We are working to create a more resilient coastal zone by improving preparation, response, and recovery from challenges to coastal communities and ecosystems. These activities ensure we provide ...

Tiny cells called zooxanthellae live within most types of coral polyps. They help the coral survive by providing it with food resulting from photosynthesis. In turn, the coral polyps provide the ...

Using the Global Positioning System (GPS), every point on Earth can be given its own unique address—its latitude, longitude, and height. The U.S. Department of Defense developed GPS satellites as a ...

Global climate change could disrupt the global conveyer belt, causing potentially drastic temperature changes in Europe and even worldwide. The global conveyor belt is a strong, but easily disrupted ...

PCB contamination is high in the Housatonic River and New Bedford Harbor in Massachusetts. According to the EPA, PCBs belong to a broad family of human-created organic chemicals known as chlorinated ...

Remote sensing is the science of obtaining information about objects or areas from a distance, typically from aircraft or satellites. A Lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) image created with data ...

Ocean noise refers to sounds made by human activities that can interfere with or obscure the ability of marine animals to hear natural sounds in the ocean. Many marine organisms rely on their ability ...

Soft corals produce a wide range of shapes and colors and fall into two major categories; true corals and octocorals. True corals are scleractinians, which include hard corals. Octocorals are ...

This geodetic mark in Louisiana is anchored deep below the ground and was level with the ground when it was originally placed there, but now the ground around the mark has subsided. Subsidence - ...

Several thousand marine scientists are busy at work in the United States dealing with a diversity of important issues — from climate change, declining fisheries, and eroding coastlines, to the ...

The Disaster Response Center serves many roles, including as a training facility. Here, U.S. Coast Guard and DRC personnel receive training regarding SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic ...

Water temperature and pressure determine how far sound travels in the ocean. While sound moves at a much faster speed in the water than in air, the distance that sound waves travel is primarily ...