Hi folks, I would like to take a moment to congratulate Dr. James A. Morris, Jr., from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), for his receipt of the ...

Last month a mysterious orange film ('goo' in the media vernacular) washed up on the shores of a northwest Alaskan village called Kivalina. Experts suspected crustacean eggs; locals were unnerved ...

James A. Morris, Jr., Ph.D Three NOAA scientists were named today as recipients of the 2010 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The award is the highest ...

Accurate determination of runoff into the Great Lakes is important for managing and controlling the low oxygen conditions (hypoxia) and harmful algal blooms (HABs). Scientists supported through NCCOS have tested ...

Humans have dramatically increased the nitrogen load to coastal systems leading to eutrophication. Putting a monetary value on an ecosystem's ability to remove nitrogen is effective for communicating the significance ...

Staghorn coral, Acropora cervicornis, along a transect in St. John USVI, July 2011. Quadrat in photograph is 1m x 1m, divided into 10cm2 squares Collaborating with local partners, scientists from ...

The NOAA report, A Biogeographic Assessment of the Samoan Archipelago, examines the regional ocean climate, distribution of reef fish and coral communities, and the biological connectivity among the islands of ...

An algal bloom deadly to fish and shellfish was discovered in August 2011 in Great South Bay, Long Island, and grew after Hurricane Irene drenched the region. Littleneck clams. Photo ...

In an effort to monitor the condition of Alaska's offshore resources, scientists from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science are sampling the water and seafloor life of the Chukchi ...

The hypoxic zone located off the coast of Louisiana and Texas forms each summer and threatens valuable commercial and recreational Gulf fisheries. Seeking solutions to reduce the size of the ...