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Topic: Ocean

NOAA crew and scientists aboard NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer prepare to deploy remotely operated vehicles that will help NOAA explore and characterize the features and marine life of the Atlantic deep ocean off South Carolina.

NOAA plays key role in plan to explore and unlock potential of America’s ocean

June 11, 2020

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NOAA crew and scientists aboard NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer prepare to deploy remotely operated vehicles that will help NOAA explore and characterize the features and marine life of the Atlantic deep ocean off South Carolina.

A woman standing on a flat rock ledge of a beach looks out at the blue ocean off the coast of Norway. Tall mountains lay in the distance. Undated 2019 image.

A healthy and biodiverse ocean starts with all of us

June 1, 2020

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World Ocean Day

A woman standing on a flat rock ledge of a beach looks out at the blue ocean off the coast of Norway. Tall mountains lay in the distance. Undated 2019 image.

A satellite image of projected locations of a storm moving east to the North Atlantic February 13, 2020.

New director selected for NOAA Ocean Prediction Center

April 27, 2020

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A satellite image of projected locations of a storm moving east to the North Atlantic February 13, 2020.

An invasive lionfish in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.

The invasive turkeyfish: To beat it, try eating it

November 20, 2019

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An invasive lionfish in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.

On July 28, 2015, NASA's Operational Land Imager (OLI) on the Landsat 8 satellite captured images of algal blooms around the Great Lakes, visible as swirls of green in this image of Lake St. Clair and in western Lake Erie.

Can we clean up, stop or end harmful algal blooms?

November 20, 2019

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harmful algal blooms (HABs)

On July 28, 2015, NASA's Operational Land Imager (OLI) on the Landsat 8 satellite captured images of algal blooms around the Great Lakes, visible as swirls of green in this image of Lake St. Clair and in western Lake Erie.

Satellite sea-surface temperature data from off of the U.S. West Coast, comparing September 2014 versus September 2019.

Marine heat wave reminiscent of 'the Blob' lingers off U.S. West Coast

October 8, 2019

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Satellite sea-surface temperature data from off of the U.S. West Coast, comparing September 2014 versus September 2019.

Nick Bond, a climate scientist with the University of Washington's Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (a NOAA cooperative institute), studies marine heat waves. Nick is standing next to a climate buoy that helps scientists monitor ocean surface temperatures in the Gulf of Alaska.

Q&A: So, what are marine heat waves? A climate scientist explains

October 8, 2019

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climate science

Nick Bond, a climate scientist with the University of Washington's Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (a NOAA cooperative institute), studies marine heat waves. Nick is standing next to a climate buoy that helps scientists monitor ocean surface temperatures in the Gulf of Alaska.

The buoy shown here is one of 103 weather buoys operated and maintained by NOAA's National Data Buoy Center.

This NOAA buoy helps save lives. See how.

September 26, 2019

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weather conditions

The buoy shown here is one of 103 weather buoys operated and maintained by NOAA's National Data Buoy Center.

People fishing as Tropical Storm Ana approaches Oceana Pier in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, on May 9, 2019.

U.S. ocean economy is growing at a steady pace

June 25, 2019

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People fishing as Tropical Storm Ana approaches Oceana Pier in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, on May 9, 2019.

Bluefin tuna.

Celebrate our world ocean in June

June 6, 2019

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Bluefin tuna.

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