Two Marine Debris Program staffers are participating in NOAA’s annual mission to remove derelict nets and other marine debris from sensitive coral reefs and shorelines in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, one of the largest marine conservation areas in the world. An estimated 52 tons of derelict fishing gear washes up in the Monument each year, threatening the pristine ecosystem. Follow their journey. Naomi is a guest blogger and marine debris diver on the mission.

Curious French angelfish are just one of the many subjects you can choose to photograph at Biscayne and Dry Tortugas National Parks in South Florida.

Under the National Parks: The Channel Islands With all the amazing dive destinations lurking on the edge of the globe and our imaginations, it can be hard to believe that even our own backyards can be an underwater photographer’s paradise. In 2011, I spent the summer with the US National Park Service’s Submerged Resources Center (SRC) as part of an internship through the Our World-Underwater Scholarship Society (OWUSS).

180 Page book chronicling my three month internship with the National Park Service's Submerged Resources Center through the Our World - Underwater Scholarship Society in 2011.

A blog chronicling my three-month internship with the National Park Service's Submerged Resources Center through the Our World - Underwater Scholarship Society in 2011.