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Aerial view showing restoration and conservation project planning in Maine’s Scarborough Marsh — one of the coastal zone management projects recommended for funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law — will improve public access and protect areas for marsh migration. Credit: Scarborough Land Trust.

Biden-Harris Administration announces $123 million for coastal habitat restoration through Investing in America agenda

April 22, 2024

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Aerial view showing restoration and conservation project planning in Maine’s Scarborough Marsh — one of the coastal zone management projects recommended for funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law — will improve public access and protect areas for marsh migration. Credit: Scarborough Land Trust.

Photo showing endangered Hawaiian monk seal, fish and coral in the complex and highly productive marine ecosystems of Papahānaumokuākea in Hawaii. (Credit: NOAA)

NOAA proposes national marine sanctuary in Papahānaumokuākea

February 29, 2024

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Photo showing endangered Hawaiian monk seal, fish and coral in the complex and highly productive marine ecosystems of Papahānaumokuākea in Hawaii. (Credit: NOAA)

Photo showing coral reef at Swains Island in American Samoa, showing an assemblage of plating Montipora coral and branching cauliflower coral Pocillopora meandrina. Credit: James Morioka, NOAA.

NOAA, Smithsonian join forces to advance ocean biodiversity and resilience

January 23, 2024

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marine biodiversity

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Photo showing coral reef at Swains Island in American Samoa, showing an assemblage of plating Montipora coral and branching cauliflower coral Pocillopora meandrina. Credit: James Morioka, NOAA.

Map image showing the difference between 30-meter and high-resolution land cover data can mean the difference between seeing large amounts of impervious surface versus neighborhoods with patches of forested area. The image on the right shows 30-meter land cover data for Shelter Bay in Skagit County, Washington, while the image on the left shows the same area with 1-meter high-resolution land cover data, making the product 900 times more detailed.

Biden-Harris Administration shares new land cover data to help communities understand coastal change

January 25, 2024

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Map image showing the difference between 30-meter and high-resolution land cover data can mean the difference between seeing large amounts of impervious surface versus neighborhoods with patches of forested area. The image on the right shows 30-meter land cover data for Shelter Bay in Skagit County, Washington, while the image on the left shows the same area with 1-meter high-resolution land cover data, making the product 900 times more detailed.

A pair of surfers walk on the shore during sunset in Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary

NOAA selects members to new advisory committee to advance area-based conservation

September 14, 2023

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A pair of surfers walk on the shore during sunset in Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary

Photo showing a colony of bamboo coral with crinoids on Mytilus Seamount, which is within both the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument and the Georges Bank Deep-Sea Coral Protected Area. Credit: NOAA Ocean Exploration, Northeast U.S. Canyons Expedition 2013.

Biden-Harris Administration proposes management plan, environmental assessment for Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument

September 12, 2023

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resource management

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Photo showing a colony of bamboo coral with crinoids on Mytilus Seamount, which is within both the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument and the Georges Bank Deep-Sea Coral Protected Area. Credit: NOAA Ocean Exploration, Northeast U.S. Canyons Expedition 2013.

Sunny view of the rocky coastline and deep blue water of the area proposed for the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary in San Luis Obispo County, California.

Biden-Harris Administration proposes new Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary off California coast

August 24, 2023

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marine protected areas

Tribal Nations and Indigenous Peoples

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Sunny view of the rocky coastline and deep blue water of the area proposed for the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary in San Luis Obispo County, California.

Image showing the coral reef that surrounds Palmyra Atoll is home to an incredible volume and diversity of fish (over 400 species) and other marine life.

NOAA considers sanctuary in waters around Pacific Remote Islands

April 17, 2023

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Image showing the coral reef that surrounds Palmyra Atoll is home to an incredible volume and diversity of fish (over 400 species) and other marine life.

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2022 in Review: Our Top Habitat Conservation Stories

January 17, 2023

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5 ways NOAA supported climate science and solutions in 2022

January 11, 2023

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