Ocean and Coastal Highlights

At Poplar Island in Chesapeake Bay, USFWS biologists and volunteers from the Maryland National Capital Parks and Planning Commission install one of several osprey platforms built by an Eagle Scout with Boy Scouts of America. Photo credit: USFWS

USGS scientists discovered connections between the Hayward and Rodgers Creek faults off the coast of San Francisco, California that pose an increased risk of large earthquakes in the area which prompted 1,200 citizens to discuss preparation and participate in a coordinated earthquake drill.

USGS and NASA scientists demonstrated a pattern of coastal wetland loss associated with the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. High rates of erosion the year after the oil spill corresponded to wide-spread areas with moderate to heavy oiling with higher erosion rates expanding into areas with less oiling the second year after the spill.

The newly renovated Corpus Christi Municipal Marina was made possible through the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program that creates a user-pay, user benefit system to improve public access to hunting, fishing, and boating.

Secretary Zinke announced lease proposals for oil and natural gas development on 73 million acres of the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico as part of the “strategy for economic opportunities for industry, states, and local communities.”
Photo credit: BOEM

As an Arctic Youth Ambassador, Macy Rae Kenworthy has engaged with politicians and decision-makers on key issues such as subsistence hunting impacts from climate change. Youth ambassadors build awareness at home and abroad about life in the Arctic. Photo credit: Kelli Shroyer, Manillaq Association

A “firehouse” of lava pours into the ocean, creating new land at Kamokuna, Hawaiʻi

Funding for Threatened Alaskan Coastal Villages

Helping Communities Understand Future Coastal Hazards

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