An Environmental Social Scientist at the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science traveled with NOAA colleagues to the US Virgin Islands the weekof Feb 27th - March 2ndto lay the ...

In a first-ever collaboration, findings from NCCOS's long-term research into the causes and consequences of the Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" were included in the National Weather Service annual spring ...

Despite the long history of invasion by aquatic nuisance species to the Great Lakes, deciding which invasive species poses the biggest threat has proved to be a big challenge for ...

Fourteen divers were trained in basic and advanced scientific diving techniques at the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Kasitsna Bay Laboratory from 10-17 March 2012 in a class run ...

Alaska is often considered to be a pristine environment, but local and regional depletions of nearshore coastal shellfish and other invertebrate species are being observed in places like Kachemak Bay ...

The National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science's (NCCOS) Kasitsna Bay Laboratory helped organize and participated in the 2012 Kachemak Bay Marine Science Conference, held on March 8-10, 2012 in Homer, ...

SPR chips are about the size of a dime. An autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV)-based HAB sensor currently under development is being targeted for integration within the rapidly emerging IOOS infrastructure ...

I am a research ecologist at NOAA's Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research in Beaufort, North Carolina, but to my family, I'm simply a 'marine biologist.' I use underwater ...

Interdisciplinary, cross-agency partnerships are key to managing ecosystem-scale challenges, but the ability to form lasting partnerships that truly meet the science needs of managers is often hindered by ignorance of ...

Scientists and managers will meet on the Florida International University - Biscayne Bay Campus March 13-15 for the inaugural meeting of a new regional consortium for advancing underwater acoustics technologies ...