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U.S. Coral Reef Task Force News and information from U.S. interagency task fo...

Pago Pago Incident News, photos, and information about natural resour...

EPA Superfund Web Site The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administ...

NOAA Coral Reef Information System - CoRIS NOAA's Coral Reef Information System (CoRIS) is de...

NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program Links Useful links related to coral reefs.

NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program News News from the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program...

Coastal Response Research Center (CRRC) The Coastal Response Research Center (CRRC) at the...

Recent Press Releases View this section of our download catalog to quick...

NOAA 200th Celebration Web Page Link to NOAA 200th Celebration Web Page

Incident News: Barge DM932 Learn more about the Barge DM932 collision and spi...

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Mosaic Acidic Process Water Release - Preassessment Report Preassessment Data Report Mosaic Acid Water Proces...
(Document format: PDF , size: 10.3 M)

Featured Image Galleries

Mearns Rock Time Series
A photo time series of Mearns Rock, a large boulde... (15 images)

Major Oil Spills
A gallery featuring photos of some of the world's ... (10 images)

Asarco Site Tour
See how CPRD worked with the U.S. Environmental Pr... (11 images)

Strandley-Manning Site Tour
A Superfund site on south Puget Sound in Washingto... (11 images)

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Photos of OR&R in action during Hurricanes Katrina... (17 images)

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Information for students and teachers interested in ocean and coastal issues.

Drawing of a sinking tanker, leaking oil into the water.

GNOME
The GNOME Development team has released a Location File for New York Harbor, plus an updated GNOME 1.3.0!

Spill Tools
A set of free programs designed for oil spill planners and responders, which you can download and use.

Spill Tools: An Oil Spill Response Exercise
A set of exercises to help responders and planners learn to use Spill Tools.

Using Maps to Evaluate Environmental Tradeoffs
Instructions and materials for an exercise in which you plan a protection strategy for a coastline threatened by an oil spill.

Current News:

GNOME The GNOME Development team has released a Location File for New York Harbor, plus an updated GNOME 1.3.0! (updated: September 9, 2008)

Of Special Note:

IncidentNews News and information on current and historical incidents, including the July 23, 2008 collision and oil spill in New Orleans, LA.

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Overview of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Includes links to many related resources, including photo galleries.

NOAA Restoration Portal Web Site Provides centralized access to information about NOAA restoration resources, including restoration techniques and NOAA restoration references, through a single point-of-entry.