Office of Science and Technology (OST)
The Office of Science & Technology guards the integrity of NOAA Fisheries scientific activity and strives to maintain and improve its quality and creditability. It is the primary interface between NOAA Fisheries scientific activity and NOAA, other age...
What did scientists see during the eastern Bering Sea canyon survey?
In the eastern Bering Sea several hundred miles from shore, the seafloor descends into the abyss. Most of the continental slope makes a gradual descent, but in several places, canyons interrupt the regular topography. The seafloor of the slope is primaril...
Information about Coral Disease
"Coral disease was first recognized as a threat to Caribbean reefs in 1972 when Antonius (Antonius, 1973) reported the discovery of black band disease. Since that time the prevalence and incidence of coral disease has been reported in an ever-increasing f...