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In 2022, the USGS and partners embarked on a research expedition to Escanaba Trough off the coast of northern California. The multidisciplinary crew collected samples with a remotely operated vehicle and tested new seafloor mapping techniques using an autonomous underwater vehicle.

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Sound Waves Newsletter

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Read issues of the Sound Waves Newsletter, featuring “Coastal and Marine Research News from Across the USGS”

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Measuring Waves and Permafrost to Better Understand Erosion on Alaska’s Arctic Coast

Measuring Waves and Permafrost to Better Understand Erosion on Alaska’s Arctic Coast

Two groups of USGS scientists traveled to Barter Island in July and September of 2018, to install video cameras overlooking the island’s outer shore...

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Added Funding Aids Recovery from 2017 Hurricanes and Wildfires

Added Funding Aids Recovery from 2017 Hurricanes and Wildfires

In 2017, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria caused roughly $265 billion in damage and killed more than 3,000 people in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico...

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News Briefs - December 2018-January 2019

News Briefs - December 2018-January 2019

Coastal and marine news highlights from across the USGS

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USGS scientist selected as next editor-in-chief of AGU’s Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

USGS scientist selected as next editor-in-chief of AGU’s Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

USGS research geologist Amy East, of the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, will be the next editor-in-chief of the American Geophysical Union...

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The State of Olympic National Park – The Natural Resource Condition Assessment

The State of Olympic National Park – The Natural Resource Condition Assessment

The USGS and National Park Service (NPS) have published the first Natural Resource Condition Assessment for Olympic National Park. A Natural Resource...

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Surveying deep-water habitats off US West Coast

Surveying deep-water habitats off US West Coast

Researchers from the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center (PCMSC) participated in a research cruise to survey deep-water coral, sponge, and...

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Studying flood hazards in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Studying flood hazards in San Juan, Puerto Rico

USGS scientists from Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, along with with NOAA, the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, and Arrecifes Pro Ciudad...

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USGS Images Gas Hydrates with 2,000 Kilometers of New Seismic Data on the U.S. Mid-Atlantic Margin

USGS Images Gas Hydrates with 2,000 Kilometers of New Seismic Data on the U.S. Mid-Atlantic Margin

In August 2018, the USGS Coastal/Marine Hazards and Resources Program (CMHRP) completed the Mid-Atlantic Resource Imaging Experiment (MATRIX), a three...

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Large Underwater Experiment Shows that “Turbidity Currents” are Not Just Currents, but Involve Movement of the Seafloor Itself

Large Underwater Experiment Shows that “Turbidity Currents” are Not Just Currents, but Involve Movement of the Seafloor Itself

Turbidity currents have historically been described as fast-moving currents that sweep down submarine canyons, carrying sand and mud into the deep sea...

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Recent Coastal and Marine Fieldwork - October-November 2018

Recent Coastal and Marine Fieldwork - October-November 2018

Recently USGS scientists visited more than 20 coastal and offshore locations, studying deep corals off the East Coast, restored beaches and dunes in...

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Beach surveys to monitor change along northern Monterey Bay

Beach surveys to monitor change along northern Monterey Bay

From October 9–15, USGS personnel surveyed beaches and the adjacent ocean floor along Monterey Bay’s northern coast.

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