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World Ocean Day

An underwater graphic of a diver searching the ocean with a flashlight, a submarine with a school of fish, a sunken ship, a deep sea angler fish, and a hydrothermal vent. At the surface of the ocean is a large research vessel and a buoy with a satellite in the sky.

World Ocean Day Ocean Literacy graphics

June 8, 2022

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An underwater graphic of a diver searching the ocean with a flashlight, a submarine with a school of fish, a sunken ship, a deep sea angler fish, and a hydrothermal vent. At the surface of the ocean is a large research vessel and a buoy with a satellite in the sky.

Hawaiian green sea turtle.

It's World Ocean Day: Turn up the volume and be inspired

June 8, 2021

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Hawaiian green sea turtle.

Count down to World Ocean Day with our new Ocean Literacy graphics

June 2, 2021

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A woman standing on a flat rock ledge of a beach looks out at the blue ocean off the coast of Norway. Tall mountains lay in the distance. Undated 2019 image.

A healthy and biodiverse ocean starts with all of us

June 1, 2020

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A woman standing on a flat rock ledge of a beach looks out at the blue ocean off the coast of Norway. Tall mountains lay in the distance. Undated 2019 image.

Aerial view of the Pacific Ocean.

Ocean Month: So, how many oceans are there?

June 7, 2019

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Aerial view of the Pacific Ocean.

A group of young children and and adult look at and use plastic tubes to take samples of the sand on a beach at sunset.

These NOAA ocean heroes show that you can help the ocean at any age

June 6, 2018

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A group of young children and and adult look at and use plastic tubes to take samples of the sand on a beach at sunset.

University of Washington oceanographer Jan Newton uses an oceanography instrument to measure conductivity, temperature and depth in Puget Sound.

Celebrate World Ocean Day with NOAA and our partners

June 1, 2017

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University of Washington oceanographer Jan Newton uses an oceanography instrument to measure conductivity, temperature and depth in Puget Sound.

Video: Celebrate World Ocean Day.

Video: Celebrate World Ocean Day with NOAA's National Ocean Service

June 8, 2017

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