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Concept illustration of smart buoys gathering ocean data. A round orange buoy bobs in the water with a larger buoy platform and other round orange buoys in the background.

Biden-Harris Administration identifies 4 business ‘accelerators’ to boost the Blue Economy

12/09/2024

Concept of smart buoys gathering ocean data. Ocean and Great Lakes data and information are essential for weather forecasting, ocean ...

NOS, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster enter into Ocean Enterprise MOU

09/25/2024

Daybreak in Halifax, Nova Scotia. © Petrov Vadim - stock.adobe.com NOAA’s National Ocean Service (NOS) and Canada’s Ocean Supercluster (OSC) ...

Marine birds rest on top of floating buoys at an aquaculture farm in Southern California.

Biden-Harris Administration invests $101.5 million for ocean observing systems

09/04/2024

Ocean observations provide critical data and information that we rely on — like weather forecasts and water quality information. Maritime ...

An orange and white buoy bobs at the surface in open water at sunset.

A Welcome and a farewell for the U.S. IOOS Advisory Committee

07/25/2024

This week, the U.S. IOOS Advisory Committee is meeting in Washington D.C. to discuss their next set of recommendations with ...

Underwater shot of two sea bass swimming in opposite directions among smaller fish in a reef.

Biden-Harris Administration invests $16.7 million for marine technology innovation through the Inflation Reduction Act

06/27/2024

Sea bass look for food among the schools of smaller fish in this healthy coral reef. Marine biodiversity data and ...

Underwater photo of a pink and gold coral reef in bright blue water, with small blue and yellow fish. A blurry reflection of the reef appears in the water at the top of the photo.

‘Life in the Ocean Touches Everyone’: U.S. Rolls Out First National Ocean Biodiversity Strategy

06/04/2024

A coral reef at the Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, in the tropical Pacific Ocean. (Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

High-frequency radar installation in parkland by the Straits of Mackinac.

High-frequency radar data to be hosted at NOAA

05/15/2024

SeaSonde in Michigan Technological University's Bridgeview Park, St. Ignace, Michigan. Photo credit: Brian Zelenke NOAA's U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System ...

close-up view of U.S. Capitol dome, exterior, with an American flag waving ahead of it against a blue sky.

IOOS Advisory Committee releases Marine Life, NOPP recommendations

05/01/2024

The U.S. IOOS Advisory Committee held an open virtual meeting on March 18 to finalize a set of recommendations to ...

Biden-Harris Administration invests $3.9 million for Ocean-based Climate Resilience Accelerators through Investing in America agenda

02/20/2024

Storm rolls in over Daytona Beach, Florida. Credit: NOAA Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA announced $3.9 million in ...

Underwater close-up view of variously colored corals with a few fish just below the surface of the water.

Summit on Ocean Biodiversity: Collaboration is critical (Smithsonian)

02/08/2024

A healthy and vibrant coral reef at the Palmyra Atoll, one of the Northern Islands located roughly one-third of the ...

Coral reef at Swains Island in American Samoa, showing an assemblage of plating Montipora coral and branching cauliflower coral Pocillopora meandrina.

NOAA, Smithsonian join forces to advance ocean biodiversity and resilience

01/23/2024

Coral reef at Swains Island in American Samoa, showing an assemblage of plating Montipora coral and branching cauliflower coral Pocillopora ...

Manini or convict tangs amongst finger coral in shallow water.

Request for Information (RFI): National Strategy for Marine Biodiversity

11/15/2023

Manini or convict tangs amongst finger coral in shallow water. Photo credit: NOAA/Claire Fackler The National Science Foundation, on behalf ...

landscape view south along the Atlantic coast, water to the left, dunes and seagrass to the right.

Ocean Technology Transition program funds HAB/hypoxia research, expanded observing capabilities

10/26/2023

WebCOOS camera view down 6th Avenue Beachfront in Folly Beach, SC. Photo credit: WebCOOS As the need for ocean data ...

the 20 attendees of the June 2023 IOOS Advisory Committee meeting pose in front of a projected computer screen showing a landscape.

U.S. IOOS Advisory Committee seeks new members

10/19/2023

IOOS Advisory Committee members and meeting attendees in June 2023. Photo credit: NOAA/Krisa Arzayus The U.S Integrated Ocean Observing System ...

NOAA awards over $20 million for harmful algal bloom and hypoxia research, monitoring

10/03/2023

A beach on Saint Martin in the Caribbean (east of Puerto Rico) covered in Sargassum seaweed. (Image credit: NOAA AOML) ...

View across sea grass to the Gulf of Mexico along the Mississippi coast.

Biden-Harris Administration announces $100 million to bolster climate resilience in communities as part of Investing in America agenda

09/29/2023

Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA announced the availability of $100 million to support climate resilience projects through U.S ...

Man in a blue shirt looks out at a Saildrone from the back of a motorboat.

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