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Honu Count: Report Sightings of Numbered Sea Turtles in Hawai‘i

A new online survey allows you to report when you see green sea turtles, or honu, with white numbers and letters etched temporarily on their shells. Become a citizen scientist and contribute to a valuable source of data for sea turtles in Hawai‘i!
February 02, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Four green sea turtles with white shell alpha-numerical markings bask or rest on a sandy beach next to a rocky coastline with palm trees, blue sky, and ocean waves in the distance.

The Monk Seal Chronicles: Mimi and the “Monk Seal Matriarchs”

Special guest biologist Mimi Olry joins the podcast to discuss her experiences working with Hawaiian monk seals on Kaua‘i—especially individual “monk seal moms.”
January 30, 2023 - Podcast ,
Pacific Islands
A Hawaiian monk seal rests on the beach at the edge of the waves with a small, darker pup by her side. Female Hawaiian monk seal RO28, one of the “monk seal matriarchs,” and her pup on Kaua‘i. Credit: Val Bloy

2019 Report of Marine Mammal Strandings in the United States

These national and regional marine mammal stranding overviews detail marine mammal stranding rates, trends, and activities in the United States in a given year. In 2019, there were 7,719 confirmed marine mammal strandings in the United States.
January 05, 2023 - Feature Story ,
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Stranding Network members perform an animal autopsy on a stranded gray whale that lies within a sectioned off area of the beach. A team of scientists from The Marine Mammal Center and the California Academy of Sciences perform a necropsy on a stranded gray whale at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach. Photo: Katie D’Innocenzo/The Marine Mammal Center.

How NOAA Prepares for Entanglements During Whale Season in Hawaiʻi

NOAA and partners go through rigorous training in preparation to respond to whales in life-threatening entanglements.
November 23, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
An individual wearing a life vest and safety helmet stands on the platform of a small boat to practice tossing a grappling hook. NOAA and partners go through rigorous training in preparation for responding to large whale entanglements. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Cameron Dabney

Can You Catch More Fish When the Water Is Spinning?

New study sheds light on how fish use spinning water masses as habitat.
October 24, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A striped marlin with a school of smaller fish The striped marlin is a species of billfish that lives in the North Pacific. A new study co-led by NOAA scientists finds that marine predators, like the striped marlin, aggregate in anticyclonic, clockwise-rotating ocean eddies to feed. Credit: Pat Ford Photography.

NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette Returns to the Annual Bottomfish Fishery-Independent Survey in Hawaiʻi

Learn more about the 2022 Bottomfish Fishery-Independent Survey in the main Hawaiian Islands
October 03, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette conducts deepwater camera deployments south of the west Maui mountains in support of the Fall 2022 BFISH survey. Credit: Ben Richards, NOAA Fisheries. NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette conducts deepwater camera deployments south of the west Maui mountains in support of the Fall 2022 BFISH survey. Credit: Ben Richards, NOAA Fisheries.

Seafloor Mapping and Coral Reef Assessments Complete in the Mariana Archipelago

Scientists return from a 5-month research mission.
September 29, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
NOAA ship Rainier floats with an island in the background. The NOAA Ship Rainier operating in the Mariana Islands. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

Tide to Table Profile: Kauaʻi Sea Farms

On the Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi, Kauaʻi Sea Farms is restoring the historic Nomilo Fishpond while growing clams, sea cucumbers, and edible seaweed.
September 23, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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A rainbow over the Nomilo Fishpond on a sunny day. In Hawaii’s historic Nomilo Loko Iʻa, or Nomilo Fishpond, family-owned Kauaʻi Sea Farms specializes in growing clams, sea cucumbers, and edible seaweed. Credit: Kauaʻi Sea Farms

NOAA Enlists Hawaiʻi Fishermen for Mahimahi Diet Study

New program will collaborate with fishermen to help reveal what these open-ocean predators are eating. Fishermen can receive financial rewards for participating in the program.
September 20, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Close-up of a mahimahi head. Mahimahi are fun to catch and quite acrobatic. Plus, they are great to eat! Credit: NOAA Fisheries

A Cautionary Tale: The 2019 Coral Bleaching Event in Hawaiʻi

Corals bleached less in 2019 than anticipated, but bleaching events are increasingly occurring in the Hawaiian Islands.
September 09, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A coral reef with bleached corals appearing white Corals in Kāneʻohe Bay demonstrated a range of bleaching responses during the 2019 heat stress event. Credit: Chuck Babbit Photography