New buoy launched in American Samoa opens window into a changing ocean
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NOAA and partners have launched a new buoy in Fagatele Bay within NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa to measure the amount of carbon dioxide in the waters around a vibrant tropical coral reef ecosystem.
Buoy in Fagatele Bay in the NOAA National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa with partner ship in the background. Photo credit: Nerelle Que, National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa.
Fagatele Bay supports exceptional biodiversity, with more than 160 species of coral found within the quarter-square-mile bay.
