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Deep-sea scleractinian coral Lophelia pertusa with a bubblegum octocoral (in red, Paragorgia sp.) at 300 meters depth on Piggy Bank in Southern California’s Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.

New research finds deep sea corals could face ‘osteoporosis of the sea’

September 17, 2020

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Deep-sea scleractinian coral Lophelia pertusa with a bubblegum octocoral (in red, Paragorgia sp.) at 300 meters depth on Piggy Bank in Southern California’s Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.

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.

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.

Fish swim around a coral reef in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Undated image.

Coral reef health reports issued for Atlantic, Gulf and Caribbean

May 27, 2020

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Fish swim around a coral reef in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Undated image.

The 2020-2022 fellowship class at orientation. From left, Valentine Vaeoso (American Samoa), Ilan Bubb (CNMI), Victoria Barker (Florida), Matthew Davies (USVI), Justin Cruz (Puerto Rico), Bert Weeks (Hawaii), and Cara Lin (Guam).

Coral fellows take on local issues

March 17, 2020

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The 2020-2022 fellowship class at orientation. From left, Valentine Vaeoso (American Samoa), Ilan Bubb (CNMI), Victoria Barker (Florida), Matthew Davies (USVI), Justin Cruz (Puerto Rico), Bert Weeks (Hawaii), and Cara Lin (Guam).

Corals in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

Mission: Iconic Reefs aims to save Florida Keys corals

December 10, 2019

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Corals in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

A thicket of elkhorn coral, most of it dead, at Looe Key Reef, shows the need for this restoration effort.

NOAA, partners launch groundbreaking Florida Keys coral reef restoration effort

December 9, 2019

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A thicket of elkhorn coral, most of it dead, at Looe Key Reef, shows the need for this restoration effort.

A NOAA dive team surveys the wreck of the USS Schurz, a U.S. Navy gunboat that sunk in 1918 off the coast of Cape Lookout, North Carolina, after colliding with another ship.

Shipwreck or natural reef? Video documents survey of fish habitats off NC coast

December 6, 2019

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A NOAA dive team surveys the wreck of the USS Schurz, a U.S. Navy gunboat that sunk in 1918 off the coast of Cape Lookout, North Carolina, after colliding with another ship.

Coral bleaching infographic - high resolution

Infographic: What is coral bleaching? See how it happens

December 4, 2019

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Coral bleaching infographic - high resolution

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.

'Storehouses of biodiversity': A weeklong look at the importance of coral reefs

November 29, 2019

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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.

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.

NOAA, partners to announce major Florida Keys coral reef restoration effort

November 25, 2019

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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.

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