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2016 Featured Stories

December

Scientists Examine Temperature History of Global Coral Reefs

Restoring Talakhaya Watershed in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Findings shed light on ocean temperature patterns that cause coral bleaching, as well as factors that may make some reefs more resilient to climate change.

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September

Restoring Talakhaya Watershed in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Restoring Talakhaya Watershed in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Efforts to restore vegetation on the eroded hillsides of the Talakhaya Watershed in Rota help improve coral condition.

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Boating Awareness Campaign Reaches Out to Locals in Puerto Rico

Boating Awareness Campaign Reaches Out to Locals in Puerto Rico

A new boating awareness campaign encourages community dialogue and educational outreach to promote reef-friendly behavior.

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August

Discovery of "Coral Zombies" Present New Challenges to Coral Recovery

The discovery of 'coral zombies' in reefs thought to be healthy has stunned scientists and coral recovery efforts.

The discovery of "coral zombies" in reefs thought to be healthy has stunned scientists and coral recovery efforts.

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Using Corals of Opportunity for a Nursery in Hawaii

Corals of opportunity are carefully monitored after being grafted onto a coral nursery. Credit: NOAA

Scientists and managers in Hawaii work together to establish a small-scale, two year coral nursery pilot program.

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A Closer Look at Guam's Coral Reefs Reveals a Nuclear Timeline

The coral core used in Andrews’ study was extracted from Double Reef, a coral reef off the coast of Guam.

A recent NOAA study revealed that coral cores near Guam have spikes in carbon-14 consistent with nuclear testing in the Pacific Proving Grounds.

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June

Bridging Science to Policy: 13th International Coral Reef Symposium

Bridging Science to Policy: 13<sup>th</sup> International Coral Reef Symposium

From June 19 to 24, 2016, over 2,500 coral reef scientists, policy makers, and managers from 70 different nations will gather for the 13th International Coral Reef Symposium at the Honolulu Convention Center.

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May

NOAA Partner Named a 2016 National Wetland Award Winner

Roberto meeting with the Mayor of Guánica to garner support for watershed restoration to protect and restore valuable wetland habitats.

Roberto Viqueira Ríos, a well respected environmental community leader in Puerto Rico, is the 2016 National Wetlands Award winner in the Wetland Community Leader Category.

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April

New Tools Support Ridge-to-Reef Conservation and Management

Reef monitoring program in Guam celebrated three years of success

Coral reef and coastal resource managers now have two new tools to strengthen their efforts on the ground and in the water to reduce the impacts of land-based sources of pollution on coral reefs. The tools are a product of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Watershed Partnership Initiative.

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January

Reef Monitoring Program in Guam Celebrates Three Years of Success

by Nancy Sealover
Reef monitoring program in Guam celebrated three years of success

Protecting coral reefs can seem like an overwhelming task. Residents in Guam are up for the challenge and are celebrating their coral reef conservation accomplishments. The Guam Community Coral Reef Monitoring Program (GCCRMP), launched in 2012, is highly active in the community and continues to grow in its outreach and reef management capabilities every year.

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