It's unclear whether the system is currently intact.

Lisa Murkowski, a Republican senator, joins Democrats in bid to stop dismantling the Ocean Observatories Initiative

The oceans bordering our continents have long been a quiet backdrop to daily life. As we take the weekend off to visit the seaside, observe cargo vessels arriving at the nearby…

The effort to pull some 900 ocean-monitoring buoys and sensors from the water drew backlash from scientists and lawmakers

It's unclear whether the system is currently intact.

The Ocean Observatories Initiative was on the chopping block in President Donald Trump's proposed budget for 2026.