NOAA’s Marine Debris Program Aims to Combat Plastic Pollution in Our Oceans
PLASTIC IS EVERYWHERE: In your home, your office, your school — and your ocean. Among the top 10 kinds of trash picked up during…
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Hurricane Irma Changes the Seascape in the Florida Keys
Divers can assist the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary in assessing damage done to the sensitive ecosystem by Hurricane Irma. The Category 4 storm…
FORCE BLUE Assists With Coral Restoration in Florida Keys
For nine days in late October, six members of FORCE BLUE worked alongside National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Coral Restoration Foundation (CRF)…
NOAA Develops New Lionfish Trap
Pictured above: An invasive lionfish in front of a curtain-style trap. Steve Gittings/NOAA Photo. NOAA and its partners have developed and released designs for…