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News Highlights There's **a lot going on** at NOAA's National Ocean Service. Accurate Positioning Data for Alaska and the Arctic  Alaska has the longest coastline of any state in the nation. The state is also tectonically active and known for its challenging weather and ocean conditions. Many federal agencies are involved with the modernization of critical geospatial data and mapping products for Alaska, with NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey (NGS) playing a leading role.
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 Protecting the nation's coastal ocean  NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration, or OR&R for short protects and restores ocean and coastal resources from the impacts of threats such as oil, chemicals, marine debris, and disasters to benefit the environment, public, and economy. For 25 years, OR&R experts have played a key role ensuring that our coastal communities are resilient and protected for future generations.
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 Reaching new heights  Scientists at the National Geodetic Survey have completed a 16-year-long project to collect airborne gravity data over the entire US and its territories. This project is called the Gravity for the Redefinition of the American Vertical Datum, or GRAV-D for short. When it is completed, you will be able to get accurate heights to within about an inch for most locations around the nation.
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 Restoration for fish, wildlife, and communities coming to seven polluted waterways  In 2023, NOAA and partners helped to recover over $92.8 million from polluters to restore seven waterways in six states following oil spill and industrial pollution incidents. These restoration efforts will benefit fish, wildlife, and disadvantaged communities disproportionately impacted by pollution.
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 NOS Strategic Plan 2024-2028  NOS is stepping into a larger role relative to filling our nation’s needs for data, products, and services that protect our ecosystems and enhance climate and economic resilience. The newly released NOS Strategic Plan focuses on four overarching goals: increase U.S. coastal resilience, make equity central to our mission, accelerate growth of the Ocean Enterprise and the Blue Economy, and conserve, restore, and connect healthy coastal and marine ecosystems.
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 The Top 40  Looking for a **recent story**? Here are our latest 40 posts.  Protecting the nation's coastal ocean 18 Mar 2024
                Protecting the nation's coastal ocean 28 Feb 2024
                Reaching New Heights 5 Feb 2024
                Maritime commerce in a changing climate 1 Nov 2023
                Pollution settlement will benefit salmon, wildlife and people in Portland Harbor, Oregon 1 Nov 2023
                NOS Strategic Plan 2024-2028 19 Sep 2023
                Hurricane Lee Emergency Response Imagery 17 Sep 2023
                NOS releases modeling strategy 1 Sep 2023
                Hurricane Idalia: Aerial Imagery 31 Aug 2023
                Coastal Resilience: How the National Ocean Service supports this national priority 18 Aug 2023
                Studying the health of dolphins after pollution 10 Mar 2023
                December 2022 water levels break eight historical records 19 Jan 2023
                NOS Fiscal Year 2022: Year in Review 18 Jan 2023
                NOAA to Launch Major Advancement in Seasonal High Tide Flooding Predictions 14 Dec 2022
                Corals Week 2022 2 Dec 2022
                Meet the International Coral Reef Initiative 2 Dec 2022
                NOAA Winter High Tide Bulletin 15 Nov 2022
                Save Spectacular: Celebrating 50 Years of National Marine Sanctuaries 21 Oct 2022
                Looking Back and Looking Forward 11 Oct 2022
                Hurricane Ian: Damage Assessment Imagery Available 30 Sep 2022
                Ramping Up Renewable Energy: How NOS is helping boost offshore wind energy in the US 21 Sep 2022
                NOAA Fall High Tide Bulletin 16 Aug 2022
                2021 National Ocean Service Science Report 20 Jul 2022
                Mapping the Gaps in Our Ocean Knowledge with Seabed 2030 29 Jun 2022
                Application Guide for the 2022 Sea Level Rise Technical Report Now Available 22 Jun 2022
                NOAA Summer High Tide Bulletin 16 May 2022
                Container Ship MV Ever Forward is Moving Again 18 Apr 2022
                The NOAA Science Behind Marking the U.S. Census Center of Population 21 Mar 2022
                NOAA Spring High Tide Bulletin 16 Feb 2022
                2022 Sea Level Rise Technical Report 15 Feb 2022
                Major Update to NOAA's Coastal County Snapshots 18 Jan 2022
                National Ocean Service Annual Report 10 Jan 2022
                Winter High Tide Bulletin 22 Nov 2021
                Over $130 Million to Restore 10 Polluted Waterways Across the Country 9 Nov 2021
                NOAA Awards $15.2M for Harmful Algal Bloom Research 27 Oct 2021
                NOAA Proposes Connecticut National Estuarine Research Reserve 17 Sep 2021
                International Guidelines on Natural and Nature-Based Features for Flood Risk Management 8 Sep 2021
                Hurricane Henri Emergency Response Imagery 24 Aug 2021
                Fall High Tide Bulletin 13 Aug 2021
                Coral Reefs and Coastal Communities: Trends from Socioeconomic Surveying in South Florida 10 Aug 2021
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