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There's a lot going on at NOAA's National Ocean Service.

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Know your “Blue IQ” with NOAA’s new beach safety videos

Do you know your “Blue IQ?” In this video series, ocean and coastal safety expert Bruckner Chase uses relatable sports analogies and imagery to educate beachgoers about common threats in coastal waters. The series addresses the disconnect between ocean conditions and what people think they know about beach safety and their swimming strength.

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NOAA forecasts an average summer ‘dead zone’ in Gulf of America

This summer’s Gulf of America dead zone is forecasted to be average-sized, covering approximately 5,574 square miles — an area roughly three times the size of Delaware. The low-oxygen area occurs every summer, primarily due to excess nutrient pollution, and can kill fish and other marine life.

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Ocean Month 2025

Did you know that June is National Ocean Month? As America’s leader in coastal and ocean science, technology, and management, we’re celebrating the ocean and its countless resources that inspire us, nourish us, and benefit our local economies.

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Beach Safety Week 2025

A trip to the beach should be fun! Unfortunately, many people are injured or killed each year along our nation's beaches by dangerous waves, currents, and other hazards. With beach season upon us, explore the following resources to learn how you can best prepare, stay aware, and take action through changing beach, water, and weather conditions.

An overflight displays oil and gas mixture in an area of marsh environment near Garden Island Bay, Louisiana.
Well #59 Incident Response: Oil and gas release in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

NOAA’s National Ocean Service is aiding in response to an oil and natural gas release in a marsh environment near the Spectrum OpCo, LLC, Garden Island Bay Production Facility company's well in Plaquemines Parish, southeast of New Orleans, Louisiana.

The Top 40

Looking for a recent story? Here are our latest 40 posts.

  1. Know your “Blue IQ” with NOAA’s new beach safety videos
    25 June 2025
  2. NOAA forecasts an average summer 'dead zone' in Gulf of America
    11 June 2025
  3. Ocean Month 2025
    06 June 2025
  4. Beach Safety Week 2025
    19 May 2025
  5. Well #59 Incident Response: Oil and gas release in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
    02 May 2025
  6. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: 15 Years of Recovery, Research, and Restoration
    16 Apr 2025
  7. NOAA’s National Ocean Service: Working for you!
    5 Mar 2025
  8. National Ocean Service experts, technology support DCA aircraft collision recovery efforts
    24 Feb 2025
  9. New data for improved navigation in the upper Hudson River
    30 Jan 2025
  10. NOS drift card used to track 1976 oil spill found
    17 Jan 2025
  11. $40 million recovered from polluters for restoration in three states
    13 Jan 2025
  12. National Ocean Service releases first modeled water level and wave dataset
    13 Jan 2025
  13. Corals Week 2024
    9 Dec 2024
  14. Explore planet Earth with Teek and Tom!
    3 Dec 2024
  15. Employment in Coastal Inundation Zones dataviewer is a new aid to coastal planners
    12 Nov 2024
  16. National Ocean Service helps reopen Florida ports after Hurricane Milton
    18 Oct 2024
  17. Hurricane Milton: aerial imagery
    11 Oct 2024
  18. Hurricane Helene: aerial imagery
    27 Sep 2024
  19. Hurricane Francine: aerial imagery
    16 Sep 2024
  20. NOAA launches new Salish Seas and Columbia River operational forecast system
    16 Sep 2024
  21. Helping protect Caribbean region’s coastal zones an exciting adventure
    26 Aug 2024
  22. Hurricane Debby: aerial imagery
    8 Aug 2024
  23. NOAA study validates sea level data for future flood risk outlooks
    26 June 2024
  24. Exploring the Pacific on NOAA Ship Rainier
    4 Apr 2024
  25. Accurate positioning data for Alaska and the Arctic
    18 Mar 2024
  26. Protecting the nation's coastal ocean
    28 Feb 2024
  27. Reaching New Heights
    5 Feb 2024
  28. Maritime commerce in a changing climate
    1 Nov 2023
  29. Pollution settlement will benefit salmon, wildlife and people in Portland Harbor, Oregon
    1 Nov 2023
  30. Hurricane Lee Emergency Response Imagery
    17 Sep 2023
  31. NOS releases modeling strategy
    1 Sep 2023
  32. Hurricane Idalia: Aerial Imagery
    31 Aug 2023
  33. Coastal Resilience: How the National Ocean Service supports this national priority
    18 Aug 2023
  34. Studying the health of dolphins after pollution
    10 Mar 2023
  35. December 2022 water levels break eight historical records
    19 Jan 2023
  36. NOS Fiscal Year 2022: Year in Review
    18 Jan 2023
  37. NOAA to Launch Major Advancement in Seasonal High Tide Flooding Predictions
    14 Dec 2022
  38. Corals Week 2022
    2 Dec 2022
  39. Meet the International Coral Reef Initiative
    2 Dec 2022
  40. NOAA Winter High Tide Bulletin
    15 Nov 2022