Tides & Weather in North Carolina

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Northern Shore, NC

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Southern Shore, NC

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Celebrate National Fishing and Boating Week!

By fisheries.noaa.gov, fisheries.noaa.gov. Marine recreational fishing is a cherished American pastime and draws millions of… More

BoatingCoastal LifeFishing

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NOAA Fisheries Announces $2.3 Million to Study Atlantic Mackerel with the Northeast Fishing Industry

By fisheries.noaa.gov, fisheries.noaa.gov. NOAA Fisheries is beginning a cooperative research initiative, partnering with the Northeast… More

Marine EconomyOcean Science

Neskowin Creek, a salmon stream in Tillamook County, Oregon, flows out to the Pacific Ocean. Credit: Adobe Stock

Reconnecting Rivers Boosts Oregon Coast Coho Recovery

By fisheries.noaa.gov, fisheries.noaa.gov. NOAA Fisheries supports one of the most ambitious salmon restoration projects on… More

Coastal NewsMarine EconomyOcean Science

Image Credits: The Australian Institute of Marine Science.

WHOI Develops Tool to Predict Coral Bleaching Months Before It Strikes

By whoi.edu, whoi.edu. A new forecasting tool from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution could give reef… More

ClimateOcean AwarenessOcean Science

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Remarkably Bright Creatures: A Story of Octopus Intelligence Set in the Pacific Northwest

By Janet Green Hammerman, best4boats.com. The Netflix adaptation of Shelby Van Pelt's bestselling novel Remarkably… More

Ocean Awareness

Physician Dr. Larry Spetka swims with his namesake, Larry the whale shark, in the Gulf in May 2025. Credit: BWRI/Jamison Smith

A Year in the Life of Larry the Whale Shark

By fisheries.noaa.gov, fisheries.noaa.gov. One year ago today, researchers deployed a satellite tag on a whale… More

Ocean AwarenessScience

This image is of a salt marsh in coastal Maine. The high-resolution, land cover mapping NOAA has done for the state captures the tidal creeks, pannes, pools and vegetation with far greater precision and detail than past, 30-meter mapping. (Image credit: NOAA)

The Coast Is Clear-er: NOAA Unveils New Land Cover Maps 900 Times Greater In Detail

By noaa.gov, noaa.gov. NOAA is releasing new, higher-resolution land cover maps for coastal Alabama, Mississippi,… More

Coastal NewsWeather & Tides

Coral bleaching at Cheeca Rocks in the Florida Keys in 2023. [Credit: NOAA]

World’s Fourth Mass Coral Bleaching Event Likely Ended in 2025

By nesdis.noaa.gov, nesdis.noaa.gov. After analyzing satellite data and bleaching observations, NOAA’s experts say the record-breaking… More

Ocean AwarenessOcean Science

During the 2025 Deep-sea Habitats of the Cook Islands expedition on Exploration Vessel Nautilus the team surveyed various seascapes to better understand seabed environments, and natural and mineral resources in the region. In this image, polymetallic nodules rest on sediment accumulated in a depression between rounded pillows and extended lobate lava flows, which are evidence of ancient volcanoes. (Image credit: Courtesy of Ocean Exploration Trust)

NOAA Scientists and Partners to Map Deep Waters, Seabed in the Cook Islands

By noaa.gov, noaa.gov. This summer, NOAA Ocean Exploration will conduct an expedition on NOAA Ship Okeanos… More

Ocean AwarenessOcean Science