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NOAA: Elusive El Niño arrives

March 5, 2015

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El Nino, La Nina, ENSO

Elkhorn Coral (Acropora palmata).

NOAA Fisheries publishes final recovery plan for threatened corals

March 5, 2015

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Elkhorn Coral (Acropora palmata).

Corals - The bottom line.

Warm ocean temperatures may mean major coral bleaching

February 17, 2015

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Corals - The bottom line.

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NOAA study uses latest technology to compute updated Washington Monument height

February 16, 2015

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NOAA's DSCOVR satellite launch. Visit www.nesdis.noaa.gov/DSCOVR for more about NOAA's first deep space mission.

NOAA’s new deep space solar monitoring satellite launches

February 11, 2015

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NOAA's DSCOVR satellite launch. Visit www.nesdis.noaa.gov/DSCOVR for more about NOAA's first deep space mission.

Worldwide economic losses from IUU fishing from ships such as this are estimated to be between $10 billion and $23 billion annually.

United States continues global leadership to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing

February 9, 2015

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Worldwide economic losses from IUU fishing from ships such as this are estimated to be between $10 billion and $23 billion annually.

NOAA Mussel Watch scientist brings up a trawl full of Gulf Coast oysters for contamination testing.

NOAA study shows oysters, mussels have low levels of disease, parasites

February 5, 2015

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NOAA Mussel Watch scientist brings up a trawl full of Gulf Coast oysters for contamination testing.

Lolita was captured more than 40 years ago from the Southern Resident killer whale population, which is listed as endangered.

Captive killer whale included in endangered listing

February 4, 2015

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Lolita was captured more than 40 years ago from the Southern Resident killer whale population, which is listed as endangered.

Photo of the affected site in Navassa, NC. Credit: Sara Ward, USFWS. Source = http://www.fws.gov/news/ShowNews.cfm?ID=FEE980F4-5056-AF00-5BE6708DEF414DED

NOAA, USFWS, North Carolina to restore natural resources affected by wood treatment plant

February 4, 2015

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response and restoration

Photo of the affected site in Navassa, NC. Credit: Sara Ward, USFWS. Source = http://www.fws.gov/news/ShowNews.cfm?ID=FEE980F4-5056-AF00-5BE6708DEF414DED

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

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.