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In case you missed it, June 25 is “Red Hat Day.” If this is news to you and you are wondering what Red Hat Day is all about, it is a tradition started by the National Marine Sanctuaries. Specifically, “on June 25, 1997, the ocean lo.. Read More

• Conservation
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• Coral
• coral bleaching
• global warming

     Photo courtesy of Ocean Agency There was a lot of time to waste during sitting out a devastating storm at home. Thanks to Chef Eric we had wonderful meals and thank God we had no major power or internet outages around our nei.. Read More

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Scientists documenting the bleaching event underway in Flower Garden Banks National          Marine Sanctuary. Photo: G.P.                  .. Read More

• Conservation
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• coral bleaching

      October 2015-January 2016: NOAA standard 4-month bleaching outlook shows a       threat of bleaching continuing in the      Caribbean, Hawaii and, Kiribati, and   potent.. Read More

• Conservation
• snakes

Recently one of my young friends, Seth,  was talking to me about his “history changer project.”  Specifically, Seth’s concern and interest is in snakes. You might ask, why would Ms. Ann care about snakes? Many of you may n.. Read More

• Conservation
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i            NOAA-OER / BOEM / USGS       This lithodid crab is perched on a mussel     bed at 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) beneath the      .. Read More

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            Coral Structures       Copyright Eric V. Keibler This morning I was reading the NOAA Educational Newsletter and Kelly Drinnen, the coordinator for the Flower Gardens Na.. Read More

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• Lake Vida

            Daytime in Antarctica             Copyright Eric Keibler Most of us are familiar with Blue Lagoon in Texas, and subsequently wit.. Read More

• Conservation
• Marine Life
• Lobster

Fisherman discovered long ago that lobsters practice cannibalism when many are put together in confined spaces. This is the reason that lobsters in tanks at grocery stores have rubber bands around their claws. This behavior was thought to be induced .. Read More

• Conservation
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• marine life
• whales

One of the world’s rarest animals, the spade-toothed whale, has now been seen for the first time in recorded history.  A mother and calf beached and died in New Zealand earlier this week. Previously the only evidence that this species exis.. Read More