Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

Rainfall & Temperature Changes Expected to Transform Coastal Wetland

Changes expected to occur within this century

Cavefish from Mexico: First of its Kind in Western Hemisphere

Atlantic Methane Seeps Surprise Scientists

Continued, Unabated & Large-Scale Amphibian Declines Confirmed

Snake Fungal Disease Found in Louisiana

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A man walks on a beach with a tablet in hand and a backpack on with scientific equipment extending from it.

Date published: November 30, 2020

A Virtual Celebration of Science

What better way to celebrate the wonders of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) than hosting a virtual Science Festival?

Attribution: Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

A woman in scuba gear emerges from the surface of the water at dusk

Date published: November 30, 2020

Why the Ocean?

USGS scientists share brief thoughts about why they have focused their careers on studying our oceans and coasts. Here’s why they study the ocean:

Attribution: Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Photo comparisons of Dauphin Island, Alabama

Date published: November 12, 2020

Alabama Barrier Island Restoration Assessment Project public presentation

Scientists from the St. Petersburg Coastal Marine Science Center and the Wetland and Aquatic Research Center copresent the Alabama Barrier Island Restoration Assessment on the DOI Internal Gulf Restoration weekly meeting.

Attribution: Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Environments Program, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

Date published: August 17, 2020

New USGS Map Identifies Non-Native Aquatic Species Potentially Spread by Hurricane Isaias Floodwaters

The USGS has released the initial Flood and Storm Tracker (FaST) map for Hurricane Isaias, the Category 1 storm that swept up the mid-Atlantic coast last week.

Attribution: Ecosystems, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

Photograph of SuBastian’s manipulator jaw stabilizes GEOMAR’s glowing bubble box

Date published: June 22, 2020

Seafloor Methane Seeps at the Edge of Hydrate Stability

In June 2019, USGS scientists led a 22-day deep-sea research expedition aboard the R/V Falkor to examine methane seep dynamics and processes along the Cascadia Margin offshore of Washington and Oregon.

Attribution: Natural Hazards, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

The sun rises as a female green sea turtle returns to the ocean after she lays her eggs.

Date published: June 8, 2020

Life Under the Sea: WARC Ocean Science

Nearly two-thirds of our planet is covered by water with more than 120 million Americans living near an ocean or Great Lake. Celebrate Ocean Month and learn more about USGS ocean science research!

Attribution: Ecosystems, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

USGS scientist Nancy Prouty collects deep-sea water samples as part of the EXPRESS 2019 expedition

Date published: October 30, 2019

WaterWords-Aragonite

Keep up to speed with the latest USGS deep-sea research cruise with this seafloor syntax.

Attribution: Ecosystems, Environments Program, Region 9: Columbia-Pacific Northwest, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

Date published: October 16, 2019

WaterWords-Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

Keep up to speed with the latest USGS deep-sea research cruise with this seafloor syntax.

Attribution: Ecosystems, Environments Program, Region 9: Columbia-Pacific Northwest, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

Date published: October 16, 2019

WaterWords-Remotely Operated Vehicle

Keep up to speed with the latest USGS deep-sea research cruise with this seafloor syntax.

Attribution: Ecosystems, Environments Program, Region 9: Columbia-Pacific Northwest, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

Date published: October 16, 2019

WaterWords-Deep Sea

Keep up to speed with the latest USGS deep-sea research cruise with this seafloor syntax.

Attribution: Ecosystems, Environments Program, Region 9: Columbia-Pacific Northwest, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

Date published: October 16, 2019

WaterWords-Telepresence

Keep up to speed with our EXPRESS research cruise with this latest seafloor syntax!

Attribution: Ecosystems, Environments Program, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center

Image shows a man and a woman standing next to an ROV

Date published: July 3, 2019

Bringing the Bubbles Home

As our cruise ends, lead scientist Amanda Demopoulos brings it all together and charts the path forward

Attribution: Ecosystems, Natural Hazards, Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Energy & Wildlife, Energy Resources Program, Environments Program, Region 1: North Atlantic-Appalachian, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center