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A walrus sits on top of ice.
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The Cultural Icescapes of the Arctic

Sea ice is typically viewed as the domain of physical and natural scientists, the...
March 2014
A map of NOAA's 13 marine protected areas
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40 Years of National Marine Sanctuaries

In 1872, the United States did something remarkable. We set aside one of our...
October 2012
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

What does a bioluminescent creature that lives more than two miles below the...
November 2011
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

Have you ever gone to your favorite coastal or lakeside beach and instead of having...
September 2011
A variety of organisms make their home on this tropical coral reef in Indonesia.
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Coral Reefs Need You

For those of you who have had the opportunity to visit a coral reef, you know that...
October 2010
A diver cares for the reef by cleaning up discarded fishing gear and garbage.
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Resolve to Protect the Ocean

Happy New Year! We’ve officially hit mid-January, but there is still plenty of...
January 2010
A narwhal breaches the surface, its tusk pointed to the sky
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Why a Tusk? The real-life unicorns of the sea and the tusks that make them famous

In the frigid Arctic Ocean, a mysterious toothed whale—the narwhal— resides...
August 2017
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

  More than ever, the fate of the ocean is in our hands. To be good...
September 2011
An algal bloom, also known as a red tide, has converted the ocean's surf to a red color
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Scientists Work to Predict and Prevent Algae Blooms

Algae, like all organisms, normally grow in balance with their ecosystems, limited...
July 2011
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

In 2009, Ruth Meadows, a science teacher from Opelika Middle School in Opelika, AL...
March 2010
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

The threats faced by our ocean planet may seem overwhelming. In the face of...
December 2009
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