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Sub-Surface Automated Dual Water Sampler (SAS)

citizen scienceCoral ReefInstrumentWater Sampling

Sub-Surface Automated Dual Water Sampler (SAS)Designed by researchers at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) and the University of Miami to help scientists study water chemistry on shallow reef habitats. Explore the SAS website, use it to guide you in building and using your own water samplers, embrace the maker movement,…

Opuhala Sea Temperature Sensor

citizen scienceCoral ReefOcean Temperature

Opuhala was the ancient Hawaiian goddess of corals and spiny creatures. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coral Health & Monitoring Program has chosen this name to represent the project to study the influence of fluctuating sea temperatures on the growth and health of corals around the world, and…

NOAA Awarded U.S. Patent for Innovative Lionfish Trap

Invasive SpeciesLionfishmarine sanctuariesOcean ServicePurse Trap

Device could help protect threatened ecosystems and aid fishing communities The Challenge Over the last 20 years, invasive lionfish populations have dramatically increased throughout the western Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea. Lionfish have already caused a decline in native species that have significant ecological, cultural, and commercial…

Innovative Water Logger Technology Enables Ocean Sampling

Oceans and CoastsWater Sampling

The Wireless Open Water Logger enables large-scale, opportunistic ocean sampling by providing a low-cost, reliable, and open-source ocean temperature and depth logger.

Clean Harvest Cable Grid

BycatchFisheriesMarine MammalsTEDTrawlTurtle Excluder

The NOAA patented Clean Harvest Cable Grid (US Patent 10,966,415 B2) allows marine mammals, including sea turtles and other large marine animals, to escape from large fish trawls with minimal impact to normal fishing operations or target catch retention. The Type I (TI) shown above was designed to work in…

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Sub-Surface Automated Dual Water Sampler (SAS)

Opuhala Sea Temperature Sensor

NOAA Awarded U.S. Patent for Innovative Lionfish Trap

Innovative Water Logger Technology Enables Ocean Sampling

Clean Harvest Cable Grid