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Developing Data and Tools to Support Offshore Wind

We have a team of staff who support offshore wind and other ocean planning efforts through two contracts with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. This team provides data development and management, web content management, and communication for the MarineCadastre.gov suite of products. Over several years, the team has produced, processed, and maintained nearly 300 data sets, developed web-based story maps, worked with partners to acquire and process new data, maintained and managed several online data viewers and processors, and provided hands-on technical assistance to users. In addition, the highly anticipated OceanReports tool received high levels of recognition from the White House and NOAA, for which the team received praise from the NOAA Administrator.

Map on right is zoomed in to Delaware Bay with several blue polygons and shades of green. Data show wind potential and BOEM wind planning areas.
OceanReports allows users to draw a custom polygon to receive reports about the offshore space.

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Training Citizen Scientists on Identifying Harmful Phytoplankton Within their Communities

Since 2018, CSS employee owners have provided support to NOAA’s Phytoplankton Monitoring Network (PMN) program, which is managed out of NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS). NOAA’s Phytoplankton Monitoring Network provides a highly valued bridge between the public and aquatic ecosystem researchers. Through this program, citizen scientists collect water samples from their designated…

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Supporting Response Efforts Following California Fires 

Following the fires that devastated Los Angeles, California and surrounding areas in January 2025, CSS employee owners were deployed to the area as a subcontractor to Weston Solutions, Inc. to assist with the response. This effort supports U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 Superfund Technical Assessment & Response Team (START) program.   Initially, a CSS…

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CSS Employee Owners Receive NOS Team Member of the Year Awards  

Congratulations to two CSS Employee Owner who received a National Ocean Service (NOS) Team Member of the Year Award for their dedication and hard work over the past year.   One employee owner received an NOS Team Member of the Year Group Award as part of Team Lynker, the prime contract company with NOAA’s Office for…