The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration spearheaded a new method for observing marine wildlife this month off the shore of the North Olympic Peninsula in Washington, using two different unmanned platforms to perform nearshore and offshore operations. The mission is part of an effort by NOAA to survey the area of the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary to get population distribution and abundance information on marine wildlife and to search for marine debris, such as fishing nets and items that may have drifted over from Japan after the tsunami.
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