The national Animal Telemetry Network, part of the NOAA-led U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®), uses several telemetry technologies to monitor a host of aquatic life. Researchers work hard ...

The 30 national estuarine research reserves are yours to explore. Get outside and go hiking, biking, or kayaking, or find another activity, to see what lies within the waters or trails. Check with ...

Beaufort Sea, north of Alaska. One part of the cryosphere is ice that is found in water. This includes frozen parts of the ocean, such as waters surrounding Antarctica and the Arctic. There are places ...

Use less water so excess runoff and wastewater will not flow into the ocean. Volunteer for cleanups at the beach and in your community. You can get involved in protecting your watershed too!

The horse latitudes are regions located at about 30 degrees north and south of the equator. These latitudes are characterized by calm winds and little precipitation. The horse latitudes are located at ...

Ecosystem Services are the benefits nature provides to people. In addition to the ecosystem services previously discussed (economic, cultural, and ecological benefits), estuaries provide water ...

An NWLON station in San Francisco, California. The National Water Level Observation Network (NWLON) is a permanent observing system that includes 210 continuously operating water level stations ...

One of the instruments scientists can use to measure salinity is a CTD rosette, which measures the Conductivity (salinity), Temperature, and Depth of the water column. Seawater contains salt. When ...

In geocaching, participants navigate to a specific set of GPS coordinates and then attempt to find the "geocache," (usually a container or marker) at that location. The survey mark shown here ...

Protecting our planet starts with you. Here are just a few of the things you can do.

Sea Foam at Ocean Beach in San Francisco. If you scoop up some water from the ocean in a clear glass and look at it closely, you'll see that it's chock full of tiny particles. Seawater contains ...

These online resources are meant to guide students and educators to topics presented in the online tides and water levels tutorial. The following links will take you to specific Web pages created and ...