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To improve assessments of the beach erosion hazards of U.S. coastlines, the USGS conducts coastal monitoring of these vulnerable beach landforms. This...

The USGS coastal camera at Madeira Beach, FL was recently repaired by staff at the SPCMSC. Near real-time images are again available to be viewed on...

A team of U.S. Geological Survey scientists and National Park Service staff recently conducted fieldwork in Dry Tortugas National Park aimed at...

Study traces changes in sediment and nutrient delivery from Maui’s watershed to Olowalu reef, linking a mid-20th-century increase in terrestrial...

Findings from Escanaba Trough, a seafloor spreading center offshore of the Oregon/California border, highlight a potential hazard that could merit...

During the 2026 American Samoa ROV + Mapping Exploration expedition, the team collected water samples from just above the seafloor as well as sediment...

A USGS-led study focusing on samples from American Samoa finds that manganese-rich deposits formed beneath the seafloor by warm fluids replacing...

Updated mapping dataset reveals rocky reefs are widespread but patchier than previously known, providing a more detailed foundation for protecting...

The U.S. Geological Survey’s St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, in collaboration with Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU), has been...

The paper, authored by USGS scientists Jennifer Miselis, Noreen Buster, Dan Ciarletta, Julie Bernier, and Rose Palermo, and Louisiana State University...