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Photo Roundup: July-September 2024

By Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program September 19, 2024

A selection of coastal and ocean videos and photographs from across the USGS.

A small drone on a table outside
Woods Hole Science Stroll 2024
Person sitting at a table with drones on it outside
Woods Hole Science Stroll 2024
Microscope on table outside with two sheets of paper next to it showing images of what you will see in the microscope.
Woods Hole Science Stroll 2024
Personnel from Oregon State University launch a personal water craft into the surf zone during bathymetric surveys
Launching a personal water craft into the surf zone during bathymetric surveys
Kai Parker, USGS Oceanographer, navigates the surf zone on a personal watercraft during a bathymetric survey
Navigating the surf zone on a personal watercraft during a bathymetric survey
Shoreline erosion exposes a Native American shell midden below a coastal flatwood forest
Estuarine shoreline erosion exposes a Native American shell midden
Native American shell midden is exposed to erosion from sea level rise and storms
Native American shell midden is exposed to erosion from sea level rise and storms
Oyster shells on the beach amongst dead tree roots and stumps
Native American shell middens along many coastlines are vulnerable to shoreline erosion
The sinuous backbarrier coastline of St. George Island showing the sandy beach, grasses, and pine trees
Backbarrier coastline of St. George Island
Marsh shoreline with a rock breakwater in the nearshore
Rock breakwaters are used to protect marsh shoreline from erosion
A USGS researcher in a kayak tows instruments to measure water level and suspended-sediment concentration
A USGS researcher in a kayak tows instruments to measure water level and suspended-sediment concentration
Research Vessel Alaskan Gyre in Prince William Sound
Research Vessel Alaskan Gyre in Prince William Sound
Photo of scientists aboard a research vessel deploying a chirp sub-bottom profiler in Prince William Sound, Alaska
Deploying a chirp sub-bottom profiler in Prince William Sound, Alaska
A scientist installs a piece of equipment along the base of a long, concrete pier leading out the ocean.
USGS deploys wave sensors along Florida's coast ahead of Hurricane Helene
A scientist installs a piece of equipment along the base of a long pier leading out the ocean.
USGS deploys wave sensors along Florida's coast ahead of Hurricane Helene
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