NOAA research reserve scientists and partners recently published a study that examines the secret to marsh happiness. The team learned that “happy” marshes shared similar characteristics, whereas “unhappy” marshes deteriorate in diverse ways. By understanding how marshes can deteriorate so differently, coastal managers can make wiser conservation decisions. #EstuaryLove
In 2019, oceanographers deployed 36 temporary instruments in New York Harbor to assess tidal currents from the Hudson River to Sandy Hook Bay. The result: an updated current survey for New York Harbor to ensure safer navigation in this busy waterway.
Money does not grow on trees, but it could be growing in our coastal salt marshes and sea grass beds. At Waquoit Bay Research Reserve in Massachusetts, researchers are studyng the connections between coastal wetlands, carbon dioxide uptake and storage, and the global carbon trading economy.
This month, I share some thoughts on a recent conference I attended, where experts in the field of ecosystem science shared their knowledge about impacts of oil spills in the Gulf. I also want to highlight that we are celebrating #EstuaryLove throughout the month.
Throughout 2020, NOAA is celebrating 50 years of science, service and stewardship. Since its inception on October 3, 1970, NOAA has become one of the world’s premier science agencies with a mission that spans from the surface of the sun to the floor of the ocean. See where we’ve been and where we’re going at www.noaa.gov/50-years.
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 2019 and February 2020.
Nurdles are small plastic pellets that are causing a big problem. But citizen scientists are fighting back. Learn how the Nurdle Patrol is taking on these problematic pellets, and how you can get involved in our latest episode of the NOAA Ocean podcast.
The world's coastal ecosystems — coastal salt marshes, mangrove forests, and seagrass meadows — are incredibly efficient at capturing and storing large quantities of carbon. Get to know coastal blue carbon.
Did you know that there are about 120 World War II-era aircraft lying at the bottom of Lake Michigan? NOAA's Office of Coast Survey and the U.S. Navy partnered up to survey and preserve this piece of history. See what they found.
Since the early 1900’s the National Geodetic Survey has been taking photographs from airplanes to capture the Earth below. We talk with two NOAA experts about their role in emergency response imagery collection after hurricanes, and what it provides for the public.
Animal telemetry is the science of gathering information on the movement and behavior of marine organisms using digital tags. Now, after years in development, an online portal is available that allows anyone to view the movement and behavior of tagged marine organisms worldwide.
NOAA 2020 tide tables are now available. NOAA tide predictions are used by both commercial and recreational mariners for safe navigation. NOAA's Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services produce these tide tables on an annual basis.
