Researchers Link Algae to Harmful Estrogen-Like Compound. You may have heard stories in the news over the years about researchers discovering evidence that links manmade substances (e.g. hormones, pesticides) in our waterways to health and reproductive problems in animals. While scientists have always thought that these kinds of damaging compounds only came from manmade sources, new NOAA-funded research shows that this may not be the case.

Marine Etiquette Video. NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program and Fisheries Service released an ocean etiquette video to educate visitors to the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on how to be good stewards of the marine environment.

Mapping Mission Begins. NOAA researchers kicked off the eighth year of a mission to explore and map underwater realms of the U.S. Caribbean aboard the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster.

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Investigating Chronic Toxicity and Bioaccumulation of Microcystins in Freshwater Fish Using Toxicogenomics and Histopathology

Caribbean Marine Etiquette video

2011 Seafloor Mapping Mission in the U.S. Caribbean NOAA Ship Nancy Foster, March 28 - April 16

Learn how NOAA protects and restores natural resources injured by oil spills and hazardous waste sites in this interview with Tom Brosnan from NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration. (15:49 minutes)

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Natural Resource Restoration

Office of Response and Restoration

Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program

NOAA Restoration Center

This week, we revisit a May 2010 interview with marine biologist Peter Etnoyer. Etnoyer and colleagues published a study last year that found that seamounts — underwater mountains formed by volcanic activity — may collectively form one of the largest habitats on Earth, encompassing more of the planet's surface than South America.

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Bountiful Seamounts [NOS News, May 2010]

Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research

National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science

On this week's Diving Deeper Shorts, we revisit our interview on eutrophication with Dr. Suzanne Bricker. (3:21 minutes)

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Diving Deeper podcast: Eutrophication (1.26.09)

Climate Change and Harmful Algal Blooms. In a recent study, researchers from NOAA's West Coast Center for Oceans and Human Health used cutting-edge technologies to model future ocean and weather patterns.

Atmospheric Dust and the Ocean Environment. In a recent NOAA-funded study, University of Georgia and U.S. Geological Survey researchers considered how global desertification and the resulting increase in atmospheric dust based on some climate-change scenarios could fuel the presence of harmful bacteria in the ocean and seafood.

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Human Health and Climate Change: NOAA-funded Studies Reveal the Connections