"In January 2009 a moored autonomous pCO2 buoy (MapCO2) was deployed through a joint effort between the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL), the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), NOAA's Coral Health and Monitoring Pro...

"DwightK. Gledhill, deputy director of NOAAs Ocean Acidification Program, explains value of first nationwide shellfish risk assessment for adaptation and resilience planning. The four main hot spots are: Pacific Northwest coastal communities in Oregon and...

"The Eyes of the Reef Network (EOR) is a volunteer member-based organization developed to increase public awareness and engage communities in the monitoring and reporting of coral bleaching and disease, marine invasive species, crown-of-thorn sea star (CO...

"To improve understanding of islandwide trends, CRED scientists have determined benthic cover around Guam at the functional level-corals, algae (fleshy macroalgae and turf algae combined), and crustose coralline red algae-through analyses of digital image...

The Coral Restoration Foundation Inc (CRF) is a non-profit conservation organization created to develop off-shore coral nurseries and reef restoration programs for critically endangered coral reefs at local, national, and international levels. The mission...

Recommendations of an independent science panel convened by the Ocean Conservation and Tourism Alliance (OCTA) to evaluate management practices for cruise ship wastewater discharges, and to recommend guidelines to the International Council of Cruise Lines...

Interactive article explains why the Great Barrier Reef is facing death by a thousand cuts. When conservationists use this phrase they are referencing a tangled web of decisions over the recent decades that have contributed to the reefs malaise. Global wa...

"A series of on-board blog posts written by the NIWA scientists aboard the RV Tangaroa as it surveys the Louisville Seamount Chain, large undersea mountains east of New Zealand. The research is part of a science programme that is investigating the relatio...

Andrew DeVogelaere, Research Coordinator for the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, and fellow marine biologist Jim Barry, of Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, launched a research trip in 2006 to the 26 mile-long Davidson Seamount to explore ...

"JASON Learning is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and long-time partner of the National Geographic Society.The mission of JASON is to inspire and educate kids everywhere through real science and exploration.The NOAA Reef Smart Initiative is a series o...