This web site is an outgrowth of an agreement between the USGS
and the New England Aquarium, designed to summarize and make
available results of scientific research. It will also present
educational material of interest to wide audiences. Home page
for Coastal and Marine Geology with links to topics of interest
(sea level change, erosion, corals, pollution, sonar mapping,
and others), Sound Waves monthly newsletter, field centers,
regions of interest, and subject search system. Declines in fish
and wildlife populations, water-quality issues, and changes in
coastal habitats have prompted this USGS study of the region's
nearshore life and environment. Includes links to data from
published reports. Airborne scanning laser surveys (LIDAR) are
used to obtaining data to investigate the magnitude and causes
of coastal changes that occur during severe storms. Links to
examples of coastal mapping during specific hurricanes. Report
on the potential of coastal change due to future sea level rise
using the coastal vulner