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In 2022, the USGS and partners embarked on a research expedition to Escanaba Trough off the coast of northern California. The multidisciplinary crew collected samples with a remotely operated vehicle and tested new seafloor mapping techniques using an autonomous underwater vehicle.

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Sound Waves Newsletter

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Read issues of the Sound Waves Newsletter, featuring “Coastal and Marine Research News from Across the USGS”

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Travels with Sediment in the San Francisco Bay, Delta, and Coastal System

Travels with Sediment in the San Francisco Bay, Delta, and Coastal System

Special Issue of the scientific journal Marine Geology Focuses on Complex Urbanized Estuary and Coast

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Michael E. Field Honored by U.S. Coral Reef Task Force

Michael E. Field Honored by U.S. Coral Reef Task Force

Michael E. Field is the recipient of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF) 2013 Outstanding Scientific Advancement of Knowledge award.

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A Research Cruise to Investigate Natural Versus Human Impacts on Marine Ecosystems in Hood Canal, Washington

A Research Cruise to Investigate Natural Versus Human Impacts on Marine Ecosystems in Hood Canal, Washington

Researchers from the USGS and the University of Washington collaborated on fieldwork in Hood Canal, a long, narrow fjord in Puget Sound, Washington.

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Experts Team Up on Tsunami Resilience in California

Experts Team Up on Tsunami Resilience in California

Thanks to new tools being developed by Federal and State agencies, scientists can now offer more accurate insight into the likely impacts of such...

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USGS and Hawai‘i Researchers Collaborate to Better Understand Changing Coral Reef Ecosystems Along West Maui, Hawai‘i

USGS and Hawai‘i Researchers Collaborate to Better Understand Changing Coral Reef Ecosystems Along West Maui, Hawai‘i

Over the past decade, there has been a notable change in seafloor-bottom type along west Maui, Hawai‘i.

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California Seafloor Mapping Reveals Hidden Treasures

California Seafloor Mapping Reveals Hidden Treasures

Three new products in an ongoing series were released on August 9, 2013, by the USGS—a map set for the area offshore of Carpinteria (about 120...

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Deep-Sea Instrument Tripod Passes Test in Monterey Bay, California—Next Stop is South China Sea

Deep-Sea Instrument Tripod Passes Test in Monterey Bay, California—Next Stop is South China Sea

A deepwater tripod system designed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will be the first of its kind to be deployed on the bottom of the South China...

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Inspiring Girls To Pursue Careers in STEM

Inspiring Girls To Pursue Careers in STEM

On Earth Day, April 22, 2013, five women scientists from the science center gave presentations and answered questions for girls and parents at Gateway...

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Seismic-Imaging Research Cruise Investigates Deepwater Gas Hydrate Deposits in the Gulf of Mexico

Seismic-Imaging Research Cruise Investigates Deepwater Gas Hydrate Deposits in the Gulf of Mexico

A research cruise by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Gas Hydrates Project in the northern Gulf of Mexico in spring 2013 shed new light on the...

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