National Ocean Service
01/18/2023 | News release | Distributed by Public on 01/18/2023 09:32
NOS Fiscal Year 2022: Year in Review
This report covers staff and program office accomplishments during fiscal year 2022, from new spatial models to help determine the best sites for new offshore wind farms to critical survey missions in the Great Lakes to the recovery of $114 million to restore areas damaged by oil and chemical spills. We hope you take some time to review the many actions NOS has taken, innovative projects we've completed, and scientific endeavors we have embarked upon to advance NOS's priorities.
Highlights from Around NOS
NOS launched new Physical Oceanographic Real-Time Systems (PORTS®) in Kitsap, Washington, and expanded PORTS sensors and stations in the Gulf of Mexico and New England.
Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services
NOAA completed a cross-office expedition in the Mariana Islands to map and chart the seafloor, survey coral ecosystems, and gather data on environmental conditions.
Coral Reef Conservation Program
NOS launched a new SanctSound web portal that allows users to hear marine sounds, learn about the importance of sound in the marine environment, and access 300 terabytes of data.
U.S. INTEGRATED OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM
NOS built spatial models to help determine the best sites for new offshore wind farms, identifying locations with the potential to power over three million homes.
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
NOS worked with Canadian surveyors to update the International Great Lakes Datum, which is critical to marine navigation, water management, mapping and shoreline planning in the Great Lakes.
National Geodetic Survey
NOAA Planet Stewards projects engaged 5,880 K-12 students, plus hundreds of educators, university students, volunteers, and family members in environmental stewardship projects.
NOS Management and Budget
NOS worked with the White House and Department of the Interior to launch the Climate Mapping for Resilience and Adaptation portal to aid planning and decision-making.
NOS Information Management Office
NOAA designated the Connecticut National Estuarine Research Reserve, the 30th site in a reserve system that facilitates partnerships, conservation, and collaborative research.
Office for Coastal Management
NOAA ships completed critical survey missions in the Great Lakes, mapping parts of Thunder Bay and Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast national marine sanctuaries, and in the western Pacific, visiting areas not mapped in decades.
Office of Coast Survey
NOAA marked the 50th anniversary of the National Marine Sanctuaries, Marine Mammal Protection, Coastal Zone Management, and Clean Water acts with a yearlong campaign of events and advocacy.
Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
NOAA and partners recovered $114 million this year to fund restoration projects for three oil spill sites and three hazardous waste sites, helping to create accessible green spaces, coastal habitats, and urban waterways.
Office of Response and Restoration
NOAA began using Bipartisan Infrastructure Law dollars to fund projects that support marine debris removal and interception, including a project that removed 53 tons of marine debris from Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.