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Monitoring Change at the Lower Darby Creek Superfund Site

A Collaborative Effort Between USGS, EPA, FAA, and FWS

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Habitat Preferences of Seabeach Amaranth, A Threatened Beach Dependent Plant Species

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First CONUS-wide Coastal Wetland Collection

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Sound Waves

USGS Coastal and Marine Research News

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Monitoring the Storm: USGS Coastal Response to Hurricane Lee

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Learn How Wetlands Can Naturally Help with Climate Change Impacts

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Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center news items. 

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Mapping the Nantucket Sound Seafloor

Mapping the Nantucket Sound Seafloor

Throughout June 2022, the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center’s Sea Floor Mapping Group will map the seafloor and subseafloor of Nantucket...

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Tidal restoration could reduce methane emissions in impounded, Phragmites-invaded wetlands by restoring high salinity levels

Tidal restoration could reduce methane emissions in impounded, Phragmites-invaded wetlands by restoring high salinity levels

A new study confirms that restoration of tidal flow to impounded coastal wetlands dominated by the non-native plant Phragmites australis could reduce...

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DECODE: A New Automatic Algorithm To Track Coastal Tidal Wetland Changes

DECODE: A New Automatic Algorithm To Track Coastal Tidal Wetland Changes

Scientists from the USGS, University of Connecticut, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service developed an automatic algorithm for DEtection and...

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Sea-level rise may help shorebirds but could put communities at risk on Fire Island

Sea-level rise may help shorebirds but could put communities at risk on Fire Island

New coastal change scenarios show enduring future habitat for the threatened piping plover, but potential loss of land that supports coastal homes and...

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Data Collection to Assess Marsh Restoration Success in New Jersey After Hurricane Sandy

Data Collection to Assess Marsh Restoration Success in New Jersey After Hurricane Sandy

During the week of March 21, 2022, the Coastal and Estuarine Dynamics group of the USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center deployed...

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Diving Assistance Provided to the New England Water Science Center

Diving Assistance Provided to the New England Water Science Center

On March 29 and 30, USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center staff provided diving assistance to the USGS New England Water Science Center. 

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Coasts, Storms, and Sea Level Rise Geonarratives

Coasts, Storms, and Sea Level Rise Geonarratives

Explore our Nation's coasts and the risks they face from sea level rise, high-tide flooding, accelerated erosion and intensifying storms. Learn how...

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Women making history in coastal and marine science

Women making history in coastal and marine science

Women across the USGS are making history every day. Meet some of our women staff and scientists across the Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources...

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Photo Roundup - January-March 2022

Photo Roundup - January-March 2022

A selection of coastal and ocean videos and photographs from across the USGS.

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News Briefs - January-March 2022

News Briefs - January-March 2022

News Briefs - featuring coastal and ocean science from across the USGS.

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Stamp Sands Revisited: USGS Science Centers Team Up to Advance Mapping in Lake Superior

Stamp Sands Revisited: USGS Science Centers Team Up to Advance Mapping in Lake Superior

USGS scientists returned in August, 2021, to map an area of Lake Superior that has been - and continues to be - greatly impacted by a legacy of copper...

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