NOAA FISHERIES: Office of Protected Resources
Acropora palmata thicket on Mona Island, Puerto Rico. Andy Bruckner, 1996 Coho salmon painting, Canadian Dept of Fisheries and Oceans Monk seal, C.E. Bowlby Humpback whale, Dr. Lou Herman
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MMPA Turns 40: Protecting Marine Mammals Since 1972


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MMPA Turns 40: Protecting Marine Mammals Since 1972


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leatherback turtle at water's surface
Leatherback turtle
(Dermochelys coriacea)
Photo: Scott R. Benson, NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center



elkhorn coral, underwater photo
Elkhorn Coral
(Acropora palmata)
Photo: NOAA's Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary



tagged shortnose sturgeon
Shortnose Sturgeon
(Acipenser brevirostrum)
Photo: NOAA



dolphin stranding
Stranded Rough-toothed Dolphins
(Steno bredanensis)
Photo: Ron Hardy, GulfWorld



breached humpback whale
Humpback Whale
(Megaptera novaeangliae)
Photo: NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center



Molly Harrison of the Office of Protected Resources talks to students about marine life
Protected Resources Education
Photo: NOAA



document cover with image of olive ridley turtle swimming
Olive Ridley Turtle
Recovery Plan

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