XPRIZE finalists test new technologies for $1M NOAA Bonus Prize XPRIZE finalists test new technologies for $1M NOAA Bonus Prize Unmanned tools track underwater sources of chemical and biological signals Editor's note: We are sharing a news release that XPRIZE issued this week on the competition for the $1 million Bonus Prize sponsored by NOAA. As the world’s leader in designing and managing incentive competitions to solve humanity’s grand challenges, XPRIZE announced this week that the three finalist teams competing for the $1 million Bonus Prize sponsored by NOAA, in its Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE, have tested their technologies in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Read more
Paul Allen: technologist, visionary, supporter of ocean science Paul Allen: technologist, visionary, supporter of ocean science A statement from Craig McLean, NOAA's Acting Chief Scientist and Assistant Administrator for NOAA's Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, on the passing of Paul Allen. Read more
NOAA and partners launch deep-sea Atlantic expedition NOAA and partners launch deep-sea Atlantic expedition Deep SEARCH to study corals, canyons and seeps off southeast US coast Follow along with NOAA's Ocean Explorer on a four-year effort with the U.S. Geological Survey and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management as scientists shed light on little-known natural resources of deep ocean canyons. Read more
NOAA Discovers and Explores Japanese Cargo Ship, Amakasu Maru, near Wake Atoll NOAA Discovers and Explores Japanese Cargo Ship, Amakasu Maru, near Wake Atoll On August 11, NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer discovered and explored a Japanese cargo ship, Amakasu Maru No.1, near Wake Atoll in the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument. Using remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Deep Discoverer, the team visually documented the wreckage, the condition of the ship, and living communities growing on and around the site. The dive was streamed live on the Internet - via telepresence - for archaeologists and scientists to participate in the dive in real time and for the public to follow along live. Read more
Extensive coral communities found in Alaska's Glacier Bay National Park Extensive coral communities found in Alaska's Glacier Bay National Park NOAA and partners explore cold water coral with remotely operated vehicle and scuba dives On a recent research expedition in Alaska, scientists aboard the R/V Norseman IIconducted the first-ever deepwater exploration of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. Using both surveys by scuba divers and the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Kraken2, scientists found an abundance of cold-water corals and associated organisms that use these corals as habitat, from the very bottom to the top of the submerged portion of the fjords. Prior to the expedition, little was known about ecosystems in the depths of the fjord and records of corals were sparse. Read more
Atlantic Canyons study team to receive partnership award Atlantic Canyons study team to receive partnership award National Oceanographic Partnership Program to honor NOAA, BOEM, USGS and 14 other organizations The National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) will present the 2015 Excellence in Partnering Award to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the team that conceived, managed and conducted the Atlantic Canyons: Pathways to the Abyss project. The ceremony will take place on Tuesday, February 23, from 1:00–2:30 p.m. at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans during Ocean Sciences 2016, along with a screening of the 23-minute HD video produced as part of the project. Read more
NOAA scientist honored for tackling the world’s big climate questions 13Dec2018 Read more NOAA senior research scientist Isaac Held was awarded the 2018 Roger Revelle Medal on Wednesday evening by the American Geophysical Union for his pioneering work to answer some of the biggest questions about the structure of our atmosphere and how its large-scale circulation systems drive our weather and climate. Read more
Argo Program Achieves Milestone with Two Million Ocean Measurements 10Dec2018 Read more An Argo float recently surfaced in the Atlantic Ocean to transmit temperature and salinity measurements from over a mile deep. This float was made in France and launched by German scientists in 2016, and it is one of thousands in the international Argo Program, which just recorded its two millionth profile, marking a major milestone for the 20-year old observation program. Read more
NOAA seeking public input for research and development plan 1Feb2019 Read more The public is invited to help set the course for NOAA research and development for the coming years. Public comments will be welcomed until Friday, February 8, 2019. You can submit your comments by email to noaa.rdplan@noaa.gov. Please include the subject line “NOAA R&D Plan Public Comment.” Read more
XPRIZE finalists test new technologies for $1M NOAA Bonus Prize 13Feb2019 Read more Editor's note: We are sharing a news release that XPRIZE issued this week on the competition for the $1 million Bonus Prize sponsored by NOAA. As the world’s leader in designing and managing incentive competitions to solve humanity’s grand challenges, XPRIZE announced this week that the three finalist teams competing for the $1 million Bonus Prize sponsored by NOAA, in its Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE, have tested their technologies in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Read more
NOAA taps fishery scientist to lead its Pacific Marine Environmental Lab 4Feb2019 Read more Michelle McClure, director of the Fishery Resource Analysis and Monitoring Division at NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center, began work Monday, February 4, 2019, as the new director of NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory in Seattle. Read more