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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Found in Seals on Marrowstone Island in Puget Sound

Test results confirm H5N1; officials urge beachgoers to avoid contact with wildlife.
September 08, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Harbor seals resting in a tide pool Healthy harbor seals in a tide pool along the coast of Washington State. Puget Sound seal populations are considered healthy. Credit: Sophie McCoy, UNC

Continuing a Conservation Science Legacy: 40 Years of Monitoring Hawaiian Monk Seals

For more than 40 years, our monitoring and recovery work in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument has been critical to guiding the protection of Hawaiian monk seals.
September 06, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A rainbow appears over the shoreline with a row of green wall tents, two boats moored offshore, and dozens of albatross chicks sitting on the beach. The Hawaiian monk seal Assessment and Recovery Camp at the remote atoll of Manawai. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jessica Bohlander (Permit # 848-1695)

Answering The Call: SeaWorld San Diego

Longtime wildlife rescue program has helped more than 40,000 marine mammals since 1965.
September 06, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Jeni Smith aboard a vessel smiling at the camera Jeni Smith, Rescue Supervisor at SeaWorld. Credit SeaWorld

New Research Predicts Effects of Marine Heatwaves on Top Ocean Predators

Real-time shifts in marine ecosystems and species demand “climate-ready” fisheries. This new research will inform fisheries management.
September 05, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
National
Two blue whales swim near the surface of the ocean. Two tagged blue whales swim in Monterey Bay in 2016. NOAA Fisheries permit 16111. Credit: Elliott Hazen/NOAA Fisheries

Hawai‘i Marine Animal Response Earns 2023 Partner in the Spotlight Award

NOAA recognizes Hawaiʻi Marine Animal Response for its dedicated work in helping to conserve and recover the endangered Hawaiian monk seal.
August 30, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A group photo of seven taking a photo with a picture frame after receiving an award. Hawaiʻi Marine Animal Response receives the 2023 Hawaiian Monk Seal Partner in the Spotlight award. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Help Stop Illegal Shootings of Sea Lions and Seals Near the Copper River Delta

NOAA increases award to $20,000 as endangered Steller sea lions continue to turn up dead in the Copper River Delta.
August 04, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
A NOAA Fisheries marine mammal specialist examines a dead Steller sea lion found on a beach in the Copper River Delta. Credit: NOAA Fisheries A NOAA Fisheries marine mammal specialist examines a dead Steller sea lion pup found on a beach in the Copper River Delta. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Alaska’s Threatened and Endangered Species

In celebration of the Endangered Species Act’s 50th Anniversary, NOAA is featuring the marine mammal and sea turtle species found in Alaska that are protected under the ESA.
June 16, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Eastern North Pacific right whales are the most endangered whale population in the world — only an estimated 30 whales remain. Eastern North Pacific right whales are the most endangered whale population in the world — only an estimated 30 whales remain.

The “Steller” Success Story of a Sea Lion Population

Removed from the Endangered Species List in 2013, the eastern distinct population segment of the Steller sea lion is still recovered a decade later.
June 16, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
A Steller sea lion mom and calf. A Steller sea lion cow and calf. Credit: Alaska Department of Fish & Game

Toxic Algal Bloom Suspected in Dolphin and Sea Lion Deaths in Southern California

Stranding Network asks beachgoers to keep a safe distance and report strandings.
June 16, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Deceased dolphin lying on a beach Deceased dolphin as a result of domoic acid poisoning. Credit: Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute

Return to Lalo: Turtle and Seal Biologists Deploy to Papahānaumokuākea for the 2023 Field Season

Field researchers return to the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument to monitor Hawaiian monk seals and green sea turtles at Lalo.
June 13, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Map of the Hawaiian Archipelago of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument being outlined (original and expanded). A map of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument with the atoll, Lalo, circled in orange. Credit: NOAA