May 9thNCCOS's Dr. Matt Kendall engaged 16 kindergartners at Seneca Academy in Darnestown, MD by demonstrating his scuba gear and talking about what it was like working underwater. Dr ...

Clearspring Elementary School in Damascus, MD held their career day on June 30, 2013. Susan Baker spoke to around 70 4th grade students about marine science. She illustrated life as ...

On May 18, 2013, Prince Georges County, Maryland held their elementary school level (3rd-5th grade) regional science Fair. NCCOS's Dr. Susan Baker volunteered as category chair for the life science ...

On May 7, 2012, NCCOS's Ms. Carol Auer received a NOAA Distinguished Career Award for her long-term commitment to advancing the Nation's preparedness for the ecosystem impacts of sea level ...

The National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science's (NCCOS) Cooperative Oxford Laboratory (COL) hosted an open house on April 27, 2013. The event showcased the NCCOS' unique research and science partnerships ...

Jellyfish at Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. Credit: Greg McFall. The authors of a study partially funded by NCCOS theorize that the recent global increase in jellyfish blooms ...

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 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 ...