NOAA's National Ocean Service

NOS staff are working with officials in Belize to reduce land-based sources of pollution. The effort is part of a broader U.N. partnership to help protect Caribbean coastal and marine organisms such as these mangroves.
The U.S. Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics program is educating the workforce of tomorrow to tackle the daunting problems associated with climate change and the oceans.
Learn more about our national marine sanctuaries in the latest Diving Deeper audio podcast.
Researchers in Hawaii recently discovered that coral reef habitats found in intermediate depths host some of the same species that live on coral reefs in shallower waters.
The National Marine Protected Areas Center recently announced the admission of 225 existing marine protected areas into the National System of Marine Protected Areas.