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Cut of Atlantic Salmon on a Plate

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Love Salmon? Listen Up.

A beach clean-up in Malaysia brings young people together to care for their coastline.

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How You Can Help the Ocean

An opah at the Honolulu Fish Auction with a printed label attached that includes an ID number, bar code, the date, the receiver's ID number, the cart number, species name, vessel name, and weight of the fish.

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“Storied Fish”: Why Sustainable Seafood Requires A Tale

A variety of organisms make their home on this tropical coral reef in Indonesia.

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Coral Reefs Need You

Photograph of an oiled brown pelican squatting on the beach.

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Animals and the Oil Spill: What Can You Do?

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Pile of Plastic Trash

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Plastic Trash Plagues the Ocean

A diver collects water samples.

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Ocean Sampling Day – Taking the Pulse of the World’s Oceans

David Barouh displays fresh fish for sale at Seattle’s Pike Place Market

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Sustainable Seafood Glossary of Terms

A beach scene with groups of people walking in the water and playing with the sand.

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Be Kind to the Beach

A light painted image of a hand-painted ceramic fish with light emitting from its mouth

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Using Light Painting to Teach Bioluminescence

Tiny jellies in a petri dish.

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Fishing for Plastic: Science in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Ruth Meadows examines specimens as part of her Teacher at Sea experience. NOAA Teacher at Sea Ruth Meadows sorts specimens aboard the NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow as part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge Ecosystem (MAR-ECO) project.

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NOAA Teacher at Sea Ruth Meadows

image of deep-sea sea star

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Celebrate World Ocean Day

Photograph of an oiled brown pelican squatting on the beach.

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Animals and the Oil Spill: What Can You Do?

Students of the Alaska SeaLife Center delegation.

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Teens Take Action on the Ocean & Climate

Students share a microscope to get a closer look at plankton samples from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.

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A Current Event in the Classroom: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

A diver cares for the reef by cleaning up discarded fishing gear and garbage.

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Reef Rescue: Protect Coral Reefs with Your Actions