Making Waves is a bi-weekly audio podcast reporting on the latest National Ocean Service news and information.
Diving Deeper is a bi-weekly audio podcast featuring in-depth talks with NOS scientists on a variety of ocean topics.
The powerful Japanese earthquake and resulting tsunami in March, 2011, washed untold tons of marine debris into the Pacific Ocean. Carey Morishige, Pacific Islands Regional Coordinator for the NOAA Marine Debris Program, explains where this debris may be, where it's heading, what's being done about it, and what you can do to help.
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Japan Tsunami Marine Debris FAQ
Report Marine Debris Sightings in the North Pacific Ocean
Request Marine Debris Program's Shoreline Survey Field Guide
Episode 34 | 12.01.11
Are sea levels rising? How do we monitor changes in sea level? What are the impacts to coastal communities from sea level rise? Learn this and more in today's Diving Deeper interview with Billy Sweet from the Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services.
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Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services
Episode 16 | 11.17.11
Why is maritime heritage important to us? Why do we study and preserve maritime heritage resources? How do we find shipwrecks? Find these answers and more in today's Diving Deeper Shorts.
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NOAA is providing grants totaling over $1.6 million dollars to create seasonal and weekly toxic algal bloom forecasts that are more accurate and provide better early warning of toxic blooms in the Gulf of Maine.
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National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
Prevention, Control, and Mitigation of Harmful Algal Blooms program
Monitoring and Event Response of Harmful Algal Blooms program