Researchers spot two new calves in the islands’ endangered population—an exciting discovery for a group with fewer than 150 individuals.

NOAA Fisheries


An olive ridley sea turtle lies in a small hole in the sand on a beach. Olive ridley sea turtle near Seal Beach in Orange County, CA. Credit: Huntington Beach Fire Department
A person wearing a bright orange, kelp-splattered waterproof jacket, sunglasses, and blue gloves smiling while holding a small knife next to a thick haul of harvested brown kelp on a boat, with water and snow-capped mountains in the background. Adelia Myrick harvesting kelp on her farm in Kodiak, Alaska.
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Celebrating Aquaculture Week: Farming from Tide to Table

Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
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Four women on a boat holding red snapper A group of women aboard a boat hold large red snappers caught during a recreational fishing trip. Credit: Grayson Shepard
Aerial view of a kelp farm. A small skiff tends a buoy. Several pink buoys float on the surface with lines of kelp. A forested shoreline on the left and mountains in the distance. NOAA Fisheries and Sea Quester Farms partnered up to evaluate if kelp farms provide habitat for marine life in Alaska. Pictured here is one of Sea Quester’s farms in southeast Alaska near Juneau. Credit: Hatch Blue, Alaska Mariculture Cluster
A scuba diver swims horizontally above a vibrant pink and purple coral reef, holding a camera to photograph the seabed. A scientist captures thousands of digital images to build a 3-D reef model during the 2026 National Coral Reef Monitoring Program survey at Swains Island. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.
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2026 Pacific Coral Surveys Complete

Pacific Islands

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