On June 20, the M/V Zhen Hua 13 delivered new cranes from China to the Port of Baltimore by navigating the waters of Chesapeake Bay. To reach this destination, the cranes had to clear a major obstacle—passing under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge outside of Annapolis. More...
On June 8, NOAA commissioned the Ferdinand R. Hassler, a state-of-the art coastal mapping vessel to detect and monitor changes to the sea floor. More...
With over half of the U.S. population living in coastal areas, it's no wonder that our shorelines have dramatically changed over time. Now, with NOAA's new Historical Shoreline Survey Viewer, it's easy to access a large number of historical shoreline surveys conducted by NOAA and its predecessor organizations. More...
A recent analysis of updated data shows that eight percent of our U.S. marine waters are currently designated as marine protected areas (MPAs). The majority of these areas are open to fishing and other activities. U.S. sites are catalogued in the recently updated MPA Inventory. More...