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2022 NOAA Science Report: NOS Highlights

NOAA's newly released report includes over 60 stories of research and development accomplishments across the agency's mission, including several projects undertaken by NOS.

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NOS Deputy Administrator Rachael Dempsey

New leadership for navigation, observations, and positioning

Please join us in welcoming Rachael A. Dempsey, our first-ever deputy assistant administrator for navigation, observations, and positioning! Learn more about her experience and responsibilities.

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Scientists collect a sediment core in a salt marsh on Deal Island.

Podcast: USACE: Foundational Research on Rebalancing with Blue Carbon

In this episode, we present a podcast from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers called Engineering with Nature®. The show features a panel of experts discussing their research on how blue carbon is helping to address climate change.

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Nerelle Que Moffitt, Communications and Outreach Coordinator, National Marine Sanctuaries

New! Explore the 2023 edition of our annual collection of employee interviews

What's it like to work at NOAA? We've updated our career profiles for 2023! Our collection of employee interviews showcase a variety of specialties across the National Ocean Service. Explore nine new career highlights from each of our program offices, ranging from coral reef watershed management to environmental science to communications.

a satellite view of the Pacific Northwest showing an intense winter storm and cloud cover on December 29, 2022

December 2022 water levels break eight historical records

December was an active month for NOAA’s National Water Level Observation Network (NWLON). A staggering eight stations observed all-time high water levels — some of which broke records in place for 40 years. The Pacific Northwest was the most affected region, with four locations in the state of Washington observing their highest-ever water levels on record.

Over $114 million recovered from polluters to restore waterways

In this video message, NOS Assistant Administrator Nicole LeBoeuf shares how in 2022 NOAA and our partners recovered over $114 million dollars to restore 6 polluted U.S. waterways.

Person on the beach carries a large sea turtle (Credit: Jace Tunnell)

Texas scientists rescue record-high numbers of stranded loggerhead turtles, investigate causes

A record number of loggerhead turtles were found stranded within Mission-Aransas Research Reserve, Texas, in the summer of 2022. Trained volunteers joined forces with scientists to aid in their rescue and rehabilitation. Here, volunteer Andrea Lacandera carries a stranded loggerhead back to the ocean on Mustang Island. (Photo credit: Jace Tunnell)

Around the Ocean Service

NOAA represented at the International Hydrographic Organization Assembly in Monaco
coast survey
Owner of Puerto Rico superfund site agrees to contamination clean up
coastal ocean science
Colossal corals open a window to the past
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Celebrating our restoration successes – 20 years after the Buzzards Bay oil spill
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New York Marine Debris Emergency Response Guide: a new comprehensive guide for the state
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The Future of marine stewardship and management: young scientists pioneer in collaborative research
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What to watch for: El Nino likely to develop this summer
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