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2018 Featured Stories

December

Snapshot of Coral Reef Health in the Pacific Region

A gray reef shark comes in for a closer inspection of a census of fish biomass and biodiversity during coral reef surveys in American Samoa and the Pacific Remote Islands. (NOAA Fisheries/Jeff Milisen)

The NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program has released status reports for coral reefs in the Pacific U.S. states and territories - American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Hawaiian Archipelago, and the Pacific Remote Islands.

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International Coral Reef Community Unites

Outplanted staghorn coral in Culebra, Puerto Rico. (NOAA)

NOAA sponsors upcoming Reef Futures 2018 conference on coral reef restoration

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November

NOAA commissioned study highlights the need for advanced, unconventional approaches to coral reef conservation

Diver Surveying a bleached reef

NOAA would like to thank the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for completing the first phase of the Interventions to Increase the Resilience of Coral Reefs study.

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Over $8.3 Million Awarded for Coral Reef Projects and Studies

Elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata)

Over $8.3 Million Awarded for Coral Reef Projects and Studies

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Our Vision for Thriving, Diverse and Resilient Coral Reef Ecosystems

Divers removing a derelict fishing net

Updated Strategic Plan outlines our vision to conserve coral reef ecosystems and all they provide

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April

Guam Year of the Reef Unites Island Leaders and Locals in Coral Conservation

citizens posing for signing ceremony

2018 is the third annual International Year of the Reef— celebration of the significance of the world’s coral reefs and an effort to promote awareness and protection.

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March

Teams Study and Restore Corals Following Hurricanes Irma and Maria

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The impacts of the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season were historic for communities in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and portions of Southeast Florida and the Florida Keys.

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February

New Committee Announced for Study on Coral Reef Resilience

Image of a coral reef

In January, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine appointed a new committee to conduct a study on interventions to increase the resilience of coral reefs. The provisional committee includes international experts who cover a range of expertise.

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2018 is the third International Year of the Reef!

Image of a coral reef

Hidden beneath the ocean waters, coral reefs teem with life. Coral reefs support more species than any other marine environment and rival rainforests in their biodiversity.

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