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kayakers paddling in the ocean with a rocky island in the background (Image credit: Chuck Graham)" src="/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_650/public/2025-03/Channel-Islands-National-Marine-Sanctuary.JPG?h=b8f04a8e&itok=1fEjOrhE" width="650" height="365" alt="A view from a seaside cliff of four kayakers paddling in the ocean with a rocky island in the background" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div></div></div> <div class="c-field c-field--name-title c-field--type-string c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><div><a href="/stories/noaas-national-ocean-service-working-for-you" hreflang="en">NOAA’s National Ocean Service: Working for you!</a></div></div></div></div> </article> </div></div></div> </div> </section> <section class="l-section paragraph paragraph--type-labeled-and-overridable-node-ref paragraph--display-mode-default hide-focus-area-text" data-observe-resizes > <div class="l-section__content"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-referenced-node c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <article class="node node--type-story node--promoted node--display-mode-focus-area-landscape-image-content-link c-article"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-node-focus-area c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__items"><div class="c-field__item"><a href="/ocean-coasts">Ocean & Coasts</a> </div></div></div></div> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-image c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <a href="/stories/planned-habitat-restoration-projects-in-wisconsin-reach-major-milestone" hreflang="en"><img title="Calm river with trees on both sides and blue sky (Image credit: LimnoTech)" src="/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_650/public/2025-02/Calm-river-with-trees-on-both-sides-and-blue-sky.jpg?h=af81b12b&itok=fBs1PLyq" width="650" height="365" alt="Calm river with trees on both sides and blue sky" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div></div></div> <div class="c-field c-field--name-title c-field--type-string c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><div><a href="/stories/planned-habitat-restoration-projects-in-wisconsin-reach-major-milestone" hreflang="en">Planned habitat restoration projects in Wisconsin reach major milestone</a></div></div></div></div> </article> </div></div></div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div><div class="c-field__item"> <section class="l-section paragraph paragraph-float-enabled paragraph--type-about paragraph--display-mode-default paragraph--width-full-indent-left-right top-margin-30px top-padding-20px bottom-padding-60px bottom-margin-60px" data-observe-resizes > <div class="l-section__content"> <div id="paragraph-id-5037"> <div class="float-element float-side-left float-size-33 "> <div class="content-float-wrapper image-crop-width-default-650"> <img alt="Lighthouse icon" title=" Lighthouse icon" src="/sites/default/files/styles/default_width_650/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/FocusArea__Oceans%20and%20Coasts.jpg?h=5d1fca7d&itok=i6eUayDS" width="650" height="650" loading="lazy" /> </div> </div> <div class="about-title">About NOAA Ocean & Coasts</div> <div class="about-text"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-body-formatted-long c-field--type-text-long c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body><p>Our ocean and coasts affect us — and we affect them. Almost 40 percent of the country’s population lives in coastal shoreline counties. These counties contribute $9 trillion to the U.S. economy. Climate change, sea level rise, more intense storms, and population growth are all challenges for our coastal communities. The National Ocean Service helps decision makers find solutions. We are the nation’s leader in observing, measuring, assessing, protecting, and managing coastal, ocean, and Great Lakes areas.</p> </body></html> </div></div></div> </div> <div class="about-links"> <div class="about-link"><a href="http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/">Go to the National Ocean Service site</a></div> <div class="about-link"><a href="http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/podcast/">Find and listen to our podcasts</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div><div class="c-field__item"> <section class="l-section paragraph paragraph--type-quick-facts paragraph--display-mode-variant-1 paragraph--type-quick-facts--display-mode-variant-1 paragraph--width-full-indent-left-right top-border top-border-color-gray-1 top-border-width-100 bottom-border bottom-border-color-gray-1 bottom-border-width-100 top-margin-40px top-padding-60px bottom-padding-60px bottom-margin-60px" data-observe-resizes > <div class="l-section__content"> <div class="facts-wrapper"> <section class="l-section paragraph paragraph--type-quick-fact-item paragraph--display-mode-default" data-observe-resizes > <div class="l-section__content"> <div id="paragraph-id-5029"> <div class="big-fact"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-title c-field--type-string c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item">More than 80% unexplored</div></div></div> </div> <div class="fact-description"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-body-formatted-long c-field--type-text-long c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body><p>Most of the ocean is unseen by human eyes — more than 80% of our ocean is unmapped, unobserved and unexplored.</p> </body></html> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="l-section paragraph paragraph--type-quick-fact-item paragraph--display-mode-default" data-observe-resizes > <div class="l-section__content"> <div id="paragraph-id-5030"> <div class="big-fact"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-title c-field--type-string c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item">Colossal coral reef</div></div></div> </div> <div class="fact-description"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-body-formatted-long c-field--type-text-long c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body><p>The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is the largest living organism on Earth and can be seen from the moon.</p> </body></html> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="l-section paragraph paragraph--type-quick-fact-item paragraph--display-mode-default" data-observe-resizes > <div class="l-section__content"> <div id="paragraph-id-5031"> <div class="big-fact"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-title c-field--type-string c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item">96% of the Earth’s water</div></div></div> </div> <div class="fact-description"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-body-formatted-long c-field--type-text-long c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body><p>The ocean contains more than 96 percent of the Earth’s water.</p> </body></html> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="l-section paragraph paragraph--type-quick-fact-item paragraph--display-mode-default" data-observe-resizes > <div class="l-section__content"> <div id="paragraph-id-5032"> <div class="big-fact"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-title c-field--type-string c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item">95,000 miles of shoreline</div></div></div> </div> <div class="fact-description"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-body-formatted-long c-field--type-text-long c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body><p>The U.S. shoreline is more than 95,000 miles long.</p> </body></html> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="l-section paragraph paragraph--type-quick-fact-item paragraph--display-mode-default" data-observe-resizes > <div class="l-section__content"> <div id="paragraph-id-5033"> <div class="big-fact"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-title c-field--type-string c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item">57 tons of debris is equal to 11.4 elephants</div></div></div> </div> <div class="fact-description"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-body-formatted-long c-field--type-text-long c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body><p>Since 1996, NOAA has removed 904 tons of debris from Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in Hawaii including 57 tons from a 2014 mission.</p> </body></html> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="l-section paragraph paragraph--type-quick-fact-item paragraph--display-mode-default" data-observe-resizes > <div class="l-section__content"> <div id="paragraph-id-5034"> <div class="big-fact"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-title c-field--type-string c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item">There is only ONE global ocean.</div></div></div> </div> <div class="fact-description"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-body-formatted-long c-field--type-text-long c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body><p>While there is only one global ocean, the vast body of water that covers 71 percent of the Earth is geographically divided into distinct named regions. The boundaries between these regions have evolved over time for a variety of historical, cultural, geographical, and scientific reasons.</p> </body></html> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="l-section paragraph paragraph--type-quick-fact-item paragraph--display-mode-default" data-observe-resizes > <div class="l-section__content"> <div id="paragraph-id-5035"> <div class="big-fact"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-title c-field--type-string c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item">Life began here</div></div></div> </div> <div class="fact-description"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-body-formatted-long c-field--type-text-long c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><body><p>Life began in the ocean over 3.5 billion years ago.</p> </body></html> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="buttons"> <div class="next-fact"> <a class="arrows-cw slick-arrow" tabindex="0"> <span>Show me another fact</span></a> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div></div></div></div> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-featured-node c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><article class="must-see " role="article" data-observe-resizes > <a href="/stories/see-our-high-tide-flooding-outlook-for-where-you-live-ext"> <div class="must-see-wrapper"> <div class="must-see-left"> <div class="must-see-title">Must See</div> <div class="node-title right-angle-after">See our high tide flooding outlook for where you live</div> </div> <div class="must-see-right" style="background-image: url('/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_650/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/nuisanceflooding.jpeg?h=d5c79865')"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-image c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_650/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/nuisanceflooding.jpeg?h=d5c79865&itok=OpBCFz2w" width="650" height="365" alt="Sea level rise is turning nuisance flooding into a “sunny day” event — high-tide flooding that occurs even without a storm. " title="Sea level rise is turning nuisance flooding into a “sunny day” event — high-tide flooding that occurs even without a storm. " /> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </a> </article> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </article> <div class="views-element-container c-block c-block--provider-views c-block--id-views-blockfocus-area-carousel-carousel" id="block-views-block-focus-area-carousel-carousel"> <h2 tabindex="0" class="c-block__title">Focus Areas //</h2> <div class="c-block__content"> <div class="c-view c-view--focus-area-carousel c-view--display-carousel view js-view-dom-id-876813da622d976a7c28e1dc3dc7c8030175f92429a713489c67886e7351d125"> <div class="c-view__header"><button class="prev-button"> <span class='visually-hidden'>Previous Slider Item</span> </button></div> <div class="c-view__content"> <div class="c-view__row"><article class="image-link image-link-icon" role="article" data-observe-resizes> <header> <a href="/education" hreflang="en">Education</a> </header> <div class="image"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-image c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/square_width_325/public/2021-06/NOAA-kids-day-2019-van-de-graaff-hero-image.png?h=98f9285c&itok=Cqt8g_Vq" width="325" height="325" alt="Young children gather around a Van de Graaff machine, a metal structure with a large metal sphere on top, with a metal spherical wand attached. The children watch the machine with faces of awe as they see electricity passing between the machine and the wand." title="Young children gather around a Van de Graaff machine, a metal structure with a large metal sphere on top, with a metal spherical wand attached. The children watch the machine with faces of awe as they see electricity passing between the machine and the wand." /> </div></div></div> </div> <div class="image-icon"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-icon c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/square_width_160/public/2021-02/education_icon_0.png?h=6a9e038a&itok=21oh-GDA" width="160" height="160" alt="Education focus area icon" title="Education focus area icon" /> </div></div></div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="c-view__row"><article class="image-link image-link-icon" role="article" data-observe-resizes> <header> <a href="/sanctuaries" hreflang="en">Sanctuaries</a> </header> <div class="image"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-image c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/square_width_325/public/2021-02/Focus_Area_sanctuaries.jpg?h=da5e7dba&itok=KcFN33VE" width="325" height="325" alt="sea turtle" title="sea turtle" /> </div></div></div> </div> <div class="image-icon"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-icon c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/square_width_160/public/2021-02/sanctuaries_icon.png?h=2db8f1e9&itok=ilZml8UX" width="160" height="160" alt="Sanctuaries focus area icon" title="Sanctuaries focus area icon" /> </div></div></div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="c-view__row"><article class="image-link image-link-icon" role="article" data-observe-resizes> <header> <a href="/charting" hreflang="en">Charting</a> </header> <div class="image"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-image c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/square_width_325/public/2021-05/PHOTO-Charting%20Focus%20Area%20Hero.jpg?h=92068178&itok=KtCRWXSs" width="325" height="325" alt="This graphic shows an electronic navigation chart imposed over a picture of a boat on the water" title="This graphic shows an electronic navigation chart imposed over a picture of a boat on the water" /> </div></div></div> </div> <div class="image-icon"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-icon c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/square_width_160/public/2021-02/charting_icon.png?h=2db8f1e9&itok=L6B_nda7" width="160" height="160" alt="Charting focus area icon" title="Charting focus area icon" /> </div></div></div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="c-view__row"><article class="image-link image-link-icon" role="article" data-observe-resizes> <header> <a href="/marine-aviation" hreflang="en">Marine & Aviation</a> </header> <div class="image"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-image c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/square_width_325/public/2021-02/Focus_Area_marine2.jpg?h=da5e7dba&itok=bgW9j_9b" width="325" height="325" alt="research airplane" title="research airplane" /> </div></div></div> </div> <div class="image-icon"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-icon c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/square_width_160/public/2021-02/marine_icon.png?h=2db8f1e9&itok=G205Ezix" width="160" height="160" alt="Marine and Aviation focus area icon" title="Marine and Aviation focus area icon" /> </div></div></div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="c-view__row"><article class="image-link image-link-icon" role="article" data-observe-resizes> <header> <a href="/research" hreflang="en">Research</a> </header> <div class="image"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-image c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/square_width_325/public/2021-02/Focus_Area_research1.jpg?h=e36f4272&itok=XrSCX5eU" width="325" height="325" alt="Ocean research platform" title="Ocean research platform" /> </div></div></div> </div> <div class="image-icon"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-icon c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/square_width_160/public/2021-02/research_icon.png?h=2db8f1e9&itok=TRLi5Kio" width="160" height="160" alt="Research focus area icon" title="Research focus area icon" /> </div></div></div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="c-view__row"><article class="image-link image-link-icon" role="article" data-observe-resizes> <header> <a href="/satellites" hreflang="en">Satellites</a> </header> <div class="image"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-image c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/square_width_325/public/2021-02/Focus_Area_satellite.jpg?h=da5e7dba&itok=u2NHXSV1" width="325" height="325" alt="Satellite" title="Satellite" /> </div></div></div> </div> <div class="image-icon"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-icon c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/square_width_160/public/2021-02/satellites_icon.png?h=2db8f1e9&itok=hDJ_T3pt" width="160" height="160" alt="Satellites focus area icon" title="Satellites focus area 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