NOS Helping NOAA Serve The Nation as a Global Leader in Integrated Management of the Ocean (pdf, 2.3mb).

This document provides greater detail about NOS’s role in helping NOAA to be a global leader in integrated management of the ocean and in executing the U.S. Ocean Action Plan.


Enhanced Resiliency of Coastal Communities to Storm Surge and Flooding through Improved Data, Models, Tools, and Methodologies (pdf, 134kb).

This 2-page document provides an overview of the NOS Storm Surge Partnership Project. This project, which is a key component in NOAA's support of the Gulf of Mexico Regional Partnership, involves the work of multiple partners in the to enhance the resilience of Gulf of Mexico coastal communities to storm surge and flooding.


Harmful Algal Bloom Prediction to Benefit Public Health and Coastal Economies (pdf, 137kb).

This 2-page document provides an overview of the NOS Harmful Algal Bloom Tide Partnership Project. This project, which is a key component in NOAA's support of the Gulf of Mexico Regional Partnership, integrates existing tools, capabilities, and resources to improve the accuracy of harmful algal bloom prediction.


Coordinating Federal Support for the Gulf of Mexico Alliance (pdf, 162kb).

This 2-page document reviews the activities of the Gulf of Mexico Regional Partnership Federal Workgroup, which is a group of thirteen federal agencies brought together under the coordination of NOAA and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to support the Gulf States in addressing priority coastal and ocean issues in the Gulf of Mexico.