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Coastal Developments

Mangroves are thriving in Ouvéa, a breathtaking crescent-shaped atoll in New Caledonia's Loyalty Islands in the South Pacific. A new study from Tulane University finds that mangrove forests worldwide are no longer in net decline and are now growing overall.

Global Mangrove Forests Rebound and Offer Hopeful Sign for Coastal Resilience

How Macau Strengthened Its Typhoon Resilience Without Massive Seawalls

Mangroves—like this one at Cispata Bay—are efficient carbon sinks, but they may drown and lose their ability to store carbon under sea-level rise.

Rising Seas Could Drown Mangroves and Release Carbon

Eelgrass at MBL.

Massachusetts Awards Funding for Eelgrass Restoration and Carbon Research

Coral bleaching at Cheeca Rocks in the Florida Keys in 2023.

World’s Fourth Mass Coral Bleaching Event Likely Ended in 2025

A study on Savannah River channel improvements will consider deepening the channel, as well as widening certain portions to allow for more efficient, two-way traffic for large vessels. The passing lanes would allow arriving and departing ships to transit the channel simultaneously.

Georgia Ports Launches New Harbor Deepening Study

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Two Decades of Data Show Climate Change Is Transforming Biscayne Bay

This image is of a salt marsh in coastal Maine. The high-resolution, land cover mapping NOAA has done for the state captures the tidal creeks, pannes, pools, and vegetation with far greater precision and detail than past 30-meter mapping.

NOAA Unveils New High-Resolution Coastal Land Cover Maps

Evii Tong, a WHOI research assistant, patches a sampled Orbicella faveolate colony.

New Climate Tool Predicts Coral Bleaching Months in Advance

Seagrass meadows are among the most important marine habitats. However, their numbers are declining dramatically. This is due to excessive nutrient levels, increased human activity in coastal areas and heat stress caused by rising water temperatures.

Europe Unites Behind First Continent-wide Seagrass Restoration Recommendations

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ReeFiesta 2026 Brings 250+ Together for Coral Restoration on Bonaire

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2,000 Stones and 400,000 Oysters Returned to the Belgian North Sea

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