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**2018 Year in Review** *NOS by the Numbers* 72 The number of hours out the Gulf of Maine’s new Operational Forecast System can forecast water levels, currents, water temperature, and salinity, promoting safe navigation and better transit planning for mariners.
 center for operational oceanographic products and services
 $26 million The amount of money NOS provided for efforts that support coral reef science and management in seven U.S. states and territories in Fiscal Year 2018.
 coral reef conservation program
  3,750 The number of educators that participated in monthly Planet Stewards webinars, covering topics including, but not limited to, decreasing marine debris, conserving and restoring natural resources, and understanding and responding to weather events.
 management and budget office
  10 The number of days spent on a seafloor mapping mission in the New York Wind Energy Area to provide seafloor maps and model validation in support of alternative energy development.
 national centers for coastal ocean science
 $522 million The estimated amount of annual economic benefits the Gravity for the Redefinition of the American Vertical Datum Program will provide, once implemented.
 national geodetic survey
  3,293 The number of hours volunteers spent restoring trails in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria and a devastating winter storm, resulting in an estimated $73,554 in labor cost savings.
 office for coastal management
  51 The number of weeks it took students to become certified in NOAA’s new nautical cartography certification program.
 office of coast survey
  69,435 The number of plastic bottles kept out of landfills through the NOAA Ocean Guardian School Program.
 office of national marine sanctuaries
 $34.3 million The total amount of money OR&R reached in settlements and agreements requiring companies to pay to restore natural resources following the release of industrial pollutants.
 office of response and restoration
   11 The number of Regional Information Coordination Entities that meet NOAA standards for organizational and data management practices in Fiscal Year 2018.
 integrated ocean observing system
 24 The number of near real-time oceanographic and meteorological observations, called Storm Quicklooks, issued during Hurricane Florence.
 hurricane florence
  9,580 The number of photographs taken during Hurricane Michael to assess coastal impacts to navigation, and to identify landing zones for helicopters to deliver supplies to areas cut off by the storm.
 hurricane michael
 NOS **Accomplishments** NOS by the Numbers: 2018  Browse by Hurricane: Hurricane Florence Hurricane Michael  Browse by Office: Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services Coral Reef Conservation Program U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System® National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science National Geodetic Survey NOS Management and Budget Office for Coastal Management Office of Coast Survey Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Office of Response and Restoration   **Search** Our facts    Get **Social**
  **Last updated:** 02/26/21 **Author:** NOAA How to cite this article Contact Us


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