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Screenshot from video "Connecting Coral Reefs" showing illustrations of an underwater coral community.
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Connecting Coral Reefs

Coral reefs are some of the most endangered ecosystems on the planet that are home...
Wed, 11/15/2017 - 09:37
a whale tail fluke
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Marine Sanctuaries

NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuary System has made important strides in ocean...
Fri, 01/14/2011 - 14:01
derelict fishing nets
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Recycled Fishing Gear Converted into Energy

Instead of adding castaway fishing nets to already crowded landfills, Hawaii’s...
Wed, 06/11/2014 - 15:44
diver in a coral reef
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Marine Protected Areas

Marine Protected Areas (or MPAs) ensure that a wide range of marine ecosystems are...
Fri, 01/14/2011 - 10:57
Fish swim in Cabo Pulmo Marine Reserve off the Baja California peninsula.
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How Laws Around the World Help Improve Ocean Health

Solving environmental problems often starts with small groups of people working to...
April 2018
Sunset over a fishing net.
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Success Stories in Ocean Conservation

It is easy to feel hopeless when reading the news coverage of ocean conservation....
Thu, 06/12/2014 - 11:09
This Marine National Monument protects a chain of atolls and reefs 1,931-kilometers (1,200-miles) long.
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Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument

This Marine National Monument protects a chain of atolls and reefs 1,931-kilometers...
This whale is entangled in fishing gear. The inset shows how special fishing lines allow whales to escape such accidental entrapments.
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Fishing Gear Solutions

This whale is entangled in fishing gear. Entangled whales often need human help to...
Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Splash – Monitoring Humpback Whales

Students learn the importance of monitoring endangered marine mammals like humpback...
Mon, 11/30/2009 - 11:26
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Trout cages in 30 feet of water.
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Aquaculture Comes Full Circle

Until recently we were farmers on land and hunter-gatherers at sea, but how we get...
September 2015
The coastline of American Samoa National Marine Sanctuary
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The Reefs of American Samoa: A Story of Hope

Sometimes called the rainforests of the sea, coral reefs are incredibly diverse and...
September 2014
The coastline of American Samoa National Marine Sanctuary
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American Samoa National Marine Sanctuary

American Samoa National Marine Sanctuary comprises a fringing coral reef ecosystem...

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