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Two Alaskans Postpone Thanksgiving to Rescue Whale Near Prince of Wales Island

NOAA says actions resulted in a safe, deliberate assessment and rescue of entangled humpback whale.
November 23, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
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NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region Commends Work of Washington State's Killer Whale Task Force

The Task Force recommendations supplement and complement NOAA Fisheries’ 2008 Recovery Plan for Southern Residents with thoughtful and effective actions that address the three main threats to the whales.
November 16, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast

NOAA-Led Team Frees Entangled Whale near Dutch Harbor, Alaska

Humpback was immobilized much like a dog on a leash.
October 22, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
team on raft freeing an entangled whale

New Study Sheds Light On Mysterious Movements Of Rarest Great Whale

Finding the North Pacific right whale.
October 01, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Whale poking out of the water

Young Right Whale Likely Died from Entanglement

The whale most likely died as a result of being entangled in gear and drowning, according to the information scientists obtained from the necropsy.
September 07, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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True's Beaked Whales: Secret No Longer

Researchers Gather Trove of Data on These Elusive Deep-Divers
September 06, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Beaked whale in the foreground, NOAA white boat in the background

Estimating the Number of Endangered False Killer Whales in the Main Hawaiian Islands

A new study highlights our collaboration with nonprofit and citizen scientists to estimate the size of this endangered population.
September 05, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
2905x1945_FalseKillerWhale_PIFSC_AdamÜ.jpg A false killer whale spy hops. Photo credit: NOAA Fisheries/Adam Ü (Permit #15240)

2018 Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program Awards

More than $2.3 million will go to partners to support innovative bycatch reduction research projects.
August 15, 2018 - Feature Story ,
National
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Prioritizing West Coast Chinook Salmon Stocks for Southern Resident Killer Whale Recovery

Prioritized list developed by NOAA Fisheries and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
July 23, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast

Young Whale Gets an Unlikely Second Chance at Survival

NOAA and partners worked together off Sandy Hook, New Jersey yesterday to cut a length of rope entangling a juvenile humpback whale, giving the whale a second chance.
July 12, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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