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Caribbean Waters May Hold Clues to Humpback Whale Populations

Researchers are learning what underwater recording devices revealed about humpback whales migrating to Caribbean islands in the winter of 2017.
February 16, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Humpback whales and seabirds as seen from above.

Faces of Right Whale Conservation: Mike Asaro, Entanglement Prevention Policy Expert

The North Atlantic right whale is one of the world's most endangered large whale species. Entanglement in fishing gear is one of the greatest threats to these whales. Learn how NOAA Fisheries and its partners reduce the risk of entanglement in this Q&A.
February 12, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
NARW_illustration.jpg Illustration of how North Atlantic right whales get entangled in fishing gear. Entangled whales can tow fishing gear for tens to hundreds of miles over months or even years, before either being freed, shedding the gear on their own, or succumbing to their injuries. Credit: Graphic Services, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Faces of Right Whale Conservation: Sofie Van Parijs, Acoustic Researcher

North Atlantic right whales are in crisis and will go extinct if the current population decline is not reversed. Learn how NOAA Fisheries scientists are tracking right whales using acoustic monitoring in this Q&A.
February 09, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
whale-buoy-comic-web_454233.jpg When a right whale travels through the range of a bottom-mounted passive acoustic monitoring buoy and makes its distinctive call, the instrument detects the call and transmits data up the cable to the buoy, which relays the information to a satellite, which sends the information to researchers in near-real time. Credit: Eric S. Taylor © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

Faces of Right Whale Conservation

The latest preliminary estimate suggests there are 360 North Atlantic right whales remaining. Now is the time to get informed. Check out our web story series below to learn what NOAA’s team is doing to solve this urgent conservation challenge.
February 07, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
Collage of 7 portraits of right whale scientists.

Faces of Right Whale Conservation: David Morin, Disentanglement Coordinator

Entanglement in fishing gear is a leading cause of North Atlantic right whales' declining population. Learn how NOAA Fisheries and partners attempt to disentangle North Atlantic right whales in this Q&A.
February 07, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
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Faces of Right Whale Conservation: Mendy Garron, Stranding Response Coordinator

North Atlantic right whales face extinction unless their population decline is reversed. Learn about NOAA Fisheries’ emergency response efforts for right whales that are stranded, in distress, or dead, and what can be learned from necropsies in this Q&A.
January 30, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Shifting Presence of North Atlantic Right Whales Tracked with Passive Acoustics

Changes began in 2010, whales present along much of East Coast year-round
November 14, 2017 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Two North Atlantic right whales from above, exhaling.

Understanding Atlantic Salmon Smolt Behavior And Survival When Every Smolt Is Sacred

It’s hard to imagine science without technology and as technology advances, scientists can do research and follow lines of inquiry that would’ve been difficult if not impossible to do in the past.
November 09, 2017 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Hand hold smolt over a blue bucket.

NOAA Enforcement works with partners to prevent lethal interactions between whales and fishing gear

Regulations have been put in place to reduce the risk of serious injury and death of large whales caused by entanglement in U.S. commercial trap/pot and gillnet fishing gear.
November 06, 2017 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Robots Detect Whales in Real Time, Revealing Changes in Migration Patterns

Scientists are using a variety of real-time tools, from moored buoys to autonomous underwater vehicles, to detect the presence of baleen whales and record the sounds they make. One active buoy is located south of New York City and another, which was recen
October 30, 2017 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Stacked graphs showing whale detections, for fin, right, and sei whales.