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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!

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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

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Galapagos sharks

June 14, 2016

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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...