This story map illustrates the different ocean economies of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The story map highlights NOAA's Economics: National Ocean Watch (ENOW)...

This map is designed to be used as a basemap by marine GIS professionals and as a reference map by anyone interested in ocean data. The basemap includes bathymetry, marine water...

This story map illustrates the different ocean economies of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The story map highlights NOAA's Economics: National Ocean Watch (ENOW)...

Silica is most common on the ocean floor beneath cold surface waters as it dissolves quickly in warm water. Silica is formed from the remains of organisms with silica based...

Aragonite is the primary mineral in cool water marine environments. Aragonite saturation state is a function of carbonate ion concentration and used to track ocean...

Marine life have certain thresholds for temperature that they can live in. For instance, deep-water corals have been recorded in temperatures of -1⁰C. Seafloor temperatures...

Ocean depth plays an important role in the distribution and abundance of living organisms and has important implications for shipping and offshore development projects such as...

This map features daily sea surface temperature from 2008 to present in degrees Celsius (⁰C) at 25 km resolution. Sea Surface Temperature is a key climate and weather...

The concentration of dissolved gases in water is of prime importance in considering the quality of water. Sufficient amounts of dissolved oxygen are required for marine-life...

This Digital Atlas for the Northeast Marine Corridor of Puerto Rico allows you to visualize data on the region's oceanography, seafloor habitats including coral reefs,...

Salinity is the quantity of dissolved salt in water. Marine life have a limited range of salinity that they can live in. Open ocean seawater typically has a salinity of 32 to...