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The Point Arena lighthouse watches over the northern part of Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Greater Farallones expanded in 2015 to encompass more than 3,000 square miles off the coast of California, including the rich upwelling zone that originates off of Point Arena and flows south.

Sharks, seagrass and corals, oh my! Attend a live NOAA Sanctuaries webinar

July 30, 2021

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The Point Arena lighthouse watches over the northern part of Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Greater Farallones expanded in 2015 to encompass more than 3,000 square miles off the coast of California, including the rich upwelling zone that originates off of Point Arena and flows south.

Coral in the Red Sea.

G20 nations launch effort to speed coral reef-saving science, tech

July 15, 2021

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Coral in the Red Sea.

Diver transplants nursery-grown staghorn coral to reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary as part of NOAA’s recovery effort — Mission: Iconic Reefs.

Large-scale coral restoration begins in Florida Keys sanctuary

April 20, 2021

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habitat restoration

Diver transplants nursery-grown staghorn coral to reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary as part of NOAA’s recovery effort — Mission: Iconic Reefs.

Pillar coral (Dendrogyra cylindrus) is rare in the Florida Keys.

Scientists successfully halt tissue loss disease in pillar coral

March 4, 2021

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Pillar coral (Dendrogyra cylindrus) is rare in the Florida Keys.

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

Podcast: Protecting Culebra's coral reefs

February 3, 2021

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

Pictured: Big Momma, a large coral head, in the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa. NOAA-funded researchers have recently identified a NEW, record-sized coral colony at Ta’u Island in American Samoa, even larger than the island’s Big Momma colony, one of the largest in the world.

NOAA researchers and partners find new record-sized coral colony in American Samoa

January 22, 2021

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Pictured: Big Momma, a large coral head, in the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa. NOAA-funded researchers have recently identified a NEW, record-sized coral colony at Ta’u Island in American Samoa, even larger than the island’s Big Momma colony, one of the largest in the world.

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.

Celebrating veterans serving in habitat conservation

November 12, 2020

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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.

A brain coral among a group of staghorn corals in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

U.S. coral reefs’ health assessed for the first time on a national scale

November 10, 2020

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A brain coral among a group of staghorn corals in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The island of Nihoa in Hawaii's Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument as seen from aboard a Polynesian canoe. Photo: Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

New Hawaii marine monument report: 'An unrivaled reef ecosystem'

October 20, 2020

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marine protected areas

The island of Nihoa in Hawaii's Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument as seen from aboard a Polynesian canoe. Photo: Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

A large steephead parrotfish or laggua near Tumon Bay, Guam.

NOAA grants to advance coral reef conservation science and management

October 7, 2020

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A large steephead parrotfish or laggua near Tumon Bay, Guam.

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