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Celebrating Habitat Month 2020: Reconnecting with Habitat!

Dive into Habitat Month and learn how NOAA supports healthy habitat.

July 30, 2020 - Feature Story ,

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NOAA’s Habitat Focus Areas: Showing Results

New story map shows how NOAA’s Habitat Focus Areas improve ecosystems, benefit communities, and advance science.

July 30, 2020 - Feature Story ,

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No Free Meals for Hawaiian Monk Seals

Spearfishers can protect their catch and endangered Hawaiian monk seals by never feeding a seal.

July 30, 2020 - Feature Story ,

Pacific Islands

A Hawaiian monk seal dives beneath the ocean surface among various coral.

Meet Lani Watson: Marine Habitat Resource Specialist for NOAA's Office of Habitat Conservation

Lani Watson is a Marine Habitat Resource Specialist for NOAA's Office of Habitat Conservation.

June 30, 2020 - Feature Story ,

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Map That Habitat: Follow the Life Cycle of A Hawaiian Fish Across Many Habitats

A map-making activity for youth takes students on a journey through the various habitats a Hawaiian bonefish inhabits throughout its life cycle.

May 27, 2020 - Feature Story ,

Pacific Islands

NOAA's Drone Use Makes a Huge Splash at Recent Demo in Hawai‘i

NOAA shows how drones can help conservation managers monitor bleaching and vessel injuries of shallow-water corals.

March 04, 2020 - Feature Story ,

Pacific Islands

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Little Relief in the Deep for Heat-Stressed Corals

New research shows even coral reefs in deeper water aren’t immune to warming seas and coral bleaching.

January 07, 2020 - Feature Story ,

Pacific Islands

Lava Flow Time Portals: Understanding the Development of Deep-water Coral Communities

Researchers used lava flows to measure the growth rates of precious corals.

December 11, 2019 - Feature Story ,

Pacific Islands

NOAA and Partners Gather to Discuss Hawai‘i Coral Bleaching and Restoration

The symposium brought scientists and resource managers together, ensuring that science drives future conservation strategies.

December 06, 2019 - Feature Story ,

Pacific Islands

Restoring Natural Grazing Processes Can Help Coral Reefs

When can herbivore management improve outcomes for indo-Pacific coral reefs? Some marine reserves clearly benefit corals, but others have not. When and where might this approach be effective, and what are the key research gaps?

September 11, 2019 - Feature Story ,

Pacific Islands

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