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Topic: Coral reefs

A scuba diver under water with a tablet observing a coral reef

‘Reef guardians’ monitor corals in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

March 6, 2026

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Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

A scuba diver under water with a tablet observing a coral reef

underwater coral reef with yellow and silver fish swimming around

Corals Week 2025: Celebrating significance of coral reef ecosystems

December 1, 2025

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Climate-Ready Coasts

underwater coral reef with yellow and silver fish swimming around

Scuba diver installing or inspecting a mooring anchor on the ocean floor

NOAA installs mooring buoys in its national marine sanctuaries

June 11, 2025

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Scuba diver installing or inspecting a mooring anchor on the ocean floor

Three people wearing life preservers standing with large spherical yellow buoys on a boat in the ocean

Buoy Team helps boaters safely enjoy Florida sanctuary waters

March 13, 2025

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marine protected areas

Three people wearing life preservers standing with large spherical yellow buoys on a boat in the ocean

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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Heritage stories

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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Heritage stories

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

Dianne posing in knee-high water in snorkeling gear.

Fostering environmental stewardship in the Northern Mariana Islands

April 17, 2024

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Dianne posing in knee-high water in snorkeling gear.

(left) Healthy elkhorn coral at Horseshoe Reef in the upper Florida Keys before last summer’s mass bleaching event. (right) Bleached wild and outplanted staghorn and brain corals at Sombrero Key Reef in the middle Florida Keys in the summer of 2023.

Restoring coral in Florida Keys after devastating 2023 marine heat wave

May 6, 2024

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(left) Healthy elkhorn coral at Horseshoe Reef in the upper Florida Keys before last summer’s mass bleaching event. (right) Bleached wild and outplanted staghorn and brain corals at Sombrero Key Reef in the middle Florida Keys in the summer of 2023.

bathymetric information collected around American Samoa, Ofu and Olosega Islands, Taʻū Island, and Rose Island during the 2023 survey season

Exploring the seafloor and shallow-water corals on NOAA Ship Rainier

April 17, 2024

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charts and maps

bathymetric information collected around American Samoa, Ofu and Olosega Islands, Taʻū Island, and Rose Island during the 2023 survey season

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