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Polishing the Keys: Local Florida tour companies pitch in to clean up after storm

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Diver brings up trap line collected during a post-Hurricane Irma cleanup in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.

Video: NOAA supports STEM after school at 21st Century Community Learning Centers

February 12, 2018

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Star Lake Elementary and Totem Middle School students work with the Environmental Science Center to sample macroinvertebrates at a field study site in Washington state as part of a 2017 NOAA-21st Century Community Learning Center Watershed STEM Education Partnership Grant.

NOAA ship on a mission to support safe navigation and habitat mappingoffsite link

October 11, 2017

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NOAA Ship Rainier anchored in Cuyler Harbor adjacent to San Miguel Island, California.

Teachers tackle ocean acidification with Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary

August 30, 2017

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To better understand the effects of ocean acidification, Nicole Harris, OCNMS Education Specialist, explores tidepools with local teachers during the workshop, "Ocean Science: Engineering Solutions for a Changing Environment."

NOAA seeks public input on proposed Lake Michigan sanctuary

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Trading vessels like the 95-foot long schooner Gallinipper linked Wisconsin coastal cities with distant markets in the 1830s and 1840s, fueling local and regional economies.Originally built as the Nancy Dousman in 1832, Gallinipper is Wisconsin’s oldest shipwrecks discovered to date.

NOAA seeks public input on proposed Mallows Bay sanctuary

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Mallows Bay contains more than 100 known and possible shipwrecks.

Invasive Species Week: Chat live on reddit with scientists about the lionfish invasion

February 27, 2017

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invasive species

An invasive species, such as the lionfish, is an organism that causes ecological or economic harm in a new environment where it is not native.

Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary supports jobs, business income

February 17, 2017

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Visitors practice yoga with a view of the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary.

NOAA releases draft plans for proposed marine sanctuaries in Wisconsin and Maryland

January 6, 2017

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The schooner Home is one of the oldest shipwrecks discovered in Wisconsin.

Students take action against marine debris by embracing zero waste

October 4, 2016

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Students at Lupelele Elementary School in Pago Pago, American Samoa worked together to keep their campus clean of litter through campus cleanups.

Scientists discover new deep-reef species in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument

September 6, 2016

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Pete Basabe’s Butteflyfish (Prognathodes basabei Pyle and Kosaki 2016) at a depth of 180 feet off Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

Blog: Celebrating 100 years of 'America's best idea'

August 25, 2016

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A father and daughter enjoy a kayak trip in NOAA's Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Be sure to check the weather forecast before venturing out on the water, wherever you might be.

Sea-level rise, ocean acidification, ocean warming threaten Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument

August 23, 2016

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A juvenile Hawaiian monk seal rests on a beach on Tern Island, French Frigate Shoals. Projected sea-level rise at Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument could threaten these and other marine mammals.

A first look at two WWII Battle of the Atlantic shipwrecks

August 22, 2016

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The freighter SS Bluefields was sunk by the German submarine U-576 in July 1942. The wrecks of the two ships were discovered in 2014 off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, only 240 yards apart.

Ecosystem Pen Pals: Indigenous youth connect communities through action

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Students from Chief Kitsap Academy provide a cultural performance at the Indigenous Youth Summit on Climate Change and Ocean Change.

NOAA expands Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Lake Huron

September 5, 2014

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Within Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary lie the remains of nearly 100 shipwrecks that represent a microcosm of maritime commerce and travel on the Great Lakes. The D.M. Wilson, a wooden bulk freighter, sank in 1894 after springing a leak. Most of the Wilson's hull remains intact today in the sanctuary, including a large windlass that rests on the bow.

NOAA seeks input on Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary boundaries

February 3, 2015

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Colorful sponges and bright green fleshy algae adorn the cap of Bright Bank, which is showing signs of damage from excavations and dynamiting activities.

Ocean Guardian Programs

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Ocean Guardian Programs

LiMPETS Networkoffsite link

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High school students participate in the LiMPETS environmental monitoring program in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.

National Marine Sanctuaries Citizen Science

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Citizen science volunteers conduct water quality monitoring in the watersheds of our national marine sanctuaries.

National Marine Sanctuaries Webinar Series

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NOAA Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary is one of the largest live-bottom reefs of the southeastern United States.

National Marine Sanctuaries Workshops

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California teachers get trained on water quality monitoring that they can then take back into their classrooms to promote STEM education.

Get Into Your Sanctuary days: June 25-26, 2016

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Surfing in Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary.

Ocean for Life

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Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program

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Former Dr. Nancy Foster Scholar, Kimberly Tenggardjaja.

Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary expansion proposed

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Colorful sponges and bright green fleshy algae adorn the cap of Bright Bank, which is showing signs of damage from excavations and dynamiting activities.

The mystery of the missing USS Conestoga is solved

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The officers and crew of USS Conestoga, in San Diego, California in 1921. Lost for 95 years, the tug was discovered in the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary off San Francisco.

NOAA and Navy to discuss new information about USS Conestoga

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Cordell Bank, Farallones national marine sanctuaries expanded

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Fish atop a coral reef in NOAA’s Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, off the coast of Northern California. (NOAA)

NOAA announces updated process for nominating new national marine sanctuaries

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NOAA Sanctuaries establishes new business advisory council

September 12, 2013

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NOAA Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary is one of the largest live-bottom reefs of the southeastern United States.

NOAA: Tortugas marine reserve yields more, larger fish

February 4, 2013

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