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!

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Coastal resilience means building the ability of a community to "bounce back" after hazardous events such as hurricanes, coastal storms, and flooding – rather than simply reacting to impacts. It ...

The word “anchialine” (AN-key-ah-lin) comes from a Greek word meaning “near the sea." These typically small pools, which form in limestone or volcanic rock, are located throughout the world but are ...

Tide predictions are available for locations on the U.S. coastline, most of the islands in the Caribbean, and many islands in the Pacific Ocean. The image above shows tide predictions for Santa Monica ...

Coast Survey creates and updates charts of the U.S. coast, publishes the United States Coast Pilot, and responds to navigational emergencies in U.S. waters and at our nation's ports.

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 ...

The OceanReports web tool provides users with specialized “ocean neighborhood analyses,” including maps and graphics, by analyzing more than 100 ocean datasets instantaneously. This screen capture of ...

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