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Two canary rockfish in pelagic region of rocky reef in NOAA's Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary off the central California coast. The species was one of two stocks no longer listed as overfished, as announced in the 2015 Status of U.S. Fisheries report released today.

2016 Fisheries Council appointments

June 24, 2016

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Two canary rockfish in pelagic region of rocky reef in NOAA's Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary off the central California coast. The species was one of two stocks no longer listed as overfished, as announced in the 2015 Status of U.S. Fisheries report released today.

A coronal mass ejection bursting from the edge of the Sun, May 1, 2013.

It’s all systems go for NOAA’s first space weather satellite

June 23, 2016

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A coronal mass ejection bursting from the edge of the Sun, May 1, 2013.

High Frequency Radar antenna in Antarctica.

IOOS awards $31M for ocean observing

June 23, 2016

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High Frequency Radar antenna in Antarctica.

Sunset along the coastal plain in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Study: As Alaska warms, methane emissions appear stable

June 22, 2016

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Sunset along the coastal plain in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Seascape of bleached plating Montipora corals on Jarvis' forereef.

U.S. coral reefs facing warming waters, increased bleaching

June 20, 2016

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Seascape of bleached plating Montipora corals on Jarvis' forereef.

Projects funded through the Coastal Ecosystem Resiliency grant program will help communities adapt to challenges like coastal flooding, seen here in Tillamook County, Oregon.

Call for coastal ecosystem resiliency grant proposals

June 15, 2016

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coastal restoration

Projects funded through the Coastal Ecosystem Resiliency grant program will help communities adapt to challenges like coastal flooding, seen here in Tillamook County, Oregon.

The nutrient loading, from the mouth of Susquehanna River in Havre de Grace, Maryland, accounts for the 10 percent smaller predicted size of hypoxic areas in the Bay this summer.

Chesapeake Bay ‘dead zone’ to be average to slightly smaller

June 13, 2016

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The nutrient loading, from the mouth of Susquehanna River in Havre de Grace, Maryland, accounts for the 10 percent smaller predicted size of hypoxic areas in the Bay this summer.

Scientists from Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium deploy a water sensor called a CTD sonde rosette to collect water samples to test for oxygen levels during the 2015 R/V Pelican's shelf wide hypoxia cruise.

Average ‘dead zone’ for Gulf of Mexico predicted

June 9, 2016

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Scientists from Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium deploy a water sensor called a CTD sonde rosette to collect water samples to test for oxygen levels during the 2015 R/V Pelican's shelf wide hypoxia cruise.

Pedestrians stroll past standing water in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, in May 2016 after high tides in the Potomac River inundated the street.

El Niño made a nuisance of itself in 2015

June 8, 2016

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Pedestrians stroll past standing water in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, in May 2016 after high tides in the Potomac River inundated the street.

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

Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary expansion proposed

June 7, 2016

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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.