Tag: oceanography

NOAA and Partners Deploy Mini Ocean Robots to Collect Hurricane Data

9/4/2025 - By research.noaa.gov. The 4-foot-long robots aim to deliver low-cost data for research and forecasting. NOAA, in partnership with The University of Southern Mississippi and with the robotics company Oshen, launched five small uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) called C-Stars in the waters off the U.S. Virgin Islands on August 31st to collect critical data… SEE MORE

Can Green Hydrogen Production Help Bring Oceanic Dead Zones Back to Life?

4/27/2024 - By Brian Owens. Green hydrogen production makes a lot of extra oxygen. Could we put it to work revitalizing the ocean? Douglas Wallace was on a research ship in the middle of Canada’s Gulf of St. Lawrence when he heard the news: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had met with… SEE MORE

Satellite Mapping Image from NOAA's Ocean Service

What is Hydrography? And Why is it So Important?

6/7/2021 - By NOAA's Office of Coastal Survey. Hydrography is the science that measures and describes the physical features of the navigable portion of the Earth's surface and adjoining coastal areas. Hydrographic surveyors study these bodies of water to see what the "floor" looks like. Under the Department of Commerce, NOAA and… SEE MORE

How to Get Involved in World Oceans Day 2019

Ocean Science

5/29/2019 - World Oceans Day, the annual global event aimed at tackling some of the biggest threats facing our oceans, will take place on June 8, 2019. This year's theme is ''Gender and the Ocean' and will focus on promoting gender equality in ocean conservation, as well as raising awareness of plastic… SEE MORE

The Ocean Is Running Out of Breath, Scientists Warn

Ocean Science

3/20/2019 - By Laura Poppick Escaping predators, digestion and other animal activities—including those of humans—require oxygen. But that essential ingredient is no longer so easy for marine life to obtain, several new studies reveal. In the past decade ocean oxygen levels have taken a dive—an alarming trend that is linked to climate… SEE MORE

Right whale researchers heading out for the day

A Day in the Life of a Right Whale Researcher

Ocean Science

3/16/2019 - By Jason Gray Jason Gray, a member of the New England Aquarium Development Team, took a trip up to Lubec, Maine, to see what it’s like to be an Anderson Cabot Center right whale researcher during field season. The knock on the door comes at 5 a.m. “Good to go!”… SEE MORE