Notes from Field: National Coral Reef Monitoring Program Cruise 2025, Marianas

July 8, 2025

Tom Oliver, PhD, Research Ecologist at NOAA's Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center

Chief Scientist Tom Oliver will present a seminar reviewing the 2025 Mariana Expedition of the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program aboard the NOAA ship Oscar Elton Sette. Tom will discuss the mission of the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program, highlight this year's efforts on their Mariana cruise, covering Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and talk about the research programs our scientists are pursuing across this dramatic human and natural gradient.