The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will open state-of-the-art Marine Science and Storage Facility today.
There will be facility blessing ceremony on Ford Island, Joint Base Pearl Harbor at 11 a.m.
Sen. Daniel Inouye, Gov. Neil Abercrombie, NOAA Administrators will participate in the ceremony to commemorate the opening of the 37,000 square foot facility.
The facility will enable NOAA and its scientific partners to conduct critical marine research, study and monitor data gathered throughout the Pacific Region, and provide a site to rehabilitate endangered Hawaiian Monk Seals and various green sea turtles.
In addition to the blessing, NOAA administrator will announce the establishment of a new partnership with the Oahu Visitors Bureau and the Waikiki Aquarium to integrate the Pacific Regional Center into an Ocean Education Experience program.
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