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A humpback whale entangled in monofilament gillnet and floats off the coast of Monterey, California. Credit: Isaiah Foulks, Discovery Whale Watch; taken under NOAA Permit #24359.
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Olive ridley sea turtle near Seal Beach in Orange County, CA. Credit: Huntington Beach Fire Department
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Advancing Bottomfish Research Through Community Partnerships in American Samoa
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A sub-adult sixgill shark swims away from our sampling vessel in Puget Sound with both an external visual tag and an internal acoustic tag. Credit: NOAA Fisheries
Otolith pairs (two per individual fish) from an assortment of Bering Sea fish species. Top row (left to right): walleye pollock, sablefish, Pacific cod. Middle row: Alaska plaice, Dover sole, Greenland turbot. Bottom row: Pacific ocean perch, Atka mackerel, shortraker rockfish. Walleye pollock and Pacific cod are among the species analyzed with near-infrared spectroscopy. Note: otolith sizes are not on a relative scale. Credit: NOAA Fisheries
Endangered insular false killer whale HIPc0280 with her new calf. Credit: Captain Zodiac/Andrea McCormick (NOAA Fisheries Permit #26596)
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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.