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Credit: CSIRO In a first for CSIRO's research vessel (RV) Investigator, a state-of-the-art robotic float has been recovered from the…

An Argo float being deployed to collect marine information, as part of the Argo programme. Humanity has a blind spot when it comes to the role of the ocean in climate change. That is in part because, as…

Explosions, as shown here, that clear abandoned war mines can release high levels of TNT, potentially threatening marine life. Credit: Uwe Wichert…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Plastic pollution is an urgent environmental issue, globally. Every year, about eight million tons of…

WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new report released today highlights the urgent need for reusable beverage packaging as a solution to the global plastic crisis. The report, produced by ocean advocacy group…

Ian Urbina | Vintage, 2020 | BookA powerful exposé that brings into focus the disturbing reality of environmental and human rights crimes at sea. Ian Urbina subsequently founded the Outlaw Ocean Project, a non-profit journalism…

Sea spray can help seed cloudssomavarapu madhavi/Shutterstock Very tiny droplets in sea spray can have a big impact on the atmosphere by helping seed clouds – and there is now a new way to explain how they form in…

Precision Marine Navigation Aerial view of Long Beach, California. Credit: iStock …

Rowing Solo Across the Pacific! Roz Savage rowing solo…

National Ocean Service Mission: In the U.S., where over half of us live along the coast and more than 78 percent of our overseas trade by volume comes and goes along our marine highways, the health of our coasts is intricately…

The National Ocean Service provides data, tools, and services that protect our ecosystems and enhance climate and economic resilience. In this video message, NOS Assistant Administrator Nicole LeBoeuf…

Roz Savage Rows Solo Across the Pacific Ocean with Sanctuary Message …

The purpose of the NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries Ocean Guardian Kids Club is to encourage children to explore their natural surroundings to form a…

National Ocean Service Mission: In the U.S., where over half of us live along the coast and more than 78 percent of our overseas trade by volume comes and goes along our marine highways, the health of our coasts is intricately…

National Ocean Service Mission: In the U.S., where over half of us live along the coast and more than 78 percent of our overseas trade by volume comes and goes along our marine highways, the health of our coasts is intricately…

Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA announced $3.9 million to the Marine Technology Society (MTS) to establish a multi-year framework to engage the Ocean Enterprise as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. The…

Press Releases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 11, 2010 …

We all love the beach in the summer. The sun, the sand, and the surf. But just because we're having fun, doesn't mean we can forget about safety.

Transcript DR. GREG DUSEK:A rip current is a narrow, fast-moving channel of water that starts near the beach and extends offshore through the line of breaking waves. If you do get caught in a…

Press Releases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sep. 27, 2011 Contact:Micki Ream …

Transcript NARRATOR: Hi, I'm Dr. Edie Widder, I'm a deep-sea explorer, I'm also the CEO and Senior Scientist of the Ocean Research and Conservation Association, and I am absolutely passionate…

Transcript RESEARCHERS: My name is Dr. Alan Leonardi, and I am the director of NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration and Research. Recently, we had the opportunity to explore the…

Transcript RESEARCHERS: So Hawai’i is interesting, because it is the most remote island chain in the world, it has a somewhat low diversity of corals. These are also the deepest…

Transcript ALLISON STONE I've always wanted to be on the ocean, since I was twelve, actually, I wanted to work for NOAA. My name is Allison Stone, and I'm a hydrographic senior survey…

Transcript NARRATOR: What is bioluminescence? Bioluminescence is a chemical process that allows living things to produce light. On land, fireflies are one of the most visible users of bioluminescence. In…

Transcript RESEARCHERS: Aloha and good morning, everyone. We’re looking at places that no one has looked before. And this is part of NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration and Research.…

Transcript NARRATOR: The numbers are in. The 2015 Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone or Dead Zone measures 6,474 square miles – about the size of Rhode Island and Connecticut combined. This is a huge blow…

Transcript NARRATOR: Sawfish are large shark-like rays that are found in tropical and subtropical seas, rivers, and creeks, and can grow to 15 feet. The smalltooth sawfish gets its…

Transcript NARRATOR:We all love the beach in the summer. The sun, the sand, and the surf.  But just because we're having fun, doesn't mean we can forget about safety. Rip currents account for 80%…

Transcript Ocean Today premiered this 15-minute TRASH TALK special feature for World Ocean Day in 2016. It is specially designed to be part of any World Ocean Day festivities and beyond. In addition to the…

Transcript NARRATOR: What is marine debris? Have you ever been to the beach and noticed litter, like plastic bottles or foam take-out containers on the sand? Or maybe…

Transcript NARRATOR: How does marine debris impact the ocean, animals, and me? Would you want to swim at a beach littered with trash?  Of course not.  And the animals…

Transcript NARRATOR: Where does marine debris come from? Marine debris comes from many different sources and enters the ocean in many ways. Intentional littering and dumping are a big…

Transcript NARRATOR: Why is plastic marine debris so common? We know there's a lot of trash in the ocean. Unfortunately, a lot of it is plastic. We find plastic…

National Ocean Service Mission: In the U.S., where over half of us live along the coast and more than 78 percent of our overseas trade by volume comes and goes along our marine highways, the health of our coasts is intricately…

Transcript NARRATOR: What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? Well first, let’s talk about what it’s not.  It’s not a floating island of trash, like a garbage dump or a landfill.…

National Ocean Service Mission: In the U.S., where over half of us live along the coast and more than 78 percent of our overseas trade by volume comes and goes along our marine highways, the health of our coasts is intricately…

Transcript NARRATOR: What can we do about marine debris? A lot of the trash that's in our ocean is plastic, and that marine debris is hurting our environment, economy, and health.  The…

Transcript Ocean Today premiered this 15-minute TRASH TALK webinar for World Ocean Day in 2016. It is specially designed to be part of any World Ocean Day festivities and beyond. Watch the TRASH…

Transcript NARRATOR: You may think every drop of rain falling from the sky, or each glass of water you drink, is brand new, but it has always been here, and is a part of the water cycle.  At its most…

Transcript NARRATOR: In the waters off San Francisco Bay… in the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary… lie hundreds of mysteries.  In the waters near the entrance to the Golden Gate,…

Transcript NARRATOR: December 26, 2004.  What began as an undersea earthquake in the Indian Ocean ended as the most deadly tsunami in recorded history, with nearly 240,000 lives lost.…

Transcript NARRATOR: Argo is a global array of more than 3,500 free-drifting profiling floats that measure the upper two thousand meters of the ocean. The Argo array allows continuous monitoring of…

Transcript NARRATOR: Algae play a vital role in the marine ecosystem.  They provide food for all sorts of species.  But in rare instances, they can also do harm. Harmful algal blooms…

Transcript NARRATOR: You’re entering another dimension. A dimension of water, of darkness, of mystery.  Next stop, The Mesophotic Zone. It is a world between worlds - between brightly…

Transcript NARRATOR: The North Atlantic right whale got its name from whalers. Because these whales travel slowly and spend a lot of time at the surface, they were easy targets.  For whalers they…

Transcript NARRATOR: In the U.S., fishing is a national pastime. Nearly 12 million people call themselves saltwater anglers. And marine fishing is more than a hobby – this sport contributes $56…

Transcript NARRATOR: Ocean exploration is all about making new discoveries. But sometimes the most fascinating findings of things of all is when things are rediscovered. The USS Monitor was a civil…

Transcript NARRATOR: On March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez grounded on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, rupturing the hull and spilling oil into the pristine waters of Alaska. In all, nearly 11…

Transcript NARRATOR: It’s March 8, 1862 and an epic battle of the Civil War is underway in the waters off Hampton Roads, Virginia. The Confederate CSS Virginia faces off against its northern…