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A NOAA researcher is shown diving while holding a camera and looking at diseased stony corals within Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Video: Researchers Stop Tissue Loss Disease in Pillar Coral

Scientists from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science have successfully treated and rehabilitated diseased pillar coral rescued from the Florida Reef Tract. First detected near Miami in 2014, stony coral tissue loss disease has since spread throughout the Florida Keys and much of the Caribbean. The disease is infecting and killing roughly half of the region’s hard coral species, including pillar coral — a species listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

A line of clean-up workers hose off oil from a rocky shore using hot water following the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Photograph credit: Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council
30 Years of Restoring Waterways After Pollution

2021 marks 30 years of NOAA’s Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program (DARRP) working to hold polluters accountable for the impacts of oil spills, hazardous waste, and ship groundings in waterways. NOAA has worked with co-trustees and industry to recover $10.4 billion from polluters to fund restoration projects that help ecosystems and coastal communities recover.

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Making Waves: Notable Women in Ocean Science

In recognition of Women’s History Month, we’re honoring a few notable women with careers tied to ocean science. While this list is by no means comprehensive, it pays homage to some of the women who defied social convention and paved the way for scientists, regardless of their gender, to protect, study, and explore the ocean and ocean life.

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Spring High Tide Bulletin

There are some factors that cause the tides to be higher than what is "normally" seen from day to day. View our bulletin to see when you may experience higher than normal high tides for the period of time between March and May, 2021.

Aerial view of a gravity wave. Credit: NASA/GSFC/MODIS Land Rapid Response Team and Jeff Schmaltz
5 Ocean Terms You May Not Know

Tidal Bore. Hadal Zone. Mixotrophy. Sneaker Wave. Gravity Wave. Here are five little-known but fascinating ocean phenomena that will leave you wanting to learn more.

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The Science We Need for the Ocean We Want

The health of our world ocean is in danger. A changing climate, increasing world population, and a variety of environmental stressors threaten to further harm the ocean that we love. But there is hope. The United Nations (U.N.) has proclaimed a Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, to be held from 2021 to 2030. The effort aims to improve ocean health while creating better conditions for the sustainable development of our ocean and coasts throughout the world.

Around the Ocean Service
  • Addressing and Combating the Impacts of Marine Debris on Birds in the Gulf of Maine
    marine debris
  • NOAA Begins Transition Exclusively to Electronic Navigation Charts

    nautical charts

  • Tide Stations Provide Vital Data to Nation’s Tsunami Warning Network

    tides and currents

  • Evaluating the Impact of Contaminated Sediments on Marine Life
    response and restoration
  • MarineCadastre.gov Played a Part in Reef Project’s Success
    coastal management
  • SanctSound: Listening to the (Not So) Silent World
    sanctuaries
  • New Method Provides for Fast and Accurate Determination of Marine Biotoxins In Washington Shellfish

    coastal ocean science

  • U.S. ATN: Expanding the Reach of Biology in Ocean Observations Technology
    ocean observing
  • NOAA Grants to Advance Coral Reef Conservation Science and Management
    coral reef conservation
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