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How NOAA Prepares for Entanglements During Whale Season in Hawaiʻi

NOAA and partners go through rigorous training in preparation to respond to whales in life-threatening entanglements.
November 23, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
An individual wearing a life vest and safety helmet stands on the platform of a small boat to practice tossing a grappling hook. NOAA and partners go through rigorous training in preparation for responding to large whale entanglements. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Cameron Dabney

Can You Catch More Fish When the Water Is Spinning?

New study sheds light on how fish use spinning water masses as habitat.
October 24, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A striped marlin with a school of smaller fish The striped marlin is a species of billfish that lives in the North Pacific. A new study co-led by NOAA scientists finds that marine predators, like the striped marlin, aggregate in anticyclonic, clockwise-rotating ocean eddies to feed. Credit: Pat Ford Photography.

How NOAA Preserves the Habitat of Seafood in the Pacific Islands

From protecting essential fish habitat to recovering coral colonies that have detached from the reef, NOAA supports seafood habitat in many ways.
October 13, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Hand made coral nurseries to restore coral reefs Coral nurseries are one tool NOAA uses to restore reefs, which are vital habitats for many managed seafood species. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette Returns to the Annual Bottomfish Fishery-Independent Survey in Hawaiʻi

Learn more about the 2022 Bottomfish Fishery-Independent Survey in the main Hawaiian Islands
October 03, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette conducts deepwater camera deployments south of the west Maui mountains in support of the Fall 2022 BFISH survey. Credit: Ben Richards, NOAA Fisheries. NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette conducts deepwater camera deployments south of the west Maui mountains in support of the Fall 2022 BFISH survey. Credit: Ben Richards, NOAA Fisheries.

Seafloor Mapping and Coral Reef Assessments Complete in the Mariana Archipelago

Scientists return from a 5-month research mission.
September 29, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
NOAA ship Rainier floats with an island in the background. The NOAA Ship Rainier operating in the Mariana Islands. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

Hawaiian Fishpond Kicks Off State’s First Sea Cucumber Aquaculture

NOAA-supported project finds an environmentally restorative export product in Hawaiian sea cucumbers.
September 27, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Dark reddish sea cucumber with spikes held be someone's hand. This sea cucumber, called namako in Japanese cuisine, could help revitalize and provide a revenue source for Hawaiian fishponds. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Joseph Bennington-Castro

Tide to Table Profile: Kauaʻi Sea Farms

On the Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi, Kauaʻi Sea Farms is restoring the historic Nomilo Fishpond while growing clams, sea cucumbers, and edible seaweed.
September 23, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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A rainbow over the Nomilo Fishpond on a sunny day. In Hawaii’s historic Nomilo Loko Iʻa, or Nomilo Fishpond, family-owned Kauaʻi Sea Farms specializes in growing clams, sea cucumbers, and edible seaweed. Credit: Kauaʻi Sea Farms

NOAA Enlists Hawaiʻi Fishermen for Mahimahi Diet Study

New program will collaborate with fishermen to help reveal what these open-ocean predators are eating. Fishermen can receive financial rewards for participating in the program.
September 20, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Close-up of a mahimahi head. Mahimahi are fun to catch and quite acrobatic. Plus, they are great to eat! Credit: NOAA Fisheries

How to Save an Island From Climate Change

A group of NOAA experts and partners have taken on the monumental task of protecting a small Hawaiian atoll from climate change.
September 15, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Rainbow in the background with plenty of flying albatross. Lalo (French Frigate Shoals) is one of the world’s largest tropical seabirds rookeries, but climate change threatens the atoll’s seabirds and other animal inhabitants. Credit: NOAA

A Cautionary Tale: The 2019 Coral Bleaching Event in Hawaiʻi

Corals bleached less in 2019 than anticipated, but bleaching events are increasingly occurring in the Hawaiian Islands.
September 09, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A coral reef with bleached corals appearing white Corals in Kāneʻohe Bay demonstrated a range of bleaching responses during the 2019 heat stress event. Credit: Chuck Babbit Photography