Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

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

Map with flood extent data on it
CoSMoS flood extent map
Map with flood extent data on it
CoSMoS flood extent map
Three people on ship in the ocean, working on equipment
Rapid Response OBS - Mendocino
Four people on ship in ocean, huddled around a piece of equipment near railing
Rapid Response OBS - Mendocino
Three people on ship working on multiple pieces of equipment
Rapid Response OBS - Mendocino
Example sparker data from Cascadia Subduction Zone showing multiple ghost reflections
Example sparker data from Cascadia Subduction Zone showing multiple ghost reflections
Animated GIF of fault zone outcrop from late Miocene–Pliocene period, Western Macedonia, Greece
Animated GIF of fault zone outcrop from late Miocene–Pliocene period, Western Macedonia, Greece
Image collage of four photos of various deep-ocean substrate types upon collection
Photos of various deep-ocean substrate types upon collection
Diagram of system designed to record signature of outgoing sparker source
Diagram of ghostbuster system designed to record signature of outgoing sparker source
Four-panel image showing example aerial orthoimagery of wood along Elwha River
Example aerial orthoimagery of wood along Elwha River
Low-altitude aerial photograph of Plum Island, Massachusetts, showing the branching of streams
Low-altitude aerial photograph of Plum Island, Massachusetts
An orange starfish on the coastal ocean floor, surrounded by green and purple rocks and sediment.
Photograph of a starfish on the sea floor, offshore of Duxbury to Hull, Massachusetts
Was this page helpful?