In the town of Oxford, MD, NOAA is the largest employer. Without the Cooperative Oxford Lab, the town ceases to exist.

NOAA installed a tide gauge for the town so they can better respond to nuisance flooding.

I worry that the focus on NOAA's weather predicting value is ignoring the millions of other ways NOAA researchers enrich communities and local economies.

There are no oysters without NOAA. There are no blue crabs without NOAA. NOAA trains teachers. NOAA is the lifeblood of coastal communities.