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Atlantic Mackerel collected during the Northeast Bottom Trawl Survey. Credit: NOAA Fisheries
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Mackerel on the Move: Cooperative Research Investigates Atlantic Mackerel Abundance Under Changing Ocean Conditions
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A green sea turtle at Midway Atoll in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.
A red tide event in 2018 led to massive fish kills along Florida’s Gulf Coast. Photo courtesy of Meaghan Emory.
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Navigating the Red Tide Labyrinth: Science to Guide Future Fisheries Management
Southeast
The Sacramento River near the main spawning area of winter-run Chinook salmon blocked by dams from their original mountain spawning habitat. The Sundial Bridge in Redding rises in the background. Credit: Larisa Thacher/UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences
A group of melon-headed whales swimming together on February 1, 2026, seen during the Winter Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Mary Applegate, taken under NOAA permit #25754.
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A Winter at Sea Reveals Seasonal Habits of Whales, Dolphins, and Seabirds in Hawaiʻi
Pacific Islands
A shadowgraph camera extends from the nose of a glider in the laboratory. The camera in the box between the two cylinders attached to the glider collects an image every two seconds as the glider dives and climbs, collecting more than 1 million images in 30 days in the water. Photo: NOAA Fisheries
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Underwater Gliders Join Ocean Survey, Revealing Diverse Marine Life Driving Marine Ecosystem
West Coast
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A scientist prepares to photograph a reef at Swains Island during the 2023 National Coral Reef Monitoring Program survey in American Samoa. Credit: NOAA Fisheries (Permit #NMSAS-2023-002)
GulfCorps crews clear vegetation to restore habitat in Florida. Credit: John Stanmeyer/The Nature Conservancy.