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NOAA Fisheries Adopts New Plan for West Coast Ecosystem Science and Management

The Western Regional Implementation Plan for Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management provides steps for helping West Coast fishermen and fisheries managers make sustainable business and conservation decisions that maximize the value of fisheries while protecting the ecosystems they depend on.
June 17, 2019 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
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Ocean Month 2019

Dive into our online campaigns and features during Ocean Month.
June 17, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
National
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A Continuation of Motherload: The Story of a Fertile Turtle in the Hawaiian Islands

This past March, researchers with NOAA's Marine Turtle Biology and Assessment Program located a fertile female Hawaiian green sea turtle using ultrasound, and put a satellite tag on her to see where she would migrate to lay her eggs. This is the continuation of her story.
June 14, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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Sea Turtle Fingerprints Help Unlock Population Secrets

Scientists study sea turtle “fingerprints” to gather clues about their life history, mating strategies, and family groups.
June 12, 2019 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
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Pilots Help Turtles Take Flight

Cold-stunned sea turtles get help from an unlikely place: the general aviation community.
June 10, 2019 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Saving Sea Turtles with Science: Sea Turtle Week

Join us for Sea Turtle Week 2019 and find out how we use science to improve the conservation and recovery of threatened and endangered sea turtles.
June 10, 2019 - Feature Story ,
National
International
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Celebrating Sea Turtle Week 2019

A message from Donna Wieting, Director of NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources.
June 10, 2019 - Leadership Message ,
National
International
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Illuminated Nets Could Provide A Brighter Future For Sea Turtles

Illuminated gillnets are helping reduce bycatch of protected species like sea turtles.
June 07, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
National
International
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Turtle Tweet Chat: Dive Deeper into Sea Turtle Biology, Science, and Conservation

Ask questions about sea turtles and learn more about our work to conserve them during a tweet chat on June 12, 2019.
June 06, 2019 - Feature Story ,
National
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Meet Alison Brodet, Woods Hole Science Aquarium Biologist

We continue our series to introduce the people who work at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center. Each month we feature a new "face" from the Center's five laboratories and share with you a bit about who they are, what they do at the Center, and what they enjoy doing in their spare time. Alison Brodet is an aquarium biologist at our Woods Hole Science Aquarium in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
May 29, 2019 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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