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Close-up underwater photograph of a scuba diver wearing a mask, hood, and light-blue long-sleeve rash guard leaning down toward a flat rocky reef shelf. The diver gently handles a wide, fan-like branch of a golden-tan elkhorn coral colony. Sunlight filters down through clear azure water from above. Sea Ventures diver with healthy Acropora palmata. Credit: Sea Ventures
Two men working at computer stations aboard a fishing vessel. Dr. Mike Jech and Captain Bill Bright calibrating an echosounder mounted on the F/V Retriever. Credit NOAA Fisheries/Dr. Anna Mercer
MacMillan Pier in Provincetown, MA. PROVINCETOWN, MASSACHUSETTS (April 24, 2023)—MacMillan Pier in Provincetown. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.
A chalk signboard outside a fish market that says "Thank You for Supporting Local Fishermen" A signboard thanking patrons at Tuna Harbor Dockside Market in San Diego. Credit: Tuna Harbor Dockside Market.
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People stand in a boat behind floating oyster cages. NOAA Fisheries Regional Aquaculture Coordinator Alicia Bishop and Protected Resources biologist Sadie Wright learn how to load and deploy oyster cages. This style of cage is flipped periodically by hand to reduce biofouling.
Three women weigh a squid on a scale in a processing facility. Cooperative Research staff work with squid processors to take measurements. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Anna Mercer

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