Guam Sea Grant becomes an Institutional Sea Grant Program
NOAA and Sea Grant are pleased to announce that Guam Sea Grant has achieved status as a Sea Grant Institutional Program, a designation of growth from the program's previous Coherent Area Program status. The designation comes on the unanimous recommendation of the National Sea Grant Advisory Board and NOAA senior leadership.
Atlantic Ocean nations join pact to cooperate on marine science
The United States joined with leaders of six nations and the European Union today in Washington, D.C., to sign the All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance (AAORIA) Declaration, in which the nations pledge to cooperate on ocean research for the environmental health and sustainable development of the Atlantic Ocean.
Sea Grant announces funding opportunities to support community-engaged marine debris removal and prevention
Sea Grant announces $19 million in federal funding opportunities to address the prevention and removal of marine debris. These opportunities are a component of nearly $3 billion in targeted investments for NOAA in the areas of habitat restoration, coastal resilience and weather forecasting infrastructure through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
New video series explores environmental DNA
Have you ever wondered what animals might be present in a particular habitat or traveled through a certain area of the ocean? Scientists are able to use environmental DNA or "eDNA" sampling to help answer those questions.
May 3, 2022 0 Comments
New global forecasts of marine heatwaves foretell ecological and economic impacts
Researchers have developed global forecasts that can provide up to a year's advance notice of marine heatwaves, sudden and pronounced increases in ocean temperatures that can dramatically affect ocean ecosystems.
Sediments a likely culprit in spread of deadly disease on Florida coral reefs, study finds
A new study found that seafloor sediments have the potential to transmit a deadly pathogen to local corals and hypothesizes that sediments have played a role in the persistence of a devastating coral disease outbreak throughout Florida and the Caribbean.
Understanding a unique tsunami event caused by the Tonga volcano eruption
Two Saildrones were approximately 3,500 nautical miles away when the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano erupted off the coast of Tonga on January 15, capturing key data on the major eruption.
Environmental DNA sampling gets an upgrade with new open-source technology
Scientists at NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) have engineered a new instrument that will provide valuable information about the biodiversity of aquatic ecosystems.
Researchers develop automated method to identify fish calls underwater
A research team led by NOAA's Cooperative Institute for Marine Ecosystem and Resource Studies at Oregon State University has developed an automated method that can accurately identify calls from a family of fishes.
January 6, 2022 0 Comments
New ocean floats to boost global network essential for weather, climate research
NOAA and partners have joined together to launch approximately 100 new Argo floats across the Atlantic ocean to collect data that supports ocean, weather and climate research and prediction.
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