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Topic: Hydrography

A group of four images (top to bottom): an image of the Visual Lab at University of New Hampshire/Joint Hydrographic Center, an uncrewed surface vessel during survey operations, a digital terrain map of the entrance to Portsmouth Harbor, NH., and an image of an autonomous underwater vehicle being deployed.

New ocean mapping center expands NOAA, University of New Hampshire partnership

September 19, 2023

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charts and maps

A group of four images (top to bottom): an image of the Visual Lab at University of New Hampshire/Joint Hydrographic Center, an uncrewed surface vessel during survey operations, a digital terrain map of the entrance to Portsmouth Harbor, NH., and an image of an autonomous underwater vehicle being deployed.

An image of Victoria Obura standing on the deck of NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson in front of the fast rescue boat.

NOAA contributes to Empowering Women in Hydrography project

September 11, 2023

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An image of Victoria Obura standing on the deck of NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson in front of the fast rescue boat.

A NOAA hydrographic survey vessel plows through the water with snow-covered mountains in the background.

Contract for 2 NOAA research ships awarded to Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, LLC.

July 6, 2023

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Marine & Aviation

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nautical charts and maps

A NOAA hydrographic survey vessel plows through the water with snow-covered mountains in the background.

Dr. Courtney Couch prepares to take digital photographs of the reef surface in the shallows off Swains Island in the South Pacific.

5 facts about NOAA’s 2023 Pacific survey mission

June 29, 2023

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ocean acidification

habitat restoration

Dr. Courtney Couch prepares to take digital photographs of the reef surface in the shallows off Swains Island in the South Pacific.

NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson.

Podcast: surveying in the Great Lakes

June 21, 2022

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NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson.

An illustration depicting a NOAA ship conducting a hydrographic survey using sonar.

Keeping our waterways safe: Coast Survey marks World Hydrography Day

June 21, 2022

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An illustration depicting a NOAA ship conducting a hydrographic survey using sonar.

A NOAA hydrographic survey vessel plows through the water with snow-covered mountains in the background.

World Hydrography Day: Celebrate a century of international cooperation

June 21, 2021

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A NOAA hydrographic survey vessel plows through the water with snow-covered mountains in the background.

A fishing boat out on open sea in Alaska.

NOAA advisory panel to focus on ocean mapping of U.S. EEZ and coastal Alaska

April 17, 2020

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nautical charts and maps

A fishing boat out on open sea in Alaska.

John Doroba, NOAA hydrographic surveyor.

Meet a NOAA hydrographic surveyor

February 7, 2019

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John Doroba, NOAA hydrographic surveyor.

Bering sea pollock fleet prepares to depart Dutch Harbor, Alaska, for another season of the largest commercial fishery in the U.S.

NOAA advisory panels to meet in Juneau, focus on Alaska and Arctic navigation

August 15, 2018

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Bering sea pollock fleet prepares to depart Dutch Harbor, Alaska, for another season of the largest commercial fishery in the U.S.

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