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Coral Kingdom - breath-taking photos of the world's coral reefs

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NOAA Ocean Service — grew out of the nation's oldest scientific agency, established as the Survey of the Coast in 1807 by President Thomas Jefferson. Today, NOS is responsible for the observation, measurement, assessment and management of the nation's vast coastal and ocean areas. NOS provides world-class products and services that protect millions of lives, billions of dollars in property and irreplaceable natural resources daily. Click here for the home page of the NOAA Ocean Service.
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NOAA Ocean Explorer - Explore the ocean realm without getting your feet wet. Follow ocean explorations in near real-time, learn about ocean exploration technologies, observe remote marine flora and fauna, review NOAA's 200-year history of ocean exploration and discover additional exploration resources.
NOAA's National Marine Sanctuaries — These are 13 marine sanctuaries operated by NOAA around the United States. Come see what's inside each sanctuary!

Volunteering for the Coast — is a Web site for people with a passion for lakes, rivers, and the ocean, who want to volunteer or coordinate volunteer efforts. By volunteering for the coast, we can all have a hand at making our shores a better place to live and visit.

Argo — is a global array of 3,000 free-drifting profiling floats that will measure the temperature and salinity of the upper 2000 meters of the ocean. This will allow continuous monitoring of the climate state of the ocean, with all data being relayed and made publicly available within hours after collection.

Come visit Aquarius — the world's only underwater laboratory operational in our world's oceans. Located adjacent to the coral reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Aquarius is owned and funded by NOAA and is operated by the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

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Nautical Charts — NOAA's Coast Survey is the nation's official chartmaker. It is the oldest U.S. scientific organization dating back to Thomas Jefferson who established the office in 1807 to encourage commerce and support the economy in a safe and efficient manner.

Diving Resources — Take a dive and swim around to see what NOAA has to offer diving enthusiasts.

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Sample of Sea Surface Temperature Product
Animation of Monthly- averaged Sea Surface Temperatures

Oil & Chemical Spills — Here are tools and information for emergency responders and planners, and others working to understand and mitigate the effects of oil and hazardous materials in our waters and along our coasts.

Marine Weather Charts
PORTS — Avoid Groundings and Collisions
Tides Online: Water Level Observations
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US Bathymetric and Fishing Maps
Global Sea Floor Topography from Satellite Altimetry
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Buoys
Ocean Report— Turning to the Sea: America's Ocean Future
Coastal Ocean Fog
Real-time Undersea Volcano Monitoring
Coral Reefs
Sea Surface Temperatures via Satellite
Marine Forecasts
NOAA Marine Operations
Marine Protected Areas
State of the Coast
Ocean Waves - Real-Time
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SEE ALSO: Fisheries, Coasts, Charting & Navigation, Research


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The NOAA Diving Program, or NDP, is headquartered at the NOAA Diving Center in Seattle, Washington. The NOAA Diving Program trains and certifies scientists, engineers and technicians to perform the variety of tasks carried out underwater to support NOAA's mission. With more than 300 divers, NOAA has the largest complement of divers of any civilian federal agency. In addition, NOAA's reputation as a leader in diving and safety training has led to frequent requests from other governmental agencies to participate in NOAA diver training courses.
National Oceanographic Data Center
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory - carries out interdisciplinary scientific investigations in oceanography and atmospheric science.
The Vents Program - Undersea Volcanoes
Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory - conducts a basic and applied research program in oceanography, tropical meteorology, atmospheric and oceanic chemistry, and acoustics. The program seeks to understand the physical characteristics and processes of the ocean and the atmosphere, both separately and as a coupled system.
National Undersea Research Program - is a unique national service which provides undersea scientists with tools and expertise that they need to work in the undersea environment. NURP equips scientists with submersibles, remotely operated or autonomous underwater vehicles, mixed gas diving gear, underwater laboratories and observatories.
National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program
Sea Grant - encourages the wise stewardship of our marine resources through research, education, outreach and technology transfer. Sea Grant is a partnership between the nation's universities and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that began in 1966, when the U.S. Congress passed the National Sea Grant College Program Act.
Marine Prediction Center - originates and issues marine warnings and forecasts, continually monitors and analyzes maritime data, and provides guidance of marine atmospheric variables for purposes of protection of life and property, safety at sea, and enhancement of economic opportunity.

NOAA Coastal Services Center - it's mission is to foster and sustain the environmental and economic well being of the nation's coast by linking people, information, and technology.

National Geodetic Survey - provides information needed for safe air transportation, including position, height, and orientation information for airport runways and taxiways. It conducts aerial photography surveys near airports in the United States and its possessions to position obstructions and aids to air travel.

National Estuarine Research Reserve System - a network of protected areas established to improve the health of the nation's estuaries and coastal habitats by developing and providing information that promotes informed resource management.
The Marine Geology & Geophysics Division of NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center and the collocated World Data Center for Marine Geology & Geophysics, in Boulder, Colo., compiles and maintains extensive bathymetric, marine sediment, and trackline geophysical databases in both coastal and open ocean areas.
NOAA Ocean Modeling Branch - a division of NOAA's Environmental Modeling Center - responsible for the development of improved numerical weather, marine, and climate prediction modeling and analysis systems within NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Prediction and NOAA's National Weather Service. (Ocean Waves, Ocean Winds, Open Ocean Fog, Coastal Ocean Fog, etc.)
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science - conducts and supports monitoring, research, assessment and technical assistance for the range of NOAA's coastal stewardship responsibilities.

NOAA CoastWatch Great Lakes Program - NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab obtains, produces, and delivers environmental data and products for near real-time monitoring of the Great Lakes to support environmental science, decision making, and supporting research. This is achieved by providing access to near real-time and retrospective satellite observations.

NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations operates a wide variety of specialized ships and aircraft to provide hydrographic survey data, oceanographic and atmospheric research information, and fisheries research to support NOAA's mission.
NOAA Environmental Modeling Center - develops, improves and monitors data assimilation systems and models of the atmosphere, ocean and coupled system, using advanced methods developed internally, as well as cooperatively, with scientists from NOAA laboratories, universities, other government agencies, and the international scientific community.
Marine Protected Areas — may include national marine sanctuaries, fisheries management zones, national seashores, national parks, national monuments, critical habitats, national wildlife refuges, national estuarine research reserves, state conservation areas, state reserves, and many others.
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