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Adapting Estuarine Mesocosm Technology for Subarctic Waters

For many years, scientists at the NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Hollings Marine Laboratory in ...
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Community Perceptions of Coral Reefs in the U.S. Virgin Islands: A Summary Report

NOAA’s National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) socioeconomic team has published a new report, which presents primary ...
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Two Decades of Rapid Response: NOAA’s Harmful Algal Bloom Event Response Program Reaches Funding Milestone

Program provided its 1 millionth dollar in direct support for harmful algal bloom (HAB) event response activities in 2026, ...
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New Report Summarizes Alaska Aquaculture Vision

NOAA has released the Gulf of Alaska Atlas Rollout and Webtool Planning Workshop Series Report, summarizing input gathered during a series of public engagement workshops held in Anchorage, Juneau, and ...
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NOAA BlueTopo

BlueTopo is a compilation of the nation’s best available bathymetric data. BlueTopo details the depth of lake beds and seafloor beneath navigationally significant U.S. waters. Aquaculture application: ...
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Forecasting and Modeling

Ecological forecasting and modeling are used to predict changes in the environment and the resulting impacts to ecosystems, people, economies, and communities. Forecasting and modeling capabilities ...
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Assessing the Effectiveness of Total Water Level Products and Related Risk Communications

This project began in July 2025 and is expected to end in March 2027. Total water level (TWL) is a way to predict flooding in coastal areas. It works by combining different factors, such as tides, ...
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Cyanobacteria Algal Bloom from Satellite in Western Lake Erie Basin

As of June 1, we switched to an enhanced true color product to better highlight water features. Click the next and previous arrows to view the most recent 11 usable ...
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Cyanobacteria Algal Bloom from Satellite in Lake Pontchartrain, LA

As of June 1, we switched to an enhanced true color product to better highlight water features. Click the next and previous arrows to view the most recent 59 usable ...
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Cyanobacteria Algal Bloom from Satellite in Saginaw Bay, MI

As of June 1, we switched to an enhanced true color product to better highlight water features. Click the next and previous arrows to view the most recent 12 usable ...