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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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The New BOBSled Underwater Camera System Records High-Definition Video of the Seafloor

The New BOBSled Underwater Camera System Records High-Definition Video of the Seafloor

The Benthic OBservation Sled, or BOBSled, was developed at the Marine Facility of the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center in Santa Cruz...

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Department of State Recognizes U.S. Extended Continental Shelf Project Team with Superior Honor Awards

Department of State Recognizes U.S. Extended Continental Shelf Project Team with Superior Honor Awards

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Department of State are the principal...

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Spring 2013 Monterey Bay Marine GIS User Group Meeting

Spring 2013 Monterey Bay Marine GIS User Group Meeting

The third meeting of the Monterey Bay Marine GIS User Group was held on Thursday, April 11, 2013, at the Monterey Institute of International Studies...

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Coral Gardens: Forests of the Deep Mission Log, May 11, 2013

Coral Gardens: Forests of the Deep Mission Log, May 11, 2013

These gardens rival flower gardens in terms of color and beauty!

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USGS Postdoctoral Researcher Studying Effects of Dam Removal on Marine Ecosystems

USGS Postdoctoral Researcher Studying Effects of Dam Removal on Marine Ecosystems

Melissa Foley has joined the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center as a postdoctoral researcher in the USGS...

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Future of Pacific Northwest Seagrasses in a Changing Climate

Future of Pacific Northwest Seagrasses in a Changing Climate

35 climatologists, seagrass researchers, and resource managers from universities, the Northwest Indian College, and State and Federal agencies...

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Interactive Tool for Assessing Climate-Change Impacts Along the North-Central California Coast Supported by USGS Modeling System

Interactive Tool for Assessing Climate-Change Impacts Along the North-Central California Coast Supported by USGS Modeling System

USGS scientists, in collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and PRBO Conservation Science (formerly Point Reyes...

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Training to Use New Lidar Scanner in Santa Cruz, California

Training to Use New Lidar Scanner in Santa Cruz, California

A newly acquired terrestrial light detection and ranging, or lidar, scanner was the focus of training at the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science...

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Strategic IODP Planning Workshop for Ultra-Deep Drilling into Arc Crust

Strategic IODP Planning Workshop for Ultra-Deep Drilling into Arc Crust

Two U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists were among 58 international scientists who gathered in Kona, Hawai'i, from September 17 to 21, 2012, for...

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