For the past 20 years, Atlantic salmon have been protected in Maine. Although the population is still critically endangered, science and management efforts to support salmon recovery have also benefitted the entire ecosystem and local community. This info
Hear about the monk seal Pohaku's continued path to recovery while being cared for by partners at Ke Kai Ola. Listen to researchers answer questions about toxoplasmosis and more!
Hear about the monk seal Pohaku's continued path to recovery from toxoplasmosis. This week we hear how the U.S. Coast Guard helped her travel to Ke Kai Ola, the Hawaiian Monk Seal Hospital.
The Atlantic herring fishery has new at-sea monitoring coverage requirements for certain vessels that use midwater trawl, bottom trawl, or purse seine gear.
Hear updates about the monk seal Pohaku being cared for by a NOAA Fisheries team in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. Pohaku is an adult female seal who has been diagnosed with a case of toxoplasmosis.
In January, 2019, an experienced group of killer whale biologists launched an expedition from the southern tip of Chile into some of the roughest waters in the world, searching for what could be a new species of killer whale.
Oyster reefs are vital to a healthy Chesapeake Bay. Oysters help clean the water and provide important habitat for other species. NOAA and partners are committed to restoring oyster reefs in the Chesapeake Bay.
Amendment 28 protects groundfish habitat, cold water reefs, and deep-water ecosystems, relaxes some fishing restrictions, will increase the availability of sustainable groundfish to local West Coast communities and boost coastal economies.
