Extensive changes in gene expression were revealed in an NCCOS study of aging in Florida red tides. These changes reflect alterations in metabolism that may provide the tools necessary for ...

Heavy rains and a hot summer harmed the Chesapeake Bay's health last year, earning it the second worst grade on a yearly report card issued Tuesday by the University of ...

Bank systems, clusters of shallow banks and associated channels located in the shallow waters between Florida Bay and the Florida Keys, are frequently damaged by vessel groundings. These seascape featuresprovide ...

A moderate "red tide" is expected in New England this spring and summer that could force the closing of shellfish beds, according to experts. A red tide is a type ...

Selected inlet-estuary areas on eastern Long Island have been placed under temporary emergency shellfish closures by the State of New York. On April 5, 2012, New York announced the earliest-ever ...

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 ...

Deep sea Lophelia coral polyps as seen in a closeup screengrab from the ROV Little Hercules. A deep-sea coral expert from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science was one ...

A new Boat Wake Model called "BoMo"forecasts boat wakes and their effect on erosion in the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.For the first time, we used the prototype model to calculate the ...

In April, scientists from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science-funded Prevention, Control, and Mitigation of Harmful Algal Blooms research project in the Gulf of Maine issued an outlook for ...

NOAA 'Taking the Pulse of the Planet' award is at regional and state science fairs affiliated with the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) to students (one middle, one ...