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Topic: Pacific Ocean

A satellite image of 3 hurricanes in the Pacific starting left to right with Dolphin, Fausto and Genevieve.

Pacific Hurricanes Fausto and Genevieve actually had origins near Africa

August 6, 2026

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satellite images

A satellite image of 3 hurricanes in the Pacific starting left to right with Dolphin, Fausto and Genevieve.

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.

Bering sea pollock fleet prepares to depart Dutch Harbor, Alaska, for another season of the largest commercial fishery in the U.S.

NOAA strengthens commitment to world-class tsunami monitoring and detection in Pacific

March 17, 2026

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Bering sea pollock fleet prepares to depart Dutch Harbor, Alaska, for another season of the largest commercial fishery in the U.S.

Tsunami waves striking coastal buildings in Miyako, Japan, in 2011. Source: Earthquake Memorial Museum; Iwate Construction Association

On this day: Japan's deadly 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami

March 11, 2026

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Tsunami waves striking coastal buildings in Miyako, Japan, in 2011. Source: Earthquake Memorial Museum; Iwate Construction Association

Satellite image of Tropical Storm Hone from NOAA's GOES-18 satellite on August 24, 2024.

NOAA predicts less active 2025 central Pacific hurricane season

May 15, 2025

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hurricane season

seasonal outlooks

Satellite image of Tropical Storm Hone from NOAA's GOES-18 satellite on August 24, 2024.

Bright yellow trunkfish swimming near corals in the ocean

Rare species found in National Marine Sanctuaries and Monuments

February 27, 2025

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Bright yellow trunkfish swimming near corals in the ocean

Investing in the next generation of indigenous stewards and scientists

Investing in the next generation of indigenous stewards and scientists

December 10, 2024

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Tribal Nations and Indigenous Peoples

Investing in the next generation of indigenous stewards and scientists

Palmyra Atoll is home to some of the healthiest marine ecosystems in the world and is reported to be among the most predator-dominated and biomass-rich reefs and atolls in the Central Pacific Ocean.

Department of Commerce announces plan to initiate process to designate marine sanctuary in Pacific Remote Islands

March 24, 2023

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marine protected areas

Department of Commerce

Palmyra Atoll is home to some of the healthiest marine ecosystems in the world and is reported to be among the most predator-dominated and biomass-rich reefs and atolls in the Central Pacific Ocean.

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