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The U.S. government is closed. This site will not be updated; however, NOAA websites and social media channels necessary to protect lives and property will be maintained. To learn more, visit commerce.gov. 

For the latest forecasts and critical weather information, visit weather.gov.

Become a citizen scientist: help ID coral, sponges, and fish!

Want to volunteer as a citizen scientist to help NOAA better understand, protect, and restore seafloor habitats that were injured by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill? Train a dataset to help AI automatically recognize coral, sponges, and fish! https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/jordan-pierce/click-a-coral

boxes and labels identifying various coral, fish, and sponges.