Precision Navigation
See how "precision navigation" combines private sector innovation and NOAA data streams to support the complex decisions mariners must make as they navigate ever-larger ships through U.S. ports.
See how "precision navigation" combines private sector innovation and NOAA data streams to support the complex decisions mariners must make as they navigate ever-larger ships through U.S. ports.
Tide pools are filled with seawater that gets trapped as the tide recedes. While these small basins at the ocean’s edge typically range from mere inches to a few feet deep and a few feet across, they are packed with sturdy sea life.
NOAA has announced a formal partnership with leading industry and resource management groups to strengthen collaboration promoting sustainable, long-term recreational fishing and boating opportunities in federal waters, including national marine sanctuaries.
Estuaries are some of the most productive ecosystems in the world and are home to many different plants and animals. Here are some things you can do to help protect and conserve our nation's fragile estuarine ecosystems.
View more than 40 examples of outstanding accomplishments across National Ocean Service programs in our newly released Fiscal Year 2018 Year in Review.
There are some factors that cause the tides to be higher than what is "normally" seen from day to day. View our bulletin to see when you may experience higher than normal high tides for the period of time between December 2017 and February 2019.
Marine biogeography is the study of marine species, the geographic distribution of their habitats, and the relationships between living organisms and the environment. Watch our video to learn how and why we map the seafloor — a key component of marine biogeography.
In our two-part podcast interview about American Samoa with NOAA's Hideyo Hattori, learn how people are working to conserve the bountiful corals that surround the islands of this remote archipelago.
The Hawaii Marine Debris Action Plan establishes a comprehensive framework for strategic action to reduce the ecological, health and safety, and economic impacts of marine debris in Hawaii by 2020.
NOAA recently released 13 new large-scale electronic navigational charts (NOAA ENC®) of Etolin Strait, Alaska — an area that had not been surveyed for more than 100 years. These charts provide a nearly twenty-fold increase in scale over the previous chart coverage of this area.
A nautical chart is a map of the sea. Just as a map helps us navigate on land, a nautical chart helps those traveling on the ocean get where they’re going safely and efficiently. But how do we create and update these charts?
The ocean may conjure images of beautiful waves, shipwrecks, and marine life. But strange things happen in the ocean as a result of weather and currents.
