There is currently minimal data describing the level of contamination in Fagatele Bay, a unit of the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa. Resource managers have concerns about the potential inputs of contaminants from a landfill upslope from the B...

Unprecedented Bleaching Threat to the Coral Populations in Hawaii: In September of 2014, researchers documented the worst mass coral bleaching event ever recorded in the main Hawaiian Islands, only the second on record. This year, NOAA's Coral Reef Watch ...