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Do you NOAA our history?

January 4, 2023

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A person kayaks over a shipwreck within Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary

Preview: 2022 will mark 50 years of your national marine sanctuaries

October 22, 2021

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A person kayaks over a shipwreck within Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary

First U.S. Fish Commissioner Spencer Baird (on shore, at right) and colleagues seining in Little Harbor, Woods Hole, circa 1875. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/NEFSC Historical Collection.

Video: Celebrating 150 years of NOAA Fisheries Service

July 2, 2021

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First U.S. Fish Commissioner Spencer Baird (on shore, at right) and colleagues seining in Little Harbor, Woods Hole, circa 1875. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/NEFSC Historical Collection.

This photo shows the original U.S. Fisheries Commission lab building in Woods Hole, MA in 1875.

It started in a shed: The story behind the first U.S. marine station

June 9, 2021

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This photo shows the original U.S. Fisheries Commission lab building in Woods Hole, MA in 1875.

Lixion Avila seated at AFOS stations in 1988.

A look back with former hurricane specialist Dr. Lixion Avila

May 27, 2021

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Lixion Avila seated at AFOS stations in 1988.

A NOAA diver surveys the progression of stony coral tissue loss disease in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, July 2019.

Voices from Florida's Changing Coral Reefs

May 18, 2021

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A NOAA diver surveys the progression of stony coral tissue loss disease in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, July 2019.

Welcome to noaa.gov

NOAA timeline: 2000s

May 14, 2021

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Paul Trotter, retired, was the meteorologist-in-charge of the New Orleans/Baton Rouge Weather Forecasting Office during Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Building relationships: Advice from retired meteorologist Paul Trotter

March 22, 2021

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NOAA 50th Anniversary

Paul Trotter, retired, was the meteorologist-in-charge of the New Orleans/Baton Rouge Weather Forecasting Office during Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Black and white photo of a woman launching a weather balloon.

March 5, 2021

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Black and white photo of a woman launching a weather balloon.

Kids visiting NOAA’s seafood inspection lab in Long Beach, California, learn how to inspect shrimp for quality, freshness and safety.

Grab your ‘VIP’ pass to go backstage at NOAA’s Virtual Open House

February 11, 2021

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Kids visiting NOAA’s seafood inspection lab in Long Beach, California, learn how to inspect shrimp for quality, freshness and safety.

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