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Topic: Coral

Diver conducting fish survey on Gray's Reef with a variety of invertebrates including soft coral, finger sponge, and a few fish.

Planet NOAA Podcast Episode 11: Close-up on corals

February 3, 2025

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Planet NOAA Podcast

Diver conducting fish survey on Gray's Reef with a variety of invertebrates including soft coral, finger sponge, and a few fish.

A gorgonian coral (Muricea pendula). A bright pink, branched coral.

From threat to threatened: A brief history of coral reef research

January 22, 2025

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A gorgonian coral (Muricea pendula). A bright pink, branched coral.

National Marine Sanctuary System Map showing the locations of all 17 National Marine Sanctuaries and both marine monuments.

How NOAA's sanctuaries got their names

December 2, 2024

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National Marine Sanctuary System Map showing the locations of all 17 National Marine Sanctuaries and both marine monuments.

Image showing a three-panel image shows a boulder star coral in St. Croix, USVI, as it shifted from healthy (May 2023), to bleached (October 2023), to recovered (March 2024), following extreme marine heat stress throughout the Caribbean basin in 2023.

NOAA confirms 4th global coral bleaching event

April 15, 2024

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Image showing a three-panel image shows a boulder star coral in St. Croix, USVI, as it shifted from healthy (May 2023), to bleached (October 2023), to recovered (March 2024), following extreme marine heat stress throughout the Caribbean basin in 2023.

Photo showing a mass coral bleaching of multiple coral species at Cheeca Rocks, Florida Keys in late July 2023.

NOAA, University of Queensland report: Marine heatwaves severely impacting corals

December 7, 2023

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Photo showing a mass coral bleaching of multiple coral species at Cheeca Rocks, Florida Keys in late July 2023.

Extensive bleaching of the soft coral Palythoa caribaeorum on Emerald Reef, Key Biscayne, Florida. Date unknown.

The ongoing marine heat waves in U.S. waters, explained

July 14, 2023

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marine heat waves

Extensive bleaching of the soft coral Palythoa caribaeorum on Emerald Reef, Key Biscayne, Florida. Date unknown.

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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America the Beautiful

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.

A drawing of the HYDROLAB, showing a cross section of the inside. Two people are inside the Hydrolab, one at the lab and the other in the moon pool.

How NOAA’s first undersea lab helped scientists study corals

December 5, 2022

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A drawing of the HYDROLAB, showing a cross section of the inside. Two people are inside the Hydrolab, one at the lab and the other in the moon pool.

Image showing Rico Diaz swimming past a heavily diseased brain coral.

NOAA releases Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease response plan

October 5, 2022

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Image showing Rico Diaz swimming past a heavily diseased brain coral.

Image showing Rico Diaz swimming past a heavily diseased brain coral.

NOAA to release response plan for coral disease

September 22, 2022

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Image showing Rico Diaz swimming past a heavily diseased brain coral.

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