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Topic: Ocean

A deep sea lizard sits on the ocean floor

Explore the seafloor with NOAA's modernized data portal

April 22, 2026

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A deep sea lizard sits on the ocean floor

Fish swim in a kelp forest

Undersea conversations: How fish communicate in a noisy ocean

August 15, 2025

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Fish swim in a kelp forest

robotic arm with sensor gathers data from from hydrothermal vent in sea

Seamounts, or underwater mountain habitats, are biodiversity hotspots

June 11, 2025

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marine biodiversity

robotic arm with sensor gathers data from from hydrothermal vent in sea

Youth Ambassador holds up ocean themed book

Meet the leaders of NOAA’s Ocean Guardian Youth Ambassador Program

June 11, 2025

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Youth Ambassador holds up ocean themed book

NOAA’s copper plate printing press, purchased by the U.S. Coast Survey in 1851 and in operation through 1976.

Friday Find: Hot off the Press

June 13, 2025

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nautical charts and maps

NOAA’s copper plate printing press, purchased by the U.S. Coast Survey in 1851 and in operation through 1976.

Red Saildrone 1090 departs San Francisco Bay on September 16, 2024 .

Uncrewed surface vehicles usher in new era of ocean observation

June 4, 2025

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uncrewed systems

measurements and observations

Red Saildrone 1090 departs San Francisco Bay on September 16, 2024 .

Stream passing under large culvert surrounded by rocks with dirt on top.

Minnesota culvert replacement project will help trout migrate

May 20, 2025

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coastal restoration

coastal ecosystems

Stream passing under large culvert surrounded by rocks with dirt on top.

Photo of a Parapagurus sp. crab with a coral in the genus Epizoanthus on its back makes its way across a spectacular and unexpectedly densely packed field of ferromanganese nodules blanketing the seafloor of Gosnold Seamount, explored during Dive 16 of the 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones expedition. Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones: New England and Corner Rise Seamounts.

Deep seabed mineral development: A media resource guide

April 25, 2025

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Photo of a Parapagurus sp. crab with a coral in the genus Epizoanthus on its back makes its way across a spectacular and unexpectedly densely packed field of ferromanganese nodules blanketing the seafloor of Gosnold Seamount, explored during Dive 16 of the 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones expedition. Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones: New England and Corner Rise Seamounts.

Photo of the remotely operated vehicle Deep Discoverer traverses over an extensive field of ferromanganese nodules that formed the bulk of the hard seafloor substrate for much of Dive 17 of the 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones expedition. Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones: New England and Corner Rise Seamounts.

‘The next gold rush’: President Trump unlocks access to critical deep seabed minerals

April 25, 2025

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resource management

Photo of the remotely operated vehicle Deep Discoverer traverses over an extensive field of ferromanganese nodules that formed the bulk of the hard seafloor substrate for much of Dive 17 of the 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones expedition. Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones: New England and Corner Rise Seamounts.

A predatory sea star slowly works its way up a bamboo coral on an unnamed seamount in the Pacific Islands region.

Virtually dive (live!) into Pacific waters with NOAA’s Okeanos Explorer

April 10, 2025

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ocean exploration

A predatory sea star slowly works its way up a bamboo coral on an unnamed seamount in the Pacific Islands region.

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