NOAA National Ocean Service

Recent papers from NOAA National Ocean Service

1. Global Distribution of Freshwater Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Toxins (“Saxitoxins”) 1967–2025: Implications, Limitations, and Application to Risk AssessmentEnvironmental Science & Technology · 2026
2. Seasonality and trends in coastal water temperature from NOAA water level monitoring stations along US coastsFrontiers in Marine Science · 2026
3. Insult to Injury: Population Impacts of Sublethal Entanglement and Vessel Strikes of Common Bottlenose Dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ) in Barataria Basin, Louisiana, 2011–2023Marine Mammal Science · 2026
4. Development and application of a blubber-based detection protocol for phthalate ester metabolites in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)Environmental Science and Pollution Research · 2026
5. Predicting the Distribution and Biodiversity of Structure‐Forming Deep‐Sea Corals Using Hierarchical Community Occupancy ModelsJournal of Biogeography · 2026
6. Gymnodinium catenatum blooms in the northern Gulf of California: From massive mortalities of seabirds and marine mammals to socioeconomic impactsHarmful Algae · 2026
7. The chromosomal genome sequence of the maze coral, Meandrina meandrites (Linnaeus, 1758) (Scleractinia: Meandrinidae) and its associated microbial metagenome sequencesWellcome Open Research · 2026
8. Mesophotic octocoral larval settlement preferences and behaviorsRestoration Ecology · 2026
9. An assessment of contaminants and benthic condition in the Matagorda Bay system (Texas, USA)Environmental Science and Pollution Research · 2026
10. Which attributes of restored oyster reefs provide the best habitat for sportfish?Restoration Ecology · 2026
11. A Method to Implement Natural Flow Regimes for Regulated RiversSHILAP Revista de lepidopterología · 2026
12. Sea Surface Salinity Variability in the Gulf of Anadyr: Inferences From Satellite Observations and a Coupled Ice‐Ocean ModelJournal of Geophysical Research Oceans · 2026
13. Molecular relatedness-based analyses reveal breeding site philopatry in female bluntnose sixgill sharks (Hexanchus griseus)Frontiers in Marine Science · 2026
14. The hidden costs of plastic pollution: a call to value its unpriced externalitiesSHILAP Revista de lepidopterología · 2026
15. Fish movements before, during, and after restoration of tidal flow through culverts in two southern Florida USA mangrove creeksEcological Solutions and Evidence · 2026
16. Impact of Land Friction on Surface Wind Structure During Hurricane LandfallJournal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2026
17. Challenges and Opportunities for National‐Scale Projections of Future Coastal Landscape ChangeEarth s Future · 2026
18. Cubera snapper ( Lutjanus cyanopterus ) aggregation at Riley’s Hump, Tortugas South Conservation Area: indirect evidence for multispecies spawning aggregation recoveryBulletin of Marine Science · 2026
19. Routine bathymetric mapping of tidal inlets using Sentinel-2Engineering Geology · 2026
20. Genetic structure and evolutionary history of the tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon across its wild and introduced rangesBiological Invasions · 2026