National Ocean Service

What this funds

NOAA requests a total of $362,990,000 and 914 FTE/ 973 positions for the National Ocean Service (NOS) for FY 2027, including a NOS secures the Nation by enabling the safe and efficient use of marine and coastal resources across the range of significant U.S. economic sectors. NOS supports maritime commerce and marine transportation, Arctic and deep ocean explorations, fishing and aquaculture, energy and critical mineral development, coastal recreation, and inland export and import industries. NOS' products and services save lives, create jobs, maximize economic returns, reduce risk, and protect coastal communities from the impacts of extreme weather. Our earth observations and navigation products, including AI-enabled services, are used daily by ship pilots, port managers, surveyors, resource managers, military branches, and airports. NOS products and services are also essential to emergency response and recovery from oil spills, hurricanes, and damage to critical infrastructure. NOS supports industry by providing critical environmental information and oceanographic conditions that support the economy and national security interests. While coastal and Great Lakes counties represent less than 10 percent of the land mass of the U.S. (excluding Alaska), they are home to almost 40 percent of our country's population, with a coastal economy that produces $10 trillion in goods and services annually and employs over 54 million people.1 Significant economic benefits are generated by these communities, but they also face unique threats: storms and hurricanes threaten lives and destroy property; tidal flooding damages infrastructure and forces costly adaptations; harmful algal blooms disrupt fishing industries and impact human health, water quality, and tourism; and high port congestion and navigation hazards can damage the supply chain. NOS products and services help eliminate or alleviate these threats to the Nation's economy through observations, modeling, monitoring, and forecasting capabilities that are transformed into tools and trainings for use by the private sector and other partners. NOS provides regional-specific resource management through technical assistance, applied research, and partnership building. NOS also plays a leading role in protecting the Nation's special marine places, including the National Marine Sanctuaries System, and continues to explore the ocean to learn more about the critical resources it provides.

Extracted from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, p. 54. Verbatim; nothing here is paraphrased.

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