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Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center's Ocean Sentinel wave energy testing system off the coast of Newport

Oregon Plans for Offshore Marine Renewable Energy

Oregon has officially amended its Territorial Sea Plan to allow for siting of marine renewable energy development projects in state waters. More...

NOAA Office of Coast Survey Director Rear Adm. Gerd Glang and U.S. Power Squadrons Chief Commander John Alter sign the Memorandum of Agreement to extend a cooperative charting program

NOAA and U.S. Power Squadrons Renew Cooperative Charting Partnership

On Feb. 6, Rear Adm. Gerd Glang, director of NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey sat down with John Alter, chief commander of the U.S. Power Squadrons (USPS) to sign a Memorandum of Agreement that improves a cooperative charting program that began 50 years ago, in 1963. More...

Red grouper and coral

Study Finds Tortugas Ecological Reserve Yields More Fish

A new NOAA research report finds that both fish populations and commercial and recreational anglers have benefitted from "no-take" protections in the Tortugas Ecological Reserve in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. More...

Holly Bamford

Bamford Named New NOAA Assistant Administrator for National Ocean Service

Holly A. Bamford, Ph.D., has been named the new assistant NOAA administrator for the agency’s National Ocean Service, succeeding David M. Kennedy who was named the new NOAA deputy under secretary for operations. Prior to her appointment, Bamford served as deputy assistant administrator for NOS. More...

Challenger glider with Zdenka Willis

Challenger Mission Aimed at Sending First Underwater Glider Round the World

Scientists from Rutgers University, a Mid-Atlantic partner of the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®), recently launched a second test mission, called “Challenger,” aimed at sending the first unmanned, underwater robotic vehicle—known as a “glider”—around the world. More...

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NOAA Heritage Week and Open House

Want to learn more about NOAA, its rich history, and how it takes the pulse of our planet every day? February 4-9 marks the ninth annual NOAA Heritage Week, during which NOAA will provide opportunities to explore the ways NOAA protects and manages our ocean and coastal resources. More...

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A New Research Points to Better Method to Weigh Risk of Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria

A recent study demonstrates a new approach that may allow scientists to better approximate the risks for bacteria to develop resistance to different families of antibiotics. More...

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