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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..

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.

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