We have four stories for you this week:

- NOAA's nowCOAST is now available a la carte and on the go;

- A new NOAA ocean observing system is rolled out in Texas;

- A new smart buoy is deployed in the Chesapeake Bay;

- Where to go to get the latest Gulf of Maine red tide information.

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nowCOAST

nowCOAST Information Depot

Office of Coast Survey

Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS®)

Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services

Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System

NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office

Prediction, Response, and Status of New England Red Tide 2010

National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science

Navigation response teams are three-person mobile emergency response units equipped and trained to survey waterways immediately following a hurricane. Learn more about NOAA's navigation response teams in this interview with Commander Larry Krepp from NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey. (18:37 minutes)

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Office of Coast Survey

Navigation Response Teams

NOAA's Navigation Response Teams - Rapid Response for Disasters

National Ocean Service: Responding to Hurricanes

A new report finds 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. We talk with NOAA's Dr. Peter Etnoyer, lead author of the new study.

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Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research

National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science