Coastal Conversations Podcast: Episode 4 Dive into our latest Coastal Conversations podcast to discover how NCCOS is advancing marine spatial planning! Learn how we balance economic activities with conservation efforts, with a focus on supporting seaweed cultivation and offshore aquaculture. Hear from experts like Dr. James Morris and Meghan Balling as they share insights into … Read more
NCCOS-funded scientists are using a coupled groundwater–surface water modeling system to evaluate the site-specific performance of proposed shoreline adaptation actions with sea level rise and storms. This will inform the design and implementation of flood mitigation strategies that enhance #CoastalResilience. https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/coastal-resilience-through-actionable-science-evaluation-of-adaptation-strategies-to-mitigate-surface-subsurface-flooding-in-coastal-communities/
Our Aquaculture Phytoplankton Monitoring Network program is working with Gullah Geechee commercial fishermen and aquaculture farmers in South Carolina to help local school children learn about traditional fishing techniques, monitor nutrients in coastal waters, and identify harmful algae. https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/inspiring-students-to-embrace-their-culture-through-science/
Today is World Hydrography Day! Hydrography is the science of mapping and measuring the physical features and movements of oceans, seas, rivers, and lakes. NCCOS scientists just got back from a hydrography-focused cruise aboard the R/V Nancy Foster in which they were using remote sensing technologies and ground truthing methods, like this drop camera, to … Read more
In 2017, NCCOS and partners documented the first record of microplastics in North American common bottlenose dolphins. First Record of Microplastics in North American Bottlenose Dolphins Published
This spring, scientists surveyed one of only two known reproductively active aggregations of adult queen conch north of the Florida Keys, a species listed earlier this year as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Learn more: https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/scientists-survey-threatened-queen-conch-in-port-everglades/
It’s our anniversary! We’re celebrating 25 years of science serving coastal communities. Follow #25YearsofNCCOS as we relive our journey beginning in 1999. https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/join-nccos-in-celebrating-25-years-of-science-serving-coastal-communities/
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to live at sea? Take a virtual tour of one of our Office of Marine and Aviation Operations research vessels, the R/V Nancy Foster. The ship, her crew, and the science party are currently working offshore of North Carolina using remote sensing techniques to understand better where essential … Read more
A new report from the North Carolina Surface Elevation Table Community of Practice shows that out of 132 surface elevation tables (pictured here), 99 of them recorded sediment accumulation but 79 of those are not keeping up with sea level rise. https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/north-carolina-wetlands-not-keeping-up-with-sea-level-rise/
NOAA is forecasting this summer’s Gulf of Mexico “dead zone” – an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and other marine life – to be approximately 5,827 square miles, larger than the long-term average measured size of 5,205 square miles. https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/noaa-forecasts-above-average-dead-zone-for-gulf-of-mexico-in-summer-2024