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USGS conducted a mapping survey of Long Pond in Falmouth, Massachusetts, at the request of the Town to determine total water volume of the reservoir, as well as the volumes available depending on fluctuating elevations of the water surface.

Social media post on USGS Coastal and Ocean Science Facebook page highlighting a study examining the effects of ditches on salt marsh function in the Northeast U.S. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.124444

Social media post on the USGS Coastal and Ocean Science Facebook account highlighting the science story titled, "We Make Treasure Maps: USGS Charts the Seafloor to Help Locate Critical Minerals, Precious Metals, and Other Vital Resources."&

Social media post on USGS Coastal and Ocean Science Facebook page highlighting a science story about a published study using 3D modeling to understand sediment dynamics in coastal marshes.

Piles of sand for beach renourishment at Roger Wheeler State Beach, locally known as Sand Hill Cove, in Narragansett, Rhode Island.

A pile of sand at a house construction site in Narragansett, Rhode Island neighborhood.

Laura Brothers and Neil Ganju presented at the Gulf of Maine Symposium in Haverhill, Massachusetts in April, where more than 150 monitoring program coordinators and researchers, data users, and policymakers gathered to learn about ongoing research in the Gulf of Maine.

In March, Jin-Si Over gave a geology talk at Jonathan Bourne Public Library in Bourne, Massachusetts to about 40 people. Days later, there was a follow-up walk to identify rocks and minerals at Little Island Trust in Falmouth, Massachusetts with about 20 people.

This is a screen shot of the National Map (TNM) 3D Viewer Application. This new application will replace the existing TNM Viewer on or around April 7th 2025

The Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Newsletter is distributed bimonthly, sharing recent communications activities on the web and beyond, journal articles and data releases, field activities, and other center happenings.

USGS scientist collects elevation data during a walking survey at Madeira Beach, FL.

USGS scientist collects elevation data from a personal water craft at Madeira Beach, FL.

Social media post on USGS Coastal and Ocean Science Facebook account. The post is one in a series of Software Sunday posts highlighting downloadable software in the Coastal Science Navigator.

Social media post on USGS Coastal and Ocean Science Facebook account. The post is one in a series of Valentine's Day posts highlighting USGS coastal and ocean science.

In collaboration with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Old Dominion University, we are assessing winter hydrological, thermal, and biogeochemical processes occurring in North Atlantic salt marshes across a latitudinal gradient for improved annual estimates of water and organic matter outwelling to the coastal ocean.

Gerry Hatcher discussing BOBSled technology to help inform the development of SEABOSS 3.0.

Scientists and technicians from the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center (WHCMSC) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts traveled to the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center (PCMSC) in Santa Cruz, California to learn about their seafloor imaging and sampling instrument—the Benthic Observation camera Sled, or BOBSled.

Scientists and technologists from the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center (WHCMSC) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts traveled to the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center (PCMSC) in Santa Cruz, California to learn about their seafloor imaging and sampling instrument—the Benthic Observation camera Sled, or BOBSled.

Social media post on USGS Coastal and Ocean Science Facebook account. The post highlights an article about USGS products that can be used for emergency management. https://www.usgs.gov/programs/cmhrp/news/approaching-storms 

Scientists and technologists from the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center (WHCMSC) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts traveled to the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center (PCMSC) in Santa Cruz, California to learn about their seafloor imaging and sampling instrument—the Benthic Observation camera Sled, or BOBSled.

Scientists and technologists from the Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center (WHCMSC) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts traveled to the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center (PCMSC) in Santa Cruz, California to learn about their seafloor imaging and sampling instrument—the Benthic Observation camera Sled, or BOBSled.