News & Announcements
NOAA, U.S. Navy award construction contract for new NOAA marine operations center
On Dec. 5, U.S. Navy, on behalf of NOAA, has awarded $146,778,932 to Skanska USA, from New York, to design and build a new NOAA facility on Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island. This facility will eventually be the new home of NOAA’s Marine Operations Center – Atlantic.
Supporting below-the-surface science
It’s hard to do marine science without going underwater at some point. Missions like the 2023 Rainier Integrates Charting, Hydrography, And Reef Demographics (RICHARD) mission aboard NOAA Ship Rainier are an example of how the NOAA Diving Program supports our shipboard science.
![A diver under the water holding a notebook and ruler to measure coral](/sites/default/files/styles/news/public/2023-11/5472x3648-Count-coral-JDG-PIFSC-0.jpg?itok=v90mxlfc)
NOAA ship crew successfully fights fire at sea
Those who spend much of their time at sea know there are many perilous situations that can happen. Bad weather, mechanical problems, and injuries are challenging and all can contribute to larger problems.
![NOAA Ship Rainier at the dock in Pago Pago, American Samoa](/sites/default/files/styles/news/public/2023-11/NOAA%20Ship%20Rainier%20alongside%20in%20Pago%20Pago%20American%20Samoa_NOAA%20photo.jpg?itok=f5LXwccJ)
Six places NOAA is using uncrewed systems to support its fisheries missions
As NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson set sail from Kodiak, Alaska to collect data in support of annual stock assessments this summer, it had a new data gathering partner onboard.
![Collage of uncrewed aircraft and surface systems](/sites/default/files/styles/news/public/2023-11/UxS%20Fisheries%20Story%20Graphic.png?itok=m_jA6YK-)
NOAA explores how uncrewed aircraft can improve aerosol and cloud measurements
From July 17 to Aug. 4, 2023, a team of NOAA and industry uncrewed aircraft professionals conducted flight operations at Vandenberg Space Force Base in Lompoc, California, to expand the agency’s use of uncrewed aircraft to gather mission critical data.
![A group of people standing behind an uncrewed aircraft](/sites/default/files/styles/news/public/2023-10/VanderbergOps.jpg?itok=ZyudwZja)
NOAA awards contract for renovations to research ship pier in North Charleston, SC
NOAA has awarded $59.8 million to Manson Construction Company to renovate the agency’s pier facility in North Charleston, South Carolina.
![Conceptual rendering of NOAA North Charleston, SC pier facility renovation](/sites/default/files/styles/news/public/2023-09/NOAA%20Final%20Rendering_600pix_Credit%20Manson%20Construction%20Design-Build%20Team%20.jpg?itok=OLwCfF0Q)