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Sanctuaries (NOAA)
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The National Marine Sanctuary System is a network of special places preserving & protecting America's ocean and Great Lakes. RTs/follows are not endorsements.
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    Sanctuaries (NOAA)
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    Oct 16, 2019
    WHALE FALL WHALE FALL @EVNautilus is exploring a whale fall in @MBNMS RIGHT NOW! Tune in: nautiluslive.org Learn more about the expedition: sanctuaries.noaa.gov/live/2019/oet.…
    a whale skeleton on the seafloor covered in octopuses and cusk eels
    a whale skull on the seafloor covered in octopuses and cusk eels
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    Sanctuaries (NOAA)
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    Oct 16, 2019
    Announcement: Citizen science isn't just for humans anymore. This octopus was just hanging out on @EVNautilus's ROV Hercules in @MBNMS! Watch live: nautiluslive.org Learn more: sanctuaries.noaa.gov/live/2019/oet.… #SanctuariesLive
    An octopus hanging out on an ROV
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    Sanctuaries (NOAA)
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    Oct 9, 2020
    In 2005, scientists found an intact nautilus shell in Fagatele Bay, and nautiluses have been found and filmed in nearby Taema Bank. Researchers are keeping an eye out for live nautiluses inside the #AmericanSamoa sanctuary! #NautilusNight Learn more: sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/oct20/cep…
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    Oct 16, 2019
    These gorgeous octopuses are Muusoctopus genus. We're not sure about the whale species yet but it may be a gray whale – stand by! @EVNautilus is on the case. #SanctuariesLive
    an octopus feeding on baleen
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    Sanctuaries (NOAA)
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    Oct 25, 2018
    Holy octopuses, Batman! @EVNautilus came across more than a THOUSAND brooding octopuses when diving in @MBNMS!
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    Apr 17, 2023
    BREAKING NEWS: Today, @NOAA announced it is starting the process to potentially designate a new national marine sanctuary in the Pacific Remote Islands area. @NOAA invites the public to comment on the proposed sanctuary designation through June 2, 2023. sanctuaries.noaa.gov/pacific-remote…
    Branching corals grow on a vibrant shallow coral reef at Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Credit: Jim Maragos/USFWS
    Aerial view of Kingman Reef National Wildlife Refuge. With less than five feet of elevation in most areas, Kingman Reef remains one of the most pristine coral reef atoll ecosystems in the Pacific Ocean. Located 932 miles southwest of Hawaiʻi, the crystal clear waters and vibrant corals support a spectacular diversity of algae, fish, marine mammals, sea turtles, and migratory birds. Credit: Susan White/USFWS
    A school of black jacks swim through a field of branching Acropora corals at Baker Island. Credit: Jeffrey Milisen/NOAA
    Bright green palm trees surround a crystal clear lagoon. This image was taken at Strawn Island lagoon on Palmyra Atoll. Credit: Laura Beauregard/USFWS
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    Sanctuaries (NOAA)
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    Aug 22, 2021
    🚨 ATTENTION. We are interrupting your scroll because...well, look at this young Risso's dolphin in @MBNMS! If you see something cuter today, let us know because we won't believe it unless we see it... 📸: Douglas Croft
    An adult and a young Risso's dolphin swimming at the surface.
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    Sanctuaries (NOAA)
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    Oct 8, 2015
    Check it out! @Maroon5 recently visited @NOAA_CINMS to learn about protecting whales:
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    Sanctuaries (NOAA)
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    Feb 6, 2022
    Spa Day! The green sea turtle has a unique way of getting clean after a long ocean trek. They can visit special areas on the reef called a cleaning station where creatures clean parasites off the turtle's shell (and eat them). Talk about pampering! 📸Matt McIntosh/NOAA
    Image Description: A green sea turtle visits a "cleaning station" near Oahu's Haleʻiwa Aliʻi Beach in Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary.
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    Sanctuaries (NOAA)
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    Jan 30, 2019
    We ARE a science agency, but sometimes you've just got to #UnscienceAnAnimal. Introducing: the not-so-accurate yet totally real anatomy of a humpback whale. (Photo: J. Moore/NOAA, under MMHSRP Permit 20311)
    two whales swimming, with their anatomy labeled "slappy thing," "airplane wing," "giant gulper," "fog machine," "world's smallest giant"
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    Sanctuaries (NOAA)
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    Oct 10, 2021
    What better way to celebrate #SquidCuttlefishDay than with a stubby squid? Closely related to cuttlefish, these googly-eyed cephalopods coat themselves in a mucus jacket and burrow into the sediment leaving just those big eyes peeking above the surface. #EarthIsBlue #OCTOber
    A bright purple stubby squid with large eyes on the seafloor.
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    Sanctuaries (NOAA)
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    Jun 28, 2021
    A mola mola for your Monday Monday! More commonly known as the ocean sunfish, these odd creatures get their name from their habit of laying their bodies on the surface of the water to warm themselves by the sun. #EarthIsBlue
    A mola mola at the surface of the ocean.
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    Sanctuaries (NOAA)
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    Apr 12, 2021
    We don't know about you, but this school of yellow tangs sure brighten our day up! You can find these fish flashing around the reef in @Hihumpbackwhale! #EarthIsBlue
    Large school of bright yellow tang swimming over a reef.
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    Sanctuaries (NOAA)
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    May 8, 2022
    Keep your friends close and your mother closer 🐋 Did you know humpback whale calves stay near their mothers for up to one year before weaning? Mothers are protective of their calves, swimming closely and often touching them with their flippers. Happy Mother's Day!
    A mother humpback whale and her calf swim side-by-side in Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. Photo credit: J. Moore/NOAA, under MMHSRP permit #18786-02.