Tag: coast

A container ship is docked at Massport's Conley Container Terminal on Boston Harbor

NOAA Installs New PORTS® in Boston Harbor

3/16/2026 - By noaa.gov, noaa.gov. New navigational system will improve safety in one of nation’s busiest ports NOAA announced today the successful installation of a Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS®) in Boston Harbor. The system includes observational equipment at MassPort’s Conley Terminal and on the Tobin Memorial Bridge. The Boston Harbor PORTS, established in… SEE MORE

Deep Learning on the Rocky Shore

4/25/2025 - By tula.org. Drones allow researchers to do marine surveys from the sky. Now artificial intelligence is offering a quantum leap in image processing. What are your respective backgrounds in working with these kinds of AI processes? Taylor: I did my master’s degree at Ontario’s University of Waterloo on computer vision systems… SEE MORE

A headland at Cape Foulweather on the Central Oregon coast

Conservation of Cape Foulweather Headland, an Icon of the Central Oregon Coast

3/20/2025 - By coast.noaa.gov. Twenty-seven acres are back under the ownership of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians thanks to a $2.01 million grant from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Purchasing the Cape Foulweather Headland on the Oregon Coast brings an end to a multiyear collaboration to protect the land’s ecological, cultural, and scenic value.… SEE MORE

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2022, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO ,North_Sea_bloom via Wikimedia Commons

Breathing Life into the Ocean

12/15/2022 - By earthobservatory.nasa.gov From global to regional scales, images from satellites portray the dynamic beauty of the world’s oceans. Each view reveals something unique, from the seasonal pulses of life to the colorful signature of phytoplankton blooms. Almost all life in the ocean depends on tiny photosynthetic organisms known as phytoplankton.… SEE MORE

Georgia’s Beautiful Coast Beckons In The Dead Of Winter

Ocean Science

2/25/2019 - The barrier islands that line the Georgia coast provide a lush landscape that is a canvas of sandy dunes, gentle waves, and some of the most beautiful and unspoiled beaches found in this country. Just off these magnificent stretches of sand, one will find acres of pristine maritime forests and… SEE MORE