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Topic: Heritage

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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Convict tang fish found near the remote Pacific Island of Jarvis Island.

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

May 11, 2021

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Convict tang fish found near the remote Pacific Island of Jarvis Island.

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.

Eddie Bernard, NOAA Research
Tenure at NOAA: 1970-2010

A look back with tsunami expert Eddie Bernard

October 28, 2020

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Eddie Bernard, NOAA Research
Tenure at NOAA: 1970-2010

Nir Barnea, Office of Response and Restoration
Tenure at NOAA: 1992-2020

A look back with marine debris coordinator Nir Barnea

October 21, 2020

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Nir Barnea, Office of Response and Restoration
Tenure at NOAA: 1992-2020

Video: NOAA 50th Anniversary - A Message From Our Partners

October 2, 2020

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