Bob Crimian, a student in the College of Charleston Master of Science in Environmental Studies program was selected as one of six Student Fellows to present hisresearch at the international ...

On August 10, 2012, the Gulf of MexicoResearch Initiative awarded researchers fromthe Medical University of South Carolina, a partner institute of NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Hollings Marine ...

Bluffton resident Jimmy McIntire was fishing from his boat Tuesday afternoon when he noticed something unusual floating near Myrtle Island in the May River. Piloting closer to investigate, he discovered ...

The rescue of a baby dolphin really was attempted on Folly Beach recently, it turns out. Accounts of Brien Limehouse's effort to save the stranded dolphin a few weeks ago ...

An invasive species is threatening to harm the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico shrimp industry. Biologists say there are more Asian tiger shrimp in the east than ever. Last ...

Skin lesions on coastal dolphins are associated with water that's colder and has lower salinity, say researchers at the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science. They analyzed photographs collected during ...

The recent rise in sightings of non-native Asian tiger shrimp off the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts has government scientists working to determine the cause of the increase ...

Underwater acoustics for mapping the water column Underwater acoustics (ie. fisheries sonars) uses sound to detect and map the presence of fish and other organisms in the water column. An ...

The National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science's Hollings Marine Laboratory (HML) recently completed an onsite retreat as a meansto integrate external expert recommendations and guidance to help develop future researchinvestments ...

While climate change is often associated with global warming and rising seawater temperatures, there are other climate-related anomalies that can adversely affect marine life. From February 27 to May 26, ...