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New Red Tide Forecast Available for Sanibel Island
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New Red Tide Forecast Available for Sanibel Island

Sanibel Island residents and visitors who are susceptible to the respiratory impacts of Florida’s red tide — especially people with asthma and other...
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New GCOOS Podcast
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New GCOOS Podcast

We're pleased to announce that we're working with Texas A&M University College Station and KAMU-FM on a podcast series called “On the Ocean.”...
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A Busy Glider Season
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A Busy Glider Season

Forget hurricane season… for us, it’s been hurricane glider season as we’ve been tracking gliders operating in the Gulf of Mexico and along...
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Real-Time Nitrate Reports
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Real-Time Nitrate Reports

GCOOS, NOAA and the University of Louisiana have started a new pilot project that will generate nitrate data in coastal and estuarine ecosystems...
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New Gulf Radar Installations Help to Protect Lives and Support the Nation’s Blue Economy
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New Gulf Radar Installations Help to Protect Lives and Support the Nation’s Blue Economy

On Tuesday, Aug. 27, the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System (GCOOS) joined with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the...
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NEW RFP! Socioeconomic Impacts of Florida Red Tide
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NEW RFP! Socioeconomic Impacts of Florida Red Tide

The National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) and the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System Regional Association (GCOOS-RA) are pleased to...
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Undersea Feature Named in Memoriam of GCOOS, Texas A&M Oceanographer
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Undersea Feature Named in Memoriam of GCOOS, Texas A&M Oceanographer

An undersea feature in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary has been named in memory of Dr. Matthew K. Howard, founding staff...
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Expanding Red Tide Warning Systems
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Expanding Red Tide Warning Systems

A new study published in the peer-review journal PLoS ONE shows that citizen science volunteers using a relatively low-cost tool can help increase...
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Northern Gulf: Beach Closures and Advisories
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Northern Gulf: Beach Closures and Advisories

A massive influx of freshwater sent down the Mississippi River due to heavy rains throughout the basin is wreaking havoc on coastal communities...
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2019 Gulf Dead Zone
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2019 Gulf Dead Zone

NOAA scientists are forecasting this summer’s Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone or ‘dead zone’ — an area of low to no oxygen that...
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Submit Now: Gulf Beach Photo ‘Contest’
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Submit Now: Gulf Beach Photo ‘Contest’

GCOOS is developing an app, "All Things Beaches," which will be a comprehensive source for current conditions at Gulf of Mexico Beaches. It...
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GOMA Meeting Showcases the Gulf
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GOMA Meeting Showcases the Gulf

Congrats to the Gulf of Mexico Alliance for a successful All-Hands Meeting in Alabama in June. GOMA welcomed more than 425 participants and...
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Citizen Science
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Citizen Science

About this product: Citizen Science Launch Volunteers and students are gathering valuable water quality data all the time. The Citizen Science product collects...
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CSI: Death on a Coral Reef
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CSI: Death on a Coral Reef

One by one, divers dropped into the water from the M/V Fling, a live-aboard charter boat that specializes in recreational diving trips to...
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Harmful Algal Blooms
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Harmful Algal Blooms

Harmful Algal Blooms There are thousands of species of algae — phytoplankton — in fresh and marine waters worldwide. They are essential to...
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GCAN In Action
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GCAN In Action

NOAA Deputy Director Dwight Gledhill and Jennifer Vreeland-Dawson, Coordinator of the Gulf of Mexico’s Ocean Acidification Network (GCAN), attended the recent Ocean Conservancy...
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C-SCAMP Update
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C-SCAMP Update

The Continental Shelf Characterization, Assessment and Mapping Project (C-SCAMP) Steering Committee met in February to showcase project successes and discuss next steps. This...
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Invasive Species
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Invasive Species

About this Product: Interactive Maps of Lionfish and Asian Tiger Shrimp Launch Lionfish Viewer Launch Asian Tiger Shrimp Viewer These map-based products visualize...
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Bathymetry
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Bathymetry

About this product: Bathymetry Launch Bathymetry is the study of underwater depth and topography. This bathymetry data inventory contains various models and sources...
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Teaching the Teachers
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Teaching the Teachers

GCOOS partner Natures Academy hosted an EPA Gulf of Mexico Program-funded workshop targeting informal and formal educators Feb. 1-2 at their field classroom...
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