New Red Tide Forecast Available for Sanibel Island
By Nadine Slimak
/ October 29, 2019
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
By Nadine Slimak
/ October 18, 2019
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
By Nadine Slimak
/ October 18, 2019
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
By Nadine Slimak
/ October 9, 2019
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
By Nadine Slimak
/ August 28, 2019
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
By Nadine Slimak
/ August 8, 2019
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
By Nadine Slimak
/ August 7, 2019
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
By Nadine Slimak
/ July 31, 2019
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
By Nadine Slimak
/ July 10, 2019
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
By Nadine Slimak
/ July 10, 2019
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’
By Nadine Slimak
/ July 10, 2019
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
By Nadine Slimak
/ July 9, 2019
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
By Nadine Slimak
/ June 6, 2019
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
By Nadine Slimak
/ June 4, 2019
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
By Nadine Slimak
/ May 28, 2019
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
By Nadine Slimak
/ February 28, 2019
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
By Nadine Slimak
/ February 28, 2019
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
By Nadine Slimak
/ February 27, 2019
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
By Nadine Slimak
/ February 27, 2019
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
By Nadine Slimak
/ February 4, 2019
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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