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2026 Pacific Coral Surveys Complete

Scientists surveyed coral reef conditions in American Samoa and the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument.
September 15, 2026 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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.

Knocking for Help: A Pelican’s Unlikely Rescue

It is not every day a patient knocks directly on the doctor's door, but for one clever seabird, desperate times called for an unusually precise house call.
September 15, 2026 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
A brown pelican sits at the top of the stairs at the entrance to a brick building, with a sign in the foreground identifying it as the NOAA Panama City Laboratory A brown pelican waits at the main door of NOAA’s Southeast Fisheries Science Center Panama City Laboratory. Credit: Ty Jones, facility manager

Managing Genetic Risk in Offshore Aquaculture

Three science advice publications help growers to adopt best practices for farming healthy seafood while protecting wild populations.
September 14, 2026 - Feature Story ,
National
Fish swim under a net in a pen. Sablefish farmed in net pens at NOAA's Northwest Fisheries Science Center. Credit: Megan Ewald for NOAA Fisheries.

Nine Species of Deep-Sea Sponges Discovered in Alaska

One sponge species is so unique that scientists created an entirely new genus to classify it. Another represents a group never seen before outside of the tropics.
September 10, 2026 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
A blue basket holds a pile of tan, pink, orange and red invertebrates from sponges to sea urchins to sea stars Deep-sea sponges and other invertebrates in a collection basket during a bottom trawl survey. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

$103 Million in NOAA Funding Awarded to Restore Habitat for Fisheries

Sixteen new projects across the country will ensure fish have access to the high quality habitats they need to sustain their populations.
September 10, 2026 - Feature Story ,
National
Two coho salmon, a pink colored male and a silver colored female, jump up a frothy white creek. Coho salmon migrate up a creek in Oregon. Funding will support access to high quality habitat for fisheries across the country, including coho on the Oregon Coast. Credit: Adobe Stock.

Start-Up Beaver Dams Transform Parched California Creeks into Salmon Havens, New Research Finds

Juvenile survival rose and adult returns surged in the Klamath Basin.
September 09, 2026 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
photo of a slow moving creek and vegetation, with pools of water on either side of a small dam created with beaver dam analogues to help improve habitat for coho salmon and other wildlife. Sugar Creek flows over a dam initially created with beaver dam analogues to help improve habitat for coho salmon and other wildlife. Photo courtesy of Scott River Watershed Council.

Our 2026 NOAA-Supported Education Program Students Share Insights

NOAA offers a variety of student internship and fellowship opportunities. Some of the students participating in a few of these programs choose to work with mentors at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center.
September 08, 2026 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
College of interns from 2026 at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center

Ocean Indicators We’re Tracking for El Niño’s Arrival on the West Coast

Ocean monitoring and species changes will signal El Niño’s arrival.
September 03, 2026 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
A map of sea surface height anomalies during the 1997 El Niño, with dark red along the Pacific Coast highlighting coastally-trapped Kelvin waves and elevated sea levels. Coastally-trapped Kelvin waves, a signature of El Niño, traveled north along the West Coast during the 1997/1998 El Niño, as shown in a map of sea surface height anomalies. Darker reds show sea levels higher than normal, while darker blues show heights below normal. Scientists are now watching for similar waves to move up the West Coast this fall. Credit: Dillon Amaya/North Carolina State University

Watching Wildlife: How to Share the Shore and Sea with Marine Animals

As you enjoy the outdoors, remember to “Share the Shore” with marine mammals, sea turtles, and other wildlife. Learn more about proper marine life viewing guidelines to safeguard animals and people.
September 03, 2026 - Feature Story ,
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On Shipwreck Beach on the south coast of Kauai, Hawaii, an endangered Hawaiian monk seal takes a nap on the beach. The sign in the foreground instructs people to walk around the seal. On Shipwreck Beach on the south coast of Kauai, Hawaii, an endangered Hawaiian monk seal takes a nap on the beach. The sign in the foreground instructs people to walk around the seal. Credit: iStock

Reward For Up to $20,000 Offered for Information About Monk Seal Death on Molokaʻi

Reward offered for information leading to a civil penalty or criminal conviction.
September 03, 2026 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Dead monk seal found on Molokaʻi beach. Hawaiian monk seal RU68, a one-year-old female, was found deceased on a Molokaʻi beach. Credit: Hawaiʻi Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (NOAA Fisheries Permit #24359)