Sound Waves Newsletter - June 2011
USGS Scuba Diving Expertise: An Important Tool in Marine Research
The USGS Dive Safety Board received the U.S. Department of the Interior's Safety and Occupational Health Excellence Award in the Group category at a ceremony in Washington, D.C.
Wildfire in the Florida Everglades Changes Fieldwork Schedule, Gives Scientists Views of Large Prescribed Burn
Boating north through Whitewater Bay in Florida's Everglades National Park, USGS scientists noticed a thin plume of smoke rising midway along Cape Sable to the west.
Extent and Speed of Lionfish Spread Unprecedented—Invasive Marine Fish May Stress Reefs
The rapid spread of lionfishes along the U.S. eastern seaboard, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean is the first documented case of a nonnative marine fish establishing a self-sustaining population in the region, according to recent U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) studies.
International Team Studies Tsunami Deposits in Japan
to Improve Understanding and Mitigation of Tsunami Hazards
Life in San Francisco Bay Influenced by Factors Far Out at Sea
A new study challenges the established principle that water quality in bays and estuaries is driven primarily by human-caused changes in the surrounding landscape.
USGS Scientist Wins National Wildlife Federation Award
USGS scientist Virginia Burkett was awarded the 2011 National Wildlife Federation's (NWF) National Conservation Achievement Award for Science at the NWF awards gala.
Recent Publications - June 2011
List of recent USGS publications and data releases based on coastal and marine research.