News and Announcements | NOAA Fisheries

Entangled Puget Sound Whale Largely Freed After Unusual Chain of Events

NOAA Fisheries seeks help from public in spotting the gray whale and assessing its condition following entanglement.

April 18, 2018 - Feature Story ,

West Coast

Science and Stewardship in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

Biologists prepare for field season to assess Hawaiian monk seal and sea turtle populations.

April 09, 2018 - Feature Story ,

Pacific Islands

NOAA Fisheries reminds public, watch for and report sea turtles in trouble

In Mississippi, stranded sea turtles are found most often in spring and early summer

March 22, 2018 - Feature Story ,

Southeast

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Dall’s Porpoise Expands Territory in a Changing Prince William Sound

Territory increases as killer whale population dwindles.

February 26, 2018 - Feature Story ,

Alaska

Lingering Oil From Exxon Valdez Spill

Long-term study of lingering oil from Exxon Valdez spill offers new insights for resource managers.

February 26, 2018 - Feature Story ,

Alaska

Man in white shirt and black hat reaching into a puddle to gather a sample

A Wealth of Scientific Information, Decades in the Making

A recent special issue journal highlights the status of an Alaska marine ecosystem more than a quarter century after the Exxon Valdez oil spill.

February 26, 2018 - Feature Story ,

Alaska

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

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

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: 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

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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