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The Toll of Toxoplasmosis: Protozoal Disease Has Now Claimed the Lives of 12 Monk Seals and Left Another Fighting to Survive

In 2018, three Hawaiian monk seals on Oʻahu were found dead from toxoplasmosis within a single week. Now, in 2020, a cluster of two additional cases has occurred. It is becoming increasingly clear that Hawaiian monk seals are suffering from localized lethal outbreaks of this cat-borne disease.
February 20, 2020 - Feature Story ,
NOAA team conducting an ultrasound exam on a female Hawaiian monk seal to assess RO28/Pōhaku's condition.

Celebrate Whale Week with Wallpapers for Your Digital Devices

Make a splash during Whale Week with these computer, smartphone, and Facebook wallpapers.
February 06, 2020 - Feature Story ,
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NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office Offers Five 2020 Summer Internships

College students can explore fisheries science, policy, climate, environmental education, and data visualization.
December 23, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Two college students are on board a NOAA research vessel. The young woman and young man are each wearing baseball caps and lifejackets. She is holding a net; he is holding a board with a fish on it.

Partnership Provides Hands-on Fisheries Research Opportunities for Students

Students review footage from underwater robots to help agencies identify species.
December 16, 2019 - Feature Story ,
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Chesapeake Bay Environmental Education Funding Opportunity Available; Recent Grantees Announced

NOAA's Bay-Watershed Education and Training program supports student learning and teacher training in places including the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
December 13, 2019 - Feature Story ,
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Saving Endangered Species? There’s a Patch for That!

NOAA Fisheries partners with Girl Scouts to conserve endangered species.
September 05, 2019 - Feature Story ,
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NOAA Develops A New Type of Coral Nursery

The nursery could help restore damaged reefs using fully formed coral colonies rather than small fragments.
August 08, 2019 - Feature Story ,
A diver swims at NOAA's new coral nursery loaded with detached corals

Cape Cod Seals and Sharks: Shared Traits and Top 10 Facts

Seals and sharks in Cape Cod waters have some things in common, but other facts may surprise you.
August 01, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Seals at the waters edge.

Meet Giovanni Gianesin, Field Scientist

We continue our series to introduce the people who work at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center. Each month we feature a new "face" from the Center's five laboratories and share with you a bit about who they are, what they do at the Center, and what they enjoy doing in their spare time. Giovanni Gianesin is a Field Scientist for the Cooperative Research Branch at our Woods Hole Lab in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
July 24, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Researcher standing on deck of ship.

Orca Action Month Inspires Local Action for Southern Residents

Orca Action Month brought advocates together to take more action for the Southern Resident killer whales in Puget Sound
July 17, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Southern Resident killer whale and calf observed by research vessel in the background Southern Resident killer whale and calf. Photo: NOAA