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This annual award honors coastal scientists, planners, engineers, and innovators who advance the knowledge and understanding of coastal science and...

Coral reefs along Hawaiʻi’s Kona Coast have undergone major declines over the past two decades, according to a new report from USGS and the National...

Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) version 6.1 is now available, offering new and reinstated features such as more data export options, enhanced...

A new study from USGS uses strontium isotopes and mixing models to determine the provenance of terrestrial sediment clouding an ecologically important...

Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey’s St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (SPCMSC) and the University of Miami have launched a new...

Barrier islands—long, narrow strips of sand that line many coasts around the world—serve as a first line of defense against storms and rising seas...

The USGS and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement developed a GeoPackage of seabed hazards for the U.S. Atlantic and Pacific continental...

A new digital archive released by the USGS Pacific and St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Centers gives scientists an unprecedented look inside...

Sandy beaches worldwide are constantly shifting, sometimes subtly, sometimes dramatically. Now, new research focused on the U.S. Pacific Northwest...

Ozette Lake, on Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula, is the largest unaltered lake in the state. Glacially carved to depths of about 100 meters (328...