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Clouds looming over vessels at anchor in Lower Chesapeake Bay.

Clouds looming over vessels at anchor in the Lower Chesapeake Bay near Cape Charles, Virginia. Credit: LT John Kidd, NOAA

View of NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler from an autonomous underwater vehicle.

Image shows a benchmark (metal circle engraved with 'National Ocean Service' and 'Bench Mark') - used in tidal gauge set-up

During tidal gauge set-up, a set of tidal benchmarks are installed around the gauge site so that water level data collected by the gauge can be reduced to the tidal datum used for NOAA's hydrographic survey operations. Establishing benchmark permanence is vital for surveying.

NOAA Coast Survey cartographers and Montgomery College alum, John Whiddon and Paul Gionis, head back to campus to discuss NOAA GIS and employment opportunities with the current students, faculty, and other attendees of Montgomery College Rockville Campus GIS Day.

A calm body of water the foreground (Kaguyak Bay, AK), grassy mountains and a layer of fog in the middleground, and a yellow sunset in the background

Sunset lights up the fog of Kodiak Island from Kaguyak Bay, AK

An orange and red sky during sunset with clouds on the right side of the frame, over the dark ocean water

Sunset over the Gulf of Mexico during NOAA survey

Rear Adm. Tim Gallaudet (USN, Ret.), NOAA assistant secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere, swears in new members of the Hydrographic Services Review Panel: Capt. Anuj Chopra, Deanne Hargrave, Capt. Ann Kinner at the Hall of States in Washington, DC.

NOAA Ship Rainier launch recovery after a day of surveying off the coast of San Miguel Island, California.

Sea otters at play as the sun rises over Prince of Wales Island, Alaska. Photo credit: Grant Froelich (NOAA), taken from NOAA Ship Rainier.

Photo shows (from left to right) CAPT Benjamin K. Evans, CDR Samuel Greenaway, CDR Olivia Hauser, CAPT Jeffrey Taylor all in uniform, standing in front of NOAA Ship Rainier

NOAA Ship Rainier held a change of command ceremony on Friday, April 9, 2021, honoring the outstanding work of outgoing Commanding Officer CDR Samuel Greenaway and welcoming incoming Commanding Officer CDR Oliva Hauser, who is poised for successful command. Photo from left to right: CAPT Benjamin K. Evans, CDR Samuel Greenaway, CDR Olivia Hauser, CAPT Jeffrey Taylor

A yellow kayak glides toward a wall of ice in Alaska

Kayak action shot in Holkham Bay, Alaska (summer 2018)

Image shows an Electronic Navigational Chart of the full Lake Tahoe area

Lake Tahoe Electronic Navigational Chart

A lookout on NOAA Ship Fairweather observes the waters of Puget Sound, Washington. Photo Credit: LCDR Damian Manda

Photo is a section of chart 11309, showing a small cove (Shamrock cove) east of Shamrock Island

Just in time for Saint Patrick’s Day! Chart 11309 shows Shamrock Cove, just east of Shamrock Island in Corpus Christi Bay, Texas. This area is reported to be one of the best fishing spots in the bay.

Tips for Boating Clean and Green

Coast Survey canine coworkers in honor of #NationalDogDay

Mobile mapping laser scanner (lidar) image of a ocal tug testing its fire-fighting capabilities.

Mobile mapping laser scanner (lidar) data acquired by NOAA hydrographic survey contractor, David Evans and Associates, Inc. (DEA), as part of a high-resolution hydrographic survey of the lower Mississippi River in Louisiana between Baton Rouge and the entrance to Southwest Pass. The vessel based mobile laser scanning data was used to update traditional shoreline and nearshore features, as well as heights of bridges and overhead cables that could pose a hazard to surface navigation. The image provides an example of the extreme level of detail that was achieved, catching a local tug testing its fire-fighting capabilities off of Milan Street Wharf in New Orleans.

Rusty, the mascot for the NOAA ship Explorer in 1949, may not have scored points in obedience, but he served honorably under the command of Captain H. Arnold Karo until he was "riffed." #NationalDogDay