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News Briefs - April 2017

News Briefs - April 2017

Coastal and marine news highlights from across the USGS

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Bob Rosenbauer Retires as Science Center Director

Bob Rosenbauer Retires as Science Center Director

On January 7, 2017, Robert (Bob) Rosenbauer retired from the USGS after more than 42 years of public service. 
 

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Seafloor Erosion in Coral Reef Ecosystems Leaves Coastal Communities at Risk

Seafloor Erosion in Coral Reef Ecosystems Leaves Coastal Communities at Risk

A new USGS study of changing sea depths at five large coral reef tracts in Florida, the Caribbean, and Hawai'i, found the seafloor is eroding in all...

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New Director of Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

New Director of Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

On January 9, 2017, Guy Gelfenbaum took over as director of the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center in Santa Cruz and Menlo Park...

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Coastal and Marine Geology is Airborne!

Coastal and Marine Geology is Airborne!

A number of Coastal and Marine Geology researchers have completed the Unmanned Aerial Systems certification classes held by the Department of Interior...

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Recent Coastal and Marine Fieldwork - April 2017

Recent Coastal and Marine Fieldwork - April 2017

USGS scientists studied eight locations in California, Florida, Massachusetts, and Panama in the past month, investigating wetland changes after a...

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Subsea Permafrost and Associated Methane Hydrate on the U.S. Arctic Ocean Margin

Subsea Permafrost and Associated Methane Hydrate on the U.S. Arctic Ocean Margin

A new publication by USGS and BOEM provides the most complete information to date about the seaward extent of remaining subsea permafrost and possible...

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Recent Publications - April 2017

Recent Publications - April 2017

List of recent USGS publications and data releases based on coastal and marine research.

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Sea Floor Erosion in Coral Reef Ecosystems Leaves Coastal Communities at Risk

Sea Floor Erosion in Coral Reef Ecosystems Leaves Coastal Communities at Risk

In the first ecosystem-wide study of changing sea depths at five large coral reef tracts in Florida, the Caribbean and Hawai’i, U.S. Geological Survey...

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Proven under Pressure: USGS Advances Capabilities for High-Pressure Seafloor Samples Containing Gas Hydrate

Proven under Pressure: USGS Advances Capabilities for High-Pressure Seafloor Samples Containing Gas Hydrate

Meet USGS' newest laboratory!

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Severe Erosion on U.S. West Coast during 2015–16 El Niño

Severe Erosion on U.S. West Coast during 2015–16 El Niño

The 2015–16 El Niño was one of the most powerful of the last 145 years, according to a new coastal-erosion study by USGS scientists and colleagues...

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