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Turtle and Seal Biologists Deploy to Papahānaumokuākea for the 2022 Field Season

Research to protect threatened and endangered species at field camps in the marine national monument.
May 03, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
This map shows the Hawaiian Archipelago, the range of the Hawaiian monk seal. Within the monument, the English names of the islands are printed in white and the Hawaiian island names are in yellow. Credit: https://www.papahanaumokuakea.gov. This map shows the Hawaiian Archipelago, the range of the Hawaiian monk seal. Within the monument, the English names of the islands are printed in white and the Hawaiian island names are in yellow. Credit: https://www.papahanaumokuakea.gov.

Recommended 2022 Species Recovery Grants Projects

NOAA Fisheries has recommended $6.2 million in funding for 12 new projects and 13 ongoing projects.
April 29, 2022 - Feature Story ,
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Cook Inlet beluga whale Cook Inlet beluga whale

New Rule Focuses on Improving Survival of Hooked Oceanic Whitetip Sharks

NOAA is prohibiting wire leaders in the Hawaiʻi deep-set longline fishery. The measure is estimated to increase the survival of threatened oceanic whitetips by more than 30 percent.
April 28, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Oceanic whitetip shark swimming in deep ocean waters. The oceanic whitetip shark’s scientific name—Carcharhinus longimanus—comes from its long, rounded pectoral fin (Longimanus translates to “long hands”). Credit: Andy Mann

Enter Our 2022 Share the Shore & Sea Art Contest!

K–12 students are invited to showcase how we can all share the shore & sea with whales, dolphins, seals, sea turtles, and corals through art! Winners’ work will be featured during NOAA’s Share the Shore and Sea campaign in May 2022.
March 23, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Photo collage of marine animals in the Pacific Islands region. Support your local wildlife by sharing the shore and sea—and entering our 2022 Share the Shore & Sea Art Contest!

Nesting, Threats, and Social Behaviors of Hawaiian Hawksbill Sea Turtles

Three recent studies shed new light on endangered hawksbill sea turtles in Hawaiʻi.
March 22, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Hawksbill swimming above a coral reef in western Maui A hawksbill swimming above a coral reef in western Maui. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Don McLeish (Permit #21260).

2021 Partner in the Spotlight: Diane Pike

In 2021, we recognized partner Diane Pike for expanding and enhancing recovery of Hawaiian monk seals—one of our most imperiled marine species.
March 01, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Diana Pike on the right with NOAA Fisheries colleague on the left on the beach with a rainbow in the background Diane and colleague Mark Sullivan of NOAA Fisheries on a hike out to La'au Point, Moloka'i. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

Meet Jamie Thomton, Kauaʻi Marine Mammal Response Coordinator

Jamie talks about his path to NOAA, recounts a mission to disentangle a humpback whale, and explains what Whale Week means to him. 
February 16, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Picture of Jamie Thomton on a beach in Jamie Thomton in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Jamie Thomton in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

The Endangered Hawaiian Dolphins You’ve Never Heard Of—and What You Can Do for Them

Get to know the rarest dolphin in Hawai‘i and the threats they face.
February 14, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Pods of swimming false killer whales. A group of false killer whales swims in waters off Lāna‘i. Credit: Cascadia Research Collective/Trent Ellis and Lee James (NOAA Fisheries Permit #20605).

Necropsy Reveals Traumatic Brain Injury was Probable Cause of Death for Humpback Whale Calf

NOAA Fisheries responded to a dead 12-foot-long humpback whale calf on Oʻahu on February 6, 2022. The injury was likely caused by a vessel strike.
February 14, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Trained team safely hauling a deceased humpback whale calf onto a table with a blue tarp. Preparing for postmortem examination at the University of Hawaiʻi Health and Stranding Lab. Credit: University of Hawaiʻi Health and Stranding Lab (NOAA Fisheries Permit #18786).

Celebrating Black History Month 2022

Join us in celebrating Black History Month. Learn more about some of our exceptional NOAA Fisheries employees and how their work contributes to our mission every day.
February 04, 2022 - Feature Story ,
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Collage of NOAA Fisheries employees for Black History Month 2022