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Sea bass flock to a tropical coral reef in the Red Sea.

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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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Sea bass flock to a tropical coral reef in the Red Sea.

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5 Simple Things You Can Do for the Ocean

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

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

Sophi Bromenshenkel poses with a hammerhead shark snow sculpture.

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Saving Sharks and Dolphins, Near and Far

A red and yellow gyotaku-style fish print of a flounder

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Educational Uses of Gyotaku or Fish Printing

Screenshot from video of someone demonstrating light painting.

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Light Painting Tutorial

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

Cut of Atlantic Salmon on a Plate

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Love Salmon? Listen Up.

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

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Resolve to Protect the Ocean

A student uses a marker to decorate a reusable lunch bag with ocean creatures

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Teaching Your Students About Marine Debris: a Classroom Activity

Tiny jellies in a petri dish.

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Fishing for Plastic: Science in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch