A new study has found that compounds excreted by common coastal green seaweeds, or sea lettuce, detrimentally affect other organisms. The green seaweed Ulvaria obscura forms blooms in the intertidal ...

Last month's Fifth Annual Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Research Coordination Workshop continued its tradition of advancing the science that informs fisheries and resource managers about the effects of Gulf hypoxia ...

The National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science's (NCCOS) Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research (CSCOR) has released three competitive Federal Funding Opportunities for the 2015 Fiscal Year beginning October 1, ...

Earlier this month, NCCOS researchers provided a visiting scientist from Florida's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's (FWC) Red Tide Monitoring Program training on the use of physiological biomarkers for harmful ...

Two instruments developed with NCCOS support are revolutionizing the detection of harmful algal blooms (HABs). The Environmental Sample Processor, or ESP, and the Imaging Flow Cytobot, or IFCB, are receiving ...

A recent study found that if Asian carp establishes in Lake Erie, the native fisheries might not be significantly affected. Based on consultations with Great Lakes and fisheries specialists, the ...

A large harmful algal bloom (HAB) of the Florida red tide organism Karenia brevis remains offshore of Florida's southwest coastal counties, causing growing concern among Florida wildlife managers and public health ...

This leg of the expedition will use a new remotely operated vehicle, the SubAtlantic Mohawk 18. Credit: University of North Carolina Wilmington. A NOAA-funded investigation of the relatively healthy, deep, ...

Scientists from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science traveled to King Salmon, Naknek, and Dillingham, Alaska from July 17-31,collectingsediments for toxicity testing, fish tissues to identify irregularities, and samples ...

Researchers are exploring the role oyster aquaculture may beplaying in improvingwater quality in the Chesapeake Bay. On July 16, 17, and 23, 2014, the researchers made visits to three Chesapeake ...