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  2. Office of Marine and Aviation Operations - Wikipedia

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    A NOAA Lockheed WP-3D Orion used for hurricane reconnaissance missions.. The Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) is a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) which operates a wide variety of specialized ships and aircraft to carry out the environmental and scientific missions of NOAA.

  3. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Pacific ...

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    NOAAS Hi'ialakai (pictured) is one of two ships tasked to the NOAA Pacific Islands Fleet. NOAA Pacific Islands Fleet is headquartered at NOAA Marine Operations Center – Pacific Islands in Honolulu, Hawaii, and is charged with undertaking NOAA missions in the Western Pacific Ocean. [1]

  4. List of Caribbean islands - Wikipedia

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    The Caribbean Sea. Most of the Caribbean countries are islands in the Caribbean Sea, with only a few in inland lakes. The largest islands include Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica and Puerto Rico. Some of the smaller islands are referred to as a rock or reef. Islands are listed in alphabetical order by sovereign state.

  5. List of islands of Belize - Wikipedia

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    The country of Belize has roughly 386 km of coastline, and has many coral reefs, cayes, and islands in the Caribbean Sea.Most of these form the Belize Barrier Reef, the longest in the western hemisphere stemming approximately 322 km (200 mi).

  6. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Wikipedia

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    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA / ˈ n oʊ. ə / NOH-ə) is an American scientific and regulatory agency charged with forecasting weather, monitoring oceanic and atmospheric conditions, charting the seas, conducting deep-sea exploration, and managing fishing and protection of marine mammals and endangered species in the US exclusive economic zone.

  7. U.S. Caribbean region - Wikipedia

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    U.S. Caribbean region (in Spanish: El Caribe estadounidense) is a term used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to refer to the waters belonging to the United States in the Caribbean Sea. [1] NOAA maps it as a natural region of the United States, located in the Caribbean Sea, made up of federal waters in and around ...

  8. National Ocean Service - Wikipedia

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    The National Ocean Service (NOS) is an office within the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). It is responsible for preserving and enhancing the nation's coastal resources and ecosystems along approximately 95,000 miles (153,000 km) of shoreline, that is bordering 3,500,000 square miles (9,100,000 km 2) of coastal, Great Lakes, and ocean waters.

  9. NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps - Wikipedia

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    The NOAA Corps is the smallest [17] of the eight uniformed services of the United States government. It has over 300 commissioned officers, but no enlisted or warrant officer personnel. The NOAA Corps today employs professionals trained in engineering, earth sciences, oceanography, meteorology, fisheries science, and other