As coastal communities face growing challenges from sea level rise and flooding, Pocomoke City, Maryland, is taking a proactive step toward long-term resilience planning. An NCCOS-funded ...
These animations show the predicted Bottom Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen Transects from Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. to Port Stanley, Canada from 2026-10-13 up to 6 days. Points are realtime sensor ...
showing location of algae bloom which may include algae besides K. brevis. Water samples from 10-06-2026 to 10-13-2026 detected red tide (caused by Karenia brevis) along the coast at levels that pose ...
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 13 usable ...
Forecasted bottom water temperature and dissolved oxygen up to 5 days, based on coupled bio-physical model simulations for Lake Erie. Please note, 10/7/26 is the last model run for the 2026 summer ...
NOAA’s National Mussel Watch Program monitors the status and spatial and temporal trends of chemical contaminants and biological stressors in the nation’s coastal waters. The Mussel Watch Program is ...
This project began in April 2021 and is ongoing. NCCOS researcher Felipe Arzayus draws blood from a Chinook salmon as part of the PFAS study on Baranof Island, Alaska, September 2024. Credit: NOAA.
The NCCOS Competitive Research Program (CRP) funds regional-scale research through a competitive, peer-reviewed process to address our nation’s most pressing ocean and coastal issues. CRP is the ...
Users can identify and download water column sonar data, the acoustic backscatter from the near-surface to the seafloor, to ascertain physical and biological characteristics of the seafloor including ...
Accumulated sargassum along the shoreline at Candelero Beach, Palmas del Mar, Puerto Rico, undergoing decomposition. As it decomposes, the sargassum darkens in color and releases hydrogen sulfide, ...
One of the drones tested at North Padre Island, Texas, for the marine debris detection and classification system in development, December 2021. Credit: NOAA. NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean ...
Rising seas are damaging coastal habitats in Mississippi and Alabama and increasing flood risk to coastal communities. The beaches and dunes on our coastal barrier islands are being eroded away, and ...