Smoke and ash could poison plankton and other organisms that form the foundation of the marine food chain, biologists say.

NOAA researchers and collaborators used instruments aboard a research aircraft and the NOAA-sponsored Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute's research vessel Atlantis (pictured) to make a detailed ...

Real-time data on coastal conditions will support improved maritime navigation in New York.Navigating New York waterways just ...

Nantucket leaders' fear about the economic effect of proposed vessel speed limits are backed by a new study. Limits are intended to protect whales.

A dire lack of investment in oceangoing vessels means the U.S. ocean sciences community is lagging, scientists say. Three new ...

While the federal funding freeze has lifted, area researchers remain concerned, confused about the future of federally funded climate and resilience projects.

NOAA has withdrawn vessel speed rule changes aimed at strengthening protections for North Atlantic right whales, drawing ...

After two years of debate and 90,000 public comments, NOAA withdrew a contentious boat speed rule aimed at Atlantic right ...

Scientists believe the small crab boarded the research vessel from a plastic bag lifted from the seabed during the coral sampling expedition.

Shortly before Trump’s inauguration, a federal agency withdrew a proposal to protect North Atlantic right whales from vessel ...

NOAA Fisheries announced Jan. 15 that it withdrew a proposal that would have expanded existing right whale protections. Collisions with boats traveling at higher speeds are more likely to be fatal to ...