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NCCOS scientists and partners recently completed a survey of shallow reef habitats in St. Croix, USVI

Diver swims over a coral reef on a transect

As part of our ongoing project that supports the NOAA Coral National Coral Reef Monitoring Program, NCCOS scientists and partners recently completed a survey of shallow reef habitats in St. Croix, USVI. More about this project: https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/national-coral-reef-monitoring-program-biological-socioeconomic/

A large crab stands within a coral ecosystem

Two shrimp near a coral colony

Diver swims over a coral reef on a transect