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What is blue water diving?

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Blue water diving occurs when divers cannot see the sea floor or other bottom landmarks during their dive.

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Two divers inside a large aquarium exhibit

The "Secret" Lives of NOAA Corps Officers

June 30, 2016

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What do NOAA Divers do during their off time? NOAA Corps ENS Niki Norton and Phil Manougian, LCDR Sarah Duncan, and LT Zach Cress use their NOAA diving skills to volunteer!

Two sharks seen from below inside an aquarium exhibit

Sharks at the Oregon Coast Aquarium

January 29, 2013

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A diver points a striped pole toward a shark inside a large aquarium exhibit

Safety Diver at the Oregon Coast Aquarium

January 29, 2013

Media: Image

Galapagos sharks

June 14, 2016

Media: Video

NOAA Divers conducting research earlier this month (June 2016) from the NOAA Ship Hi’ialakai in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands reported seeing Galapagos sharks (Carcharhinus galapagensis) on almost every...