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Seal Week 2022: Celebrating Pinniped Science and Conservation
During Seal Week August 29–September 2, NOAA Fisheries highlights seals and sea lions through science, conservation, and management.
Studying At-Risk Harbor Seals in Western Aleutians - Post 1
Research to help increase our understanding of harbor seals in the Aleutian Islands.
Multi-Year Study Seeks to Understand Potential Impact of Tour Vessels on Harbor Seals in Alaska's Disenchantment Bay
Scientists work to identify potential impacts of tour vessels on harbor seal populations in the bay.
Availability of Preliminary Survey Findings for the Arctic for 2019
We study marine ecosystems. Our research supports sustainable management and conservation of Alaska marine species.
Alaska Fisheries Science Center Surveys in the Arctic: 2019 Preliminary Findings
We study marine ecosystems. Our research supports sustainable management and conservation of Alaska marine species.
2024 Alaska Fisheries Science Center Field Season
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/alaska/science-data/2024-alaska-fisheries-science-center-field-season
A look at survey and research activities planned for 2024.
Condition of Seals Declined During Rapid Warming in Alaska
A new study finds quantitative evidence of climate-related impacts on these typically adaptable, resilient predators.
Alaska Marine Mammal Field Work
NOAA Fisheries Alaska Fisheries Science Center and National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration conduct research on marine mammals off the coasts of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California.
Field Notes: Science and Stewardship in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
The 2018 field season to assess Hawaiian monk seal and sea turtle populations.
Research Surveys
Our scientists and partners collect data on the water, from aircrafts, and from shore to understand the abundance, distribution, and health of marine life and habitats. That data forms the scientific foundation for our management and conservation work.
2021 Alaska Fisheries Science Center Year In Review
In 2021 we conducted 22 research surveys and placed 355 observers on commercial fishing vessels and in 12 processing plants. We collected valuable biological, oceanographic, and socio-economic information and monitored fisheries catch and bycatch.
Alaska Fisheries Science Center 2019 Year in Review
Our research supports NOAA Fisheries’ stewardship mission to protect and provide sustainable use of Alaska living marine resources.
2018 Alaska Fisheries Science Center Year In Review
Our research supports NOAA Fisheries’ stewardship mission to protect and provide sustainable use of Alaska living marine resources. In doing so, we help provide jobs, strong local economies, coastal resiliency, and food security for coastal and Alaska Nat
Marine Mammal Laboratory
A Division of the Alaska Fisheries Science Center
North Slope Borough, NOAA, University of Washington and Cooperative Institute for Climate Ocean and Ecosystem Studies Scientists Collaborate to Monitor Whales in 2020 in Northern Alaska
When it comes to observing bowhead whales in Arctic waters, scientists and Indigenous communities are learning to “expect the unexpected.”