On June 17, 2014, Congress passed a reauthorization of the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act (HABHRCA) - legislation last reauthorized in 2004. HABHRCA is critical for ...

Researchers have identified the oceanographic causes and routes for the harmful alga Pseudo-nitzschia in offshore waters of the Pacific Northwest. The team's validated model shows that toxic Pseudo-nitzschia cells arrive ...

The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) recently convened a federal working group to address the linkages between climate and nitrogen pollution in the environment. The goal of the group ...

NCCOS scientists traveled to Washington State May 13-17 to support marine planning along the outer Pacific coast. NCCOS is helping inventory and assess key seafloor, groundfish, seabird and marine mammal ...

The Global Partnership on Nutrient Management (GPNM), a group comprised of a variety of agencies and governments, promotes nutrient management for food safety and natural resource conservation. Representatives from the ...

The National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science participated in the May 30 -31 meeting of the National Academy of Sciences, Polar Research Board in Washington, D.C. Topics included updates for ...

On June 25, NCCOS HAB Program partner Dr. Julia K. Parrish was honored as a Champion of Change by the White House. Dr. Parrish is the founder and executive director ...

On May 20th, NCCOS's Dr. Susan Baker and an NMFS colleague judged the 'Aquatic Research' category of the National Environmentors Fair. The winning project, from the Colorado State University Chapter, ...

This map shows the preliminary counts of Alexandrium cysts from a survey conducted in January and February 2013. Image courtesy of the University of Washington. In March, the Puget Sound ...

Crew members deploy the MBARI-designed robotic instrument called the Environmental Sample Processor, or "ESP."Credit: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. The journal Science recently declared that new technologies are making remote ...