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2023 Recap: Our Most Popular Marine Stories, Podcasts, Photos, and Videos

To wrap up the year, check out the most popular stories, photos, videos, and podcasts of 2023.
December 15, 2023 - Feature Story ,
National
Multiple schools of colorful fish blanket a coral reef. Fish community on a reef offshore of Baker Island, a remote equatorial island. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jeff Milisen

Initiation of 5-Year Review for the Arabian Sea, Cape Verde Islands/Northwest Africa, Central America, Mexico, and Western North Pacific Distinct

NOAA Fisheries announces the initiation of a 5-year review for the Arabian Sea, Cape Verde Islands/Northwest Africa, Central America, Mexico, and Western North Pacific Distinct Population Segments of the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae). NOAA…
Notice
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National
Published
04/19/2024

Information About Offshore Wind and Whales

Get answers to frequently asked questions about interactions between offshore wind energy projects and whales on the East Coast.
January 18, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Wind generators off Block Island.

Frequent Questions—Offshore Wind and Whales

Frequently asked questions about interactions between offshore wind energy projects and whales.
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Humpback Whale: From Photo to Postage Stamp

Young researcher captured image that will send envelopes across the nation.
August 05, 2022 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Breaching humpback whale on U.S. Postal Service stamp Breaching humpback whale on U.S. Postal Service stamp. Courtesy of U.S. Postal Service.

Biological Opinion National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of Marine and Aviation Operations Ketchikan Port Facility Recapitalization Project, Ketchikan, Alaska

Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7(a)(2) Biological Opinion for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of Marine and Aviation Operations Ketchikan Port Facility Recapitalization Project, Alaska NMFS Consultation Number: AKRO-2021-02754
February 02, 2022 - Biological Opinion ,
Alaska

Biological Opinion Port of Alaska’s South Floating Dock Anchorage, Alaska

Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7(a)(2) Biological Opinion Port of Alaska's South Floating Dock, Anchorage, Alaska NMFS Consultation Number: AKRO-2021-01051.
August 09, 2021 - Biological Opinion ,
Alaska

Biological Opinion Metlakatla Seaplane Facility Refurbishment Project

Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7(a)(2) Biological Opinion Metlakatla Seaplane Facility Refurbishment Project, Metlakatla, Alaska, NMFS Consultation Number: AKRO-2020-03066.
July 23, 2021 - Biological Opinion ,
Alaska

Alaskan Scientists Continue Humpback Research as Whale Watching Industry Aims to Rebound

A lack of tourism in 2020 provided researchers with an unprecedented opportunity to study humpback whales in Alaska waters during an unusually quiet time.
July 23, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
A humpback whale tail fluke is visible above the water with mountains in the background. Humpback whales make Juneau, Alaska one of the premier whale watching destinations in the world. Credit: NOAA Fisheries (Permit #14245).

Humpback Whales in the Marianas

From January to March in 2015–2019, the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, in partnership with the Navy, conducted small-boat surveys off Saipan to look for humpback whales.
May 13, 2021 -
Pacific Islands