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#1 Federal

The NOAA NCEI Global Marine Microplastics Data Collection (1972-present)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: May 04, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Microplastics (i.e., plastics measuring less than 5mm) pollution is a growing problem affecting coastal communities, marine ecosystems, aquatic life, and human health. The widespread occurrence of...

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#2 Federal

RESTORE Sponsored Research Project: Expansion of www.mymobilebay.com [now known as ARCOS] for coastal Alabama resource management

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: January 01, 2021 at 12:00 AM

This project will improve and expand an observing network and website that provides accurate real-time weather and water quality data to Alabama environmental managers and the public.

Search relevance: 1.00 | Views last month: 11 | Catalog Last Checked: August 02, 2026 at 05:13 PM

#3 Federal

RESTORE Sponsored Research Project: Population Connectivity of Deepwater Corals in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: January 01, 2021 at 12:00 AM

This project will determine where the corals in different mesophotic (50-150 m) and deepwater (150-2400 m) populations in the Gulf of Mexico originated from, which is critical information for...

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#4 Federal

RESTORE Sponsored Research Project: Living shoreline site suitability model transfer for selected water bodies within the Gulf of Mexico: A GIS and remote sensing-based approach

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: January 01, 2020 at 12:00 AM

This project will adapt an existing computer model for assessing the suitability of a site for construction of a living shoreline, apply the model to Perdido Bay/Wolf Bay/Ono Island complex in...

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#5 Federal

RESTORE Sponsored Research Project: Protecting Texas coastlines from potential oil spills in Galveston Bay using drone surveys and maps of a new response effectiveness index

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: August 27, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Galveston Bay and the surrounding Texas coast are vulnerable to marine oil spills, from both the high volume of marine commerce through the Galveston Bay ship channel and from offshore oil...

Search relevance: 1.00 | Views last month: 6 | Catalog Last Checked: August 02, 2026 at 05:14 PM

#6 Federal

RESTORE Sponsored Research Project: Ecosystem Modeling to Improve Fisheries Management in the Gulf of Mexico

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: January 01, 2021 at 12:00 AM

This project will integrate information on ecosystem stressors and predator-prey interactions into the fisheries assessment and management process in the Gulf of Mexico.

Search relevance: 1.00 | Views last month: 6 | Catalog Last Checked: August 02, 2026 at 05:13 PM

#7 Federal

RESTORE Sponsored Research Project: Gulf-wide assessment of habitat use and habitat-specific production estimates of nekton in turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: January 01, 2022 at 12:00 AM

This project assesses the use of turtlegrass by finfish and shellfish across the northern Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico) and evaluates the specific ways seagrass supports blue crabs, a...

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#8 Federal

RESTORE Sponsored Research Project: Inventory of Gulf of Mexico ecosystem indicators using an ecological resilience framework

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: January 01, 2019 at 12:00 AM

This project created a comprehensive guide for management using indicators of five common coastal habitats: salt marsh, mangrove, seagrass, oyster beds/reefs, and coral reefs.

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#9 Federal

RESTORE Sponsored Research Project: Evaluation of Gulf of Mexico oceanographic observation networks impact assessment on ecosystem management and recommendation

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: January 01, 2019 at 12:00 AM

This project will assess Gulf of Mexico observation networks from an ecosystem management perspective, based on an approach that has been successfully used to assess the capacity of ocean...

Search relevance: 1.00 | Views last month: 4 | Catalog Last Checked: August 02, 2026 at 05:13 PM

#10 Federal

Shipboard data and data products collected from the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities (MDBC) Restoration Projects

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: November 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM

This dataset collection contains raw shipboard data collected during seagoing expeditions conducted by the Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities (MDBC) restoration projects (hereafter MDBC...

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#11 Federal

NCCOS Mapping: Collaborative Benthic Habitat Mapping in the Nearshore Waters of the Great Lakes Basin: Data collected during cruise GL-24-01 in the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary (WSCNMS), Lake Michigan from 2024-04-30 to 2024-10-16

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: August 14, 2026 at 12:00 AM

This data collection includes information and environmental data collected during the GL-24-01 mapping cruise by an assortment of equipment including a drop camera, remotely operated vehicle, and...

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#12 Federal

NOAA RESTORE Science Program: Effects of nitrogen sources and plankton food-web dynamics on habitat quality for the larvae of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna in the Gulf of Mexico - biogeochemistry, dissolved inorganic nutrient, mesozooplankton, phytoplankton, and bacteria data from 2017-05-10 to 2018-05-19

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: June 10, 2021 at 12:00 AM

This dataset presents results from surface-tethered drifting sediment traps, zooplankton net tows, dissolved inorganic nutrient concentration analyses made on water column samples, and flow...

Search relevance: 1.00 | Views last month: 4 | Catalog Last Checked: August 03, 2026 at 08:13 AM

#13 Federal

NOAA RESTORE Science Program: population connectivity of deepwater corals in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: conductivity-temperature-depth (CTD) cast data from 2017-07-20 to 2018-09-22 (NCEI Accession 0243646)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: December 14, 2021 at 12:00 AM

Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) casts were conducted during project cruises on July 20 - August 8, 2017 and September 17-22, 2018. Casts were conducted using remotely-operated vehicle (ROV)...

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#14 Federal

NOAA RESTORE Science Program: Linking Community and Food-web Approaches to Restoration: Bulk sulfur stable isotopes of on- and off-marsh fish species in restored vs. natural Louisiana marshes near the West Pointe A La Hache siphon, May 2018 (NCEI Accession 0302625)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: March 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM

This dataset contains bulk sulfur stable isotope values (δ34S) derived from muscle tissue collected from fish species utilizing various marsh sub-habitats (edge, creek, ponds) along a salinity...

Search relevance: 1.00 | Views last month: 3 | Catalog Last Checked: August 27, 2026 at 09:34 PM

#15 Federal

NOAA RESTORE Science Program: Protecting Texas Coastlines from Potential Oil Spills in Galveston Bay using unmanned aerial system (UAS) Surveys and Maps of a New Response Effectiveness Index: measurements of near-surface currents in Galveston Bay and Freeport, Texas 2023 to 2028

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: June 26, 2026 at 12:00 AM

The dataset includes UAS drone surveys of the ocean surface with corresponding measurements of near-surface ocean currents. Additionally, the following associated data are included: UTM...

Search relevance: 1.00 | Views last month: 3 | Catalog Last Checked: August 28, 2026 at 12:02 AM

#16 Federal

NOAA RESTORE Science Program: Evaluation of Gulf of Mexico oceanographic observation networks, impact assessment on ecosystem management and recommendations: Spatio-Temporal Ecosystem Modeling (NCEI Accession 0205678)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: December 03, 2019 at 12:00 AM

This dataset includes outputs from an ecosystem model, which is a tool for regional science managers to explore marine spatial planning scenarios in the context of static and dynamic environmental...

Search relevance: 1.00 | Views last month: 3 | Catalog Last Checked: August 27, 2026 at 08:42 PM

#17 Federal

NOAA RESTORE Science Program: Linking Community and Food-web Approaches to Restoration: Organic matter decomposition in restored vs. natural Louisiana marshes near the West Pointe A La Hache siphon, 2018-05-21 to 2021-07-28 (NCEI Accession 0302679)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: March 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM

This data set contains calculated organic matter decomposition rates from created and natural brackish marshes in Plaquemines parish, Louisiana near the West Pointe A La Hache siphon. One litter...

Search relevance: 1.00 | Views last month: 3 | Catalog Last Checked: August 27, 2026 at 09:34 PM

#18 Federal

RESTORE Sponsored Research Project: Building Resilience for Oysters, Blue Crabs, and Spotted Seatrout to Environmental Trends and Variability in the Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: April 04, 2024 at 12:00 AM

This project explores how oyster, blue crab, and spotted seatrout populations respond to human and environmental changes with the goal of improving the management of these economically and...

Search relevance: 1.00 | Views last month: 3 | Catalog Last Checked: August 02, 2026 at 05:14 PM

#19 Federal

NOAA RESTORE Science Program: Linking Community and Food-web Approaches to Restoration: Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope values of organisms from created and natural marsh of Lake Hermitage, West Point a la Hache, and Bay Batiste, Louisiana, May 2018 (NCEI Accession 0302883)

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: April 02, 2025 at 12:00 AM

This dataset contains bulk tissue carbon (delta-13C) and nitrogen (delta-15N) stable isotope values from sediment samples, marsh primary producers, marsh invertebrates, and marsh vertebrates...

Search relevance: 1.00 | Views last month: 2 | Catalog Last Checked: August 27, 2026 at 09:34 PM

#20 Federal

RESTORE Sponsored Research Project: A Web-Based Interactive Decision-Support Tool for Adaptation of Coastal Urban and Natural Ecosystems (ACUNE) in Southwest Florida

Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Dataset Last Updated: January 01, 2020 at 12:00 AM

This project will develop a decision-support tool to aid resource managers, municipalities, and a county with decisions related to the preservation and restoration of mangrove, marsh, and beach...

Search relevance: 1.00 | Views last month: 2 | Catalog Last Checked: August 02, 2026 at 05:13 PM

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