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WHCMSC scientists and technical staff conducted a Seabed Observation and Sampling System (SEABOSS) survey in collaboration with NOAA’s Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary to acquire sea-floor samples, video, and photographs within the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.

Marie Bartlett and Maeve Munnelly setting up the mini SEABed Observation and Sampling System (mini-SEABOSS) aboard the R/V Auk during a survey with scientists from the NOAA Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (SBNMS).

Maeve Munnelly and Tammy Silva (SBNMS) looking for sandlance in the sediment grab collected with the mini SEABed Observation and Sampling System (mini-SEABOSS) aboard the R/V Auk during a survey with scientists from the NOAA Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (SBNMS).

Maeve Munnelly, Marie Bartlett and Seth Ackerman on the deck of the R/V Auk with the mini SEABed Observation and Sampling System (mini-SEABOSS) during a survey with scientists from the NOAA Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (SBNMS). 

The Marston Mills Discover Flying RC Club has welcomed the AIM group to use their space to fly their UAS.

Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center scientists have been working with the University of Georgia and NOAA restoration staff to record pre-restoration conditions at an impounded wetland in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

On June 29, the USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center (WHCMSC) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Northeast Fisheries Science Center held a Federal Career Panel for students in the Woods Hole Part

Dr. Larry Alade, Supervisory Research Fishery Biologist, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA presenting at the Federal Career Panel in Woods Hole, Massachusetts on June 29, 2022.

Dr. Larry Alade, Supervisory Research Fishery Biologist, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA presenting at the Federal Career Panel in Woods Hole, Massachusetts on June 29, 2022.

Catalina Martinez, Regional Program Manager, NOAA Ocean Exploration presenting at the Federal Career Panel in Woods Hole, Massachusetts on June 29, 2022.

The Marston Mills Discover Flying RC Club has welcomed the AIM group to use their space to fly their UAS.

After a couple years of working with students virtually, a big highlight of this season was having students in-person throughout the summer. In celebration, center staff organized the Woods Hole Summer Student Barbecue, an event for the summer students and their mentors working at all the different science institutions throughout Woods Hole.

Summer student fellow Rachel Einecker collects water samples from the impounded Herring River Estuary to examine production of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. 

The Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Sea Floor Mapping Group is mapping the seafloor and subseafloor of Nantucket Sound as part of a long-term collaboration with the State of Massachusetts. This is an image of Nantucket Sound's seafloor. It is dominated by sand waves.

Our coasts, the most familiar part of the ocean are the gateway to the larger deeper ocean world. USGS studies processes and hazards in the coastal zone and how they affect people, wildlife, and ecosystems.

The Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Sea Floor Mapping Group is mapping the seafloor and subseafloor of Nantucket Sound as part of a long-term collaboration with the State of Massachusetts. This is an image of a seismic reflection profile showing layers of sediment deposited during a glacial period.

The Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Sea Floor Mapping Group is mapping the seafloor and subseafloor of Nantucket Sound as part of a long-term collaboration with the State of Massachusetts. While a crew is at sea collecting new data, geographer Brian Andrews is processing yesterday's seafloor mapping data.

The Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Sea Floor Mapping Group mapping the seafloor and subseafloor of Nantucket Sound as part of a long-term collaboration with the State of Massachusetts. Eric Moore and Alex Nichols deploy the chirp subbottom profiler. The chirp is the device that allows us to see underneath the seafloor.

Cover of the 2021 annual report. https://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1495/cir1495.pdf 

The first page of the Coastal and Shelf Geology section in the FY21 Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center.

A page of the Coastal and Shelf Geology section of the 2021 WHCMSC Annual Report.