Staghorn coral, Acropora cervicornis, along a transect in St. John USVI, July 2011. Quadrat in photograph is 1m x 1m, divided into 10cm2 squares Collaborating with local partners, scientists from ...

The NOAA report, A Biogeographic Assessment of the Samoan Archipelago, examines the regional ocean climate, distribution of reef fish and coral communities, and the biological connectivity among the islands of ...

Scientists aboard the NOAA Research Vessel Nancy Foster will be gathering baseline data on fish populations and seafloor communities of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS), in the ...

This week, researchers from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science are surveying fish populations in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary prior to an experimental closure of certain areas ...

Seagrass meadows provide homes, food and nurseries for many marine creatures, in particular serving as feeding grounds for dugongs and western rock lobsters (Panulirus Cygnus) and breeding grounds for many ...

Reef Pulse Hawaii activities being used at Wai'alae Elementary, Hawaii (photo courtesy of Risa Minato, HCRI) Instilling an understanding and appreciation of Hawaii's islands and nearshore waters in the next ...

Predicting the loss and fragmentation of suitable habitat for an important coral reef herbivore, the princess parrotfish, under future scenarios of coral reef structural collapse. This work is in progress ...

Understanding potential fishing impacts has been identified as a priority management issue at the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. In May, scientists from NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean ...

Investigating mesophotic coral ecosystems in the waters surrounding the Caribbean islands of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) is the purpose of a National Centers for Coastal Ocean ...

Nearly 500 students from more than 35 classrooms "virtually" accompanied researchers from the University of Hawaii, Bishop Museum, and NOAA Fisheries on their research cruise to study mesophotic coral ecosystems ...