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New customized USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program “mega multicorer” fabricated by OSIL and instrumented by WHCMSC marine technicians ready for deployment on the R/V Pelican on the Mississippi River Delta Front, September 2022.

A building lifted from its foundation by floodwater from Extratropical Typhoon Merbok is trapped under a bridge in Nome, Alaska.

The wavelength and height of wave generated ripples can be more accurately predicted with the method developed in the new manuscript, available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2022.105509.

The soil core (top) was collected from Bass Creek, Yarmouth, MA, which was restored in 2008. From this soil core, scientists recreated the elevation of the marsh surface over the past 100 years, as well as how quickly elevation changed.

As part of the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP), USGS works with several partner agencies to increase our knowledge of how storms impact and shape our coasts.

Maeve Munnelly and Marie Bartlett watching the real-time video feed from 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). 

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).

Photo taken at Sand Key, Florida, overlooking the Gulf of America coast. A high resolution digital video camera is installed atop Dan's Island Condo, one of the condos seen in the distance. 

SPCMSC staff attended the annual Civic Engagement Fair at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg Campus to welcome students to campus, foster collaborations, and help them find volunteer and internship opportunities.

A group of divers (from left to right: Legna Torres-Garcia, BJ Reynolds, and Dave Thompson) from the USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center prepare to deploy a solar-powered Sofar spotter buoy off the coast of Puerto Rico.

A team of divers from the USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center on a small boat off the coast of Puerto Rico. They deployed oceanographic instruments and wave buoys in 60m of water to measure waves, wind, and water levels.

Dr. Legna Torres-García of the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center is leading an effort to build relationships with stakeholders on the island of Puerto Rico to better understand their needs for natural hazards data and resources and share information available from USGS that are relevant to the island.

A team from the USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center went to Puerto Rico to install new Coast Cams to monitor how the beach and shoreline change through time. These cameras will allow the team to make predictions of how the coast will respond during storms and hurricanes.

USGS studies the growth rates of corals at a network of coral growth assessment stations throughout Buck Island National Monument in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. These data provide resource managers with information needed to understand how coral populations are doing in the park.

As part of the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) Hurricane Coastal Impacts Project, the USGS developed a new oceanographic radar instrument package to measure storm waves and water levels in the nearshore.

Coral reefs at Ofu, American Samoa, where USGS researchers are studying coral resilience to rising sea-surface temperatures, as well as the influence that submarine groundwater discharge may have on coral reef health.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently installed camera systems and wave buoys in Dorado and Isla Verde, Puerto Rico to assist scientists with monitoring and predicting coastal change. The cameras provide near-real time images that can be viewed online.

The SQUID-5 system sits on the deck of the R/V Sallenger USGS research vessel. It is being used to image the seafloor off of Looe Key, FL.

Two divers from the CREST research team float underwater near Looe Key, FL to survey fish, urchins, and sponges.