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The Nation’s Coastal Waters Receive a Fair Rating

The fourth National Coastal Condition Report (NCCR IV), part of a series of reports that rate the overall condition of U.S. coastal waters and the Great Lakes, was released in April. The overall condition of our coastal waters was rated fair based on data from 2003 to 2006. More...

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Thank Your Mother and Nurture a National Marine Sanctuary Near You

We celebrate our own mothers every year in mid-May, so why not nurture Mother Earth herself this month by participating or volunteering at a national marine sanctuary (NMS) near you? More...

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Explore Earth's Ocean Floor with NOAA's New Online Viewer

NOAA has made sea floor maps and other data on the world’s coasts, continental shelves, and deep ocean available for easy viewing online. Anyone with Internet access can now explore undersea features and obtain detailed depictions of the sea floor and coasts, including deep canyons, ripples, landslides, and likely fish habitat. More...

NOAA Sponsors Boy Scout Merit Badge in Oceanography

NOAA Sponsors Boy Scout Merit Badge in Oceanography

NOS's Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) recently hosted an Oceanography Merit Badge class for the Boy Scouts of America. Scouts participated in a variety of oceanography lessons, interactive exhibits and demonstrations at CO-OPS' satellite office in Chesapeake, Virginia. Fifty Boy Scouts from across Virginia, ranging from ages ten to 16, participated in the program to qualify for their badge. More...

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NOAA Coastal Mapping Program Offers Huge Taxpayer Benefits

For every dollar American taxpayers spend on NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey (NGS) Coastal Mapping Program, they receive more than $35 in benefits. This statistic was the result of a recent independent socio-economic scoping study. More...

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Researchers Report Potential for a Moderate New England Red Tide in 2012

In April, scientists from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science-funded Prevention, Control, and Mitigation of Harmful Algal Blooms research project in the Gulf of Maine issued an outlook for moderate regional algal blooms in 2012. More...

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NOAA Science Supports New York's Offshore Energy Planning

A newly released NOAA study will help New York state officials identify wind energy development sites in the Atlantic while protecting critical offshore bird and fish habitats. More...

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