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Regulator parts in the equipment shop of the NOAA Diving Center.

Monitor National Marine Sanctuary's archaeologist, Will Sassorossi and NOAA Ship Nancy Foster’s navigation officer, ENS Sara Thompson, explore the shipwreck of the Schurz.

NOAA Divers conduct diving operations at Pagan Island, in the Mariana Islands archipelago during this year’s RAMP: Joao Garriques pulls in diver Rhonda Suka after a towboard survey while Kaylyn McCoy remains behind the helm.

NOAA divers and their reciprocity partners recently completed another research mission in the U.S. Virgin Islands in support of the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program.

A Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) seen during a National Coral Reef Monitoring Program fish survey near St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands.

NOAA Diver Shay Viehman (left) and her National Park Service (NPS) colleague Lee Richter aboard an NPS vessel during National Coral Reef Monitoring Program surveys in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

A spotted moray (Gymnothorax moringa) takes a peek at a diver during a National Coral Reef Monitoring Program survey in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands.

NOAA Divers from Monitor National Marine Sanctuary (MNMS) and the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science are exploring shipwrecks in the proposed MNMS expansion area aboard NOAA Ship Nancy Foster.

The wreck of the USS Schurz has abundant marine life and many predator fish, including this barracuda.

NOAA Ship Nancy Foster’s Executive Officer Lt. Cmdr. Tony Perry swims over the hull of the U-352.