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Topic: Marine life

A scuba diver takes a close up look at a large, purple and orange sunflower sea star in Puget Sound.

New eDNA tool to help track recovery of sunflower sea star, a Pacific Coast ‘apex predator’

June 25, 2026

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A scuba diver takes a close up look at a large, purple and orange sunflower sea star in Puget Sound.

Two commercial fishing boats using bright overhead lights while operating at night.

7 ways El Niño could affect West Coast marine species

June 15, 2026

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Two commercial fishing boats using bright overhead lights while operating at night.

The golden orb specimen, being held by a person with blue rubber gloves, in the lab at the Smithsonian Institute.

Scientists reveal identity of mysterious ‘golden orb’ collected during NOAA expedition

April 22, 2026

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ocean exploration

Okeanos Explorer

The golden orb specimen, being held by a person with blue rubber gloves, in the lab at the Smithsonian Institute.

Liftoff of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket carrying NOAA’s SWFO-L1 satellite observatory from the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

5 ways NOAA scientists helped improve human and marine life in 2025

February 25, 2026

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Liftoff of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket carrying NOAA’s SWFO-L1 satellite observatory from the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

An image of a ctenophore taken by the Deep Discoverer remotely operated vehicle.

Delve far below the surface with these creatures of the deep

March 26, 2025

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An image of a ctenophore taken by the Deep Discoverer remotely operated vehicle.

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

Aerial view of the Palisades fire at 10:45 a.m. Pacific Time on January 7, 2025, soon after it ignited. The image was acquired by the European Space Agency’s Sentinel-2 satellite.

Podcast: Could the LA Wildfires harm California's marine life?

February 27, 2025

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Aerial view of the Palisades fire at 10:45 a.m. Pacific Time on January 7, 2025, soon after it ignited. The image was acquired by the European Space Agency’s Sentinel-2 satellite.

A view from a satellite over Earth’s ocean and an aerial view of a blue whale.

Podcast: How NOAA satellites monitor ocean health

January 17, 2025

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A view from a satellite over Earth’s ocean and an aerial view of a blue whale.

A Hawaiian monk seal entangled in a derelict fishing net.

Marine debris cleanup in Hawaii reduces seal entanglements

October 2, 2024

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marine protected areas

A Hawaiian monk seal entangled in a derelict fishing net.

Kiaʻi Kanaloa and Hui Hoʻoleimaluō members respond to a stranded palaoa (whale), a Kogia calf, on Hawaiʻi Island. Their efforts are part of a new and developing stranding response partnership with NOAA Fisheries.

Community partners respond to whale, dolphin strandings in Hawaii

September 5, 2024

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Kiaʻi Kanaloa and Hui Hoʻoleimaluō members respond to a stranded palaoa (whale), a Kogia calf, on Hawaiʻi Island. Their efforts are part of a new and developing stranding response partnership with NOAA Fisheries.

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