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32 Congressional Research Service reports and publications

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS): Living Resources Provisions
2025-09-30 · Reports · R47744 · HTML available · PDF available
Critical Minerals on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s Role and Issues for Congress
2025-09-11 · Reports · R48302 · HTML available · PDF available
Glacial Lake Outburst Floods: Mendenhall Glacier Case Study and Issues for Congress
2025-09-05 · Posts · IN12606 · HTML available · PDF available
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) FY2026 Budget Request and Appropriations
2025-09-05 · Resources · IF13024 · HTML available · PDF available
Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R. 3816)
2025-08-08 · Resources · IF12698 · HTML available · PDF available
Frequently Asked Questions: Mapping of U.S. Ocean and Coastal Waters
2025-07-29 · Reports · R47623 · HTML available · PDF available
Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress
2025-07-14 · Reports · R41153 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S. Interest in Seabed Mining in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: Brief Background and Recent Developments
2025-05-16 · Resources · IF12608 · HTML available · PDF available
What Is the Blue Economy?
2025-05-06 · Resources · IF12188 · HTML available · PDF available
Coastal Blue Carbon as a Carbon Dioxide Removal Approach: Selected Issues for Congress
2025-04-29 · Reports · R48148 · HTML available · PDF available
Seabed Mining in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: Issues for Congress
2025-04-25 · Reports · R47324 · HTML available · PDF available
Seabed Mining Interests Across the Pacific Islands
2025-04-25 · Resources · IF12974 · HTML available · PDF available
Science and Technology Issues for the 119th Congress
2025-04-03 · Reports · R48482 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S. Satellite Capabilities for Tracking the Wildfire Life Cycle
2025-03-11 · Resources · IF12938 · HTML available · PDF available
Selected Potential Considerations with Respect to Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal: In Brief
2025-03-10 · Reports · R48159 · HTML available · PDF available
NOAA’s Future Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) Mission
2025-02-04 · Resources · IF12898 · HTML available · PDF available
Implementing Agreements Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
2024-12-19 · Resources · IF12578 · HTML available · PDF available
The Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement (High Seas Treaty)
2024-12-19 · Resources · IF12283 · HTML available · PDF available
Science and Technology Issues for the 118th Congress
2024-10-15 · Reports · R47373 · HTML available · PDF available
Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing: Frequently Asked Questions
2024-10-08 · Reports · R48215 · HTML available · PDF available
NOAA’s Commercial Data Program: Background and Considerations for Congress
2024-05-30 · Resources · IF12671 · HTML available · PDF available
Seabed Mining in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone
2024-05-17 · Infographics · IG10053 · HTML available · PDF available
Outer Limits of the U.S. Extended Continental Shelf: Background and Issues for Congress
2024-02-07 · Reports · R47912 · HTML available · PDF available
Potential Impacts of Offshore Wind on the Marine Ecosystem and Associated Species: Background and Issues for Congress
2024-01-19 · Reports · R47894 · HTML available · PDF available
Guardians of the Sea: Examining Coast Guard Efforts in Drug Enforcement, Illegal Migration, and IUU Fishing
2023-11-14 · Testimony · TE10089 · HTML available · PDF available
Protection of Undersea Telecommunication Cables: Issues for Congress
2023-08-07 · Reports · R47648 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Involvement in Ocean-Based Research and Development
2023-05-01 · Reports · R47021 · HTML available · PDF available
Ocean Acidification: Frequently Asked Questions
2023-04-25 · Reports · R47300 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Lands and Related Resources: Overview and Selected Issues for the 118th Congress
2023-02-24 · Reports · R43429 · HTML available · PDF available
eDNA/eRNA: Scientific Value in What’s Left Behind
2022-12-15 · Resources · IF12285 · HTML available · PDF available
Geoengineering: Ocean Iron Fertilization
2022-07-07 · Reports · R47172 · HTML available · PDF available
Approaches for the Sustainable Management of U.S. Ocean Waters and the Ocean Economy: Considerations for Congress
2022-02-08 · Resources · IF12037 · HTML available · PDF available