Concept of smart buoys gathering ocean data. Ocean and Great Lakes data and information are essential for weather forecasting, ocean commerce, recreation, and more — things that affect the entire ...

Ocean observations provide critical data and information that we rely on — like weather forecasts and water quality information. Maritime industries, like this aquaculture farm, need timely, high-quality ocean, coastal ...

Sea bass look for food among the schools of smaller fish in this healthy coral reef. Marine biodiversity data and information is critical for understanding the health and status of ...

VAST Josh Keller unties 1084 from the tow line in Lake Michigan to deploy it for the 2023 USGS Great Lakes Fisheries survey. Photo Credit: Saildrone Today, the Department of ...

The General Assembly took place at the end of April at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in sunny San Juan, Puerto Rico. Taking a page from , the first evening ...

The Romberg Tiburon Center for Environment Studies hosted the governing council meeting. The Center was established in 1978 by Paul F. Romberg, then President of San Francisco State University, on ...

Puerto Rico Sea Grant (PRSG) has worked closely with CariCOOS to promote resiliency development in coastal communities and coastal services. They have collaborated on several research projects and have shared ...

In FY 2018, the U.S. IOOS program continued the and projects, awarding multi-year grants to support NOAA initiatives, enhance modeling and forecasting capabilities, and increase operational efficiency in ocean observing ...

Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) are an escalating threat to public health, coastal economies, fisheries, and tourism — costing the U.S. economy hundreds of millions of dollars annually. As some of ...

Team Wave Powered Oceanographic Gliders tests their early-stage prototype at the Naval Surface Warfare Center’s facility in Carderock, Maryland. Credit: NREL The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Oceanic ...