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Media advisory: Florida Keys to undergo unprecedented coral reef restoration effort

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Coral Restoration Foundation divers transplant nursery-grown staghorn coral to Carysfort Reef in 2018. On Dec. 9, NOAA will announce a major coral reef restoration strategy targeting seven reefs in the Florida Keys.

Fisheries scientists receive Cozzarelli Prize for coral reef fish research

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Coral reef ecosystem.

Podcast: Protecting Culebra's coral reefs

February 3, 2021

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A beautiful beach on Culebra Island, Puerto Rico. Undated image.

NOAA strategy addresses stony coral tissue loss disease

November 24, 2020

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A diseased brain coral in Looe Key, Florida. The disease is leaving a white band of recently dead skeleton in contrast to the healthy, yellow/brown tissue.

Podcast: From diving to data, get a close-up look at coral research

September 2, 2020

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NOAA Research Ecologist and scuba diver Shay Viehman finishes up a survey of corals in the deep blue waters of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. In the foreground is a huge mound of corals.

NOAA unveils 10-year roadmap for tackling ocean, Great Lakes acidification

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ocean acidification

Ocean acidification has been shown to impact the growth of corals and contribute to dissolution of reefs. NOAA and partner scientists are working to restore and regrow corals in this coral reef nursery in the NOAA Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. This diver from XL Catlin SeaView Survey team is collecting 360-degree imagery for virtual reality displays of the nursery.

There's little relief in the deep for heat-stressed corals

January 16, 2020

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NOAA scientist Jeannette Clark checks the serial number on a device that records underwater temperatures. Researchers deployed hundreds of these devices at coral reefs across the Pacific Ocean from 2001 through 2017 to learn how warming ocean temperatures may affect deep-water coral reefs.

Infographic: What is coral bleaching? See how it happens

December 4, 2019

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Coral bleaching infographic - high resolution

An update on the ongoing coral disease outbreak in Florida

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A NOAA diver surveys the progression of stony coral tissue loss disease in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, July 2019.

New deep-sea coral species discovered in national marine sanctuary

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C. cordellbankensis coral colonies.

Coral skeletons teach NOAA about the past ocean

December 13, 2018

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Coral core.

2018 Pacific expeditions: Corals and clean-up

November 15, 2018

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NOAA divers remove a net from the reef at Pearl and Hermes Atoll.

Scientists want to know: What's causing coral disease in the Florida Keys?

August 16, 2018

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Scientists document stony coral tissue loss disease as it infects nearly two dozen stony coral species on the Florida Reef Tract.

Treasures of the deep: Searching national marine sanctuaries

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Swiftia farallonesica, a species of whip-like gorgonian coral.

Hope for corals: Building species resilience in coral nurseries

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Coral “farmers” tend to corals growing in a nursery.

These veterans have a mission: This time, it’s fighting for coral

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Divers perform coral restoration in Puerto Rico at the end of February 2018. In just one day of the mission, 110 corals were reattached — mostly Orbicella annularis and some brain corals, ranging from 20-50 centimeters in size.

Teachers: Highlight corals in your classroom during this International Year of the Reef

February 22, 2018

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The forereef benthic community at Swains Island in American Samoa is dominated by an assemblage of plating Montipora and branching cauliflower coral (Pocillopora meandrina).

Video: Scientists study "twilight zone" corals in Florida

January 18, 2018

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A giant barrel sponge on Pulley Ridge provides habitat for many creatures, including a squat lobster (right) and a brittle star (left).

Operation: Coral Rescue is under way

December 7, 2017

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response and restoration

Force Blue divers underwater lifting coral heads.

How coral savvy are you? Build your knowledge during #CoralsWeek

December 4, 2017

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Healthy coral found in the waters of American Samoa.

Video: Why scientists are studying deep-sea coral genetics in the Gulf of Mexico

November 6, 2017

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This image from 2011 shows a gorgonian sea fan and symbiotic brittle stars from a site at approximately 350 meters depth in the Green Canyon area of the Gulf of Mexico.

Global coral bleaching event likely ending

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A bleached colony of table Acropora at Fagatele Bay, Tutuila, American Samoa.

Blog: Promoting resilient coral reefs in a changing climate

November 29, 2016

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A pink whipray (Himantura fai) glides over colonies of the branching coral Stylophora at Swains Island, American Samoa.

NOAA awards $9.3 million to advance coral reef conservation

October 17, 2016

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The 2016 coral reef grants and cooperative agreements issued by the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program include work to monitor the condition of reefs, promote reef resilience in the face of a changing climate, and enhance sustainable fisheries.

NOAA Fisheries finds ESA listing of Alaska cold-water corals is not warranted

February 12, 2013

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Discover newly explored deep-sea coral habitats

August 12, 2016

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Deep-sea coral with Alaskan rockfish.

NOAA Fisheries publishes final recovery plan for threatened corals

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Elkhorn Coral (Acropora palmata).

VIDEO: Repairing the reef in West Hawaiʻi

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habitat restoration

In West Hawai’i, a NOAA Habitat Focus Area, NOAA is partnering with The Nature Conservancy, local communities, government agencies, non-profit organizations and businesses to restore habitat and improve coral reef health along with other natural and cultural resources.

Coral reef ecosystems

School in great numbers at Rapture Reef, French Frigate Shoals, Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Monument

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Video: Discover the deep-sea corals of Maine

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Dense, multispecies deep-sea coral garden at 200 m in western Jordan Basin, Gulf of Maine; includes Paramuricea placomus, Primnoa resedaeformis, and Acanthogorgia cf. armata. Kraken 2 ROV.

Coral: The gift you don't want to give, or get

December 2, 2019

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Coral jewelry is the gift you don't want to give ... or get. Let's leave it in the reef.

PODCAST: Connecting the dots between humans and coral reefs

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NOAA closely monitors coral health near U.S. states and territories with high densities of coral reefs. Part of this long-term scientific study involves better understanding the humans who live near and rely upon these reefs. Shown here: Hanauma Bay, Hawaii

Coral bleaching threat increasing in western Atlantic and Pacific oceans

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Compared to healthy coral, which appear in shades of purple and gold, bleached coral on the Great Barrier Reef appear bone white.

Warm ocean temperatures may mean major coral bleaching

February 17, 2015

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Corals - The bottom line.

Scientists on NOAA-led mission discover new coral species off California

November 5, 2014

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The National Marine Sanctuary Program's 67-foot R/V Fulmar is used to greatly expand and enhance research, education and emergency response programs for the west coast region.