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NOAA Announces Confirmed Large Whale Entanglement Numbers in 2021

There were 70 large whale entanglement cases in 2021—an increase from 2020, but below the historical average.
November 03, 2023 - Feature Story ,
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An entangled North Atlantic right whale, Snowcone (known individual #3560), and her calf An entangled North Atlantic right whale, Snowcone (known individual #3560), and her calf. Snowcone was first documented as entangled in Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts in March 2021. Snowcone was then documented with a calf during an aerial survey on December 2, 2021 near Cumberland Island, Georgia. Credit: Georgia Department of Natural Resources; NOAA Permit No. 20556

Local Talent and Indigenous Knowledge Key to Restoring Hawaiʻi Coral Reefs

Threats to coral are increasing and the involvement of the local community is imperative. With funding through NOAA’s underserved community grants, Kuleana Coral Restoration graduated their first cohort of local and Native Hawaiian ocean conservationists.
October 30, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
COAST participants prepare for one of their first restoration dives. From left to right: Baylee Jackson, Pono Okimoto, Denise Oishi (instructor) Ciara Ratum, and Makaio Villanueva. COAST participants prepare for one of their first restoration dives. From left to right: Baylee Jackson, Pono Okimoto, Denise Oishi (instructor) Ciara Ratum, and Makaio Villanueva. (Photo: Blake Nowack/Kuleana Coral Reefs)

Restorative Aquaculture for Hawaiian Kūmū

Oceanic Institute is developing technology to raise a Hawaiian goatfish species in captivity to try to help declining wild populations.
October 26, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
One white goatgish and three red kumu fish swimming. Kūmū, or Hawaiian whitesaddle goatfish, at Kure Atoll in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Credit: NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries/James Watt

Working Towards Zero-Waste Seafood

Conservation International Hawaiʻi and Chef Hui are hosting a series of dinners during Seafood Month to promote zero-waste seafood in Hawaiʻi.
October 11, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Fish cut up into sections. Our partner Conservation International-Hawaiʻi is hosting a series of zero-waste seafood dinners for Seafood Month. Credit: Nami Kaze

Learn How to Fish From the Pros in Hawaiʻi

A new short video series taps fishing and boating experts to teach novice fishers the ins and outs of fishing in Hawaiʻi.
October 06, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A close-up photo of a fishermen holder a colorful fishing lure. Generational fisher Butch Farm explains how to choose the right lure for pelagic fishing. Credit: Pacific Islands Fisheries Group

Growing Seaweed: Aquaculture in Harmony with the Environment

A NOAA-supported project is determining how to grow native limu (seaweed) in Hawaiʻi using nutrient-rich water from aquaculture operations.
September 27, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Six green seaweed being compared growing in water. Oceanic Institute is growing native limu (seaweed) species using nutrient-rich water from farmed shrimp and fish. There are clear visual differences between Grateloupia and Ulva limu (top and bottom rows, respectively) grown in water from shrimp, giant trevally, and striped mullet (left, middle, and right columns, respectively). Credit: Oceanic Institute

New Hawaiian Language Video Series: He Moʻolelo ʻĪliokai

Join us on a journey through the Hawaiian archipelago to learn more about the charismatic and endangered Hawaiian monk seal through He Moʻolelo ʻĪliokai, the Story of the Hawaiian Monk Seal.
September 25, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A Hawaiian monk seal swims in blue-green water near a gray rocky cliff A seal dives off the coast of Nihoa. Credit: NOAA Fisheries (Permit #22677)

The 2023 Hawaiʻi Bottomfish Survey Harnesses Community Power for Sustainable Fisheries

NOAA Fisheries embarks on the 2023 Bottomfish Fishery-Independent Survey in Hawaiʻi. This one-of-a-kind survey, stretching from Ni‘ihau to Hawai‘i Island, helps NOAA scientists estimate the abundance of Hawai‘i “Deep 7” bottomfish.
September 20, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A fisher smiles while holding up a red and white fish, called an onaga, with both hands while out at sea. A local cooperative research fisherman holds an onaga caught during the annual Bottomfish Fishery-Independent Survey. Credit: Pacific Islands Fisheries Group

NOAA Fisheries Awarded $10.28 Million to Pacific Islands Region Projects

Projects will support NOAA Fisheries efforts to achieve healthy marine ecosystems and recover threatened and endangered species.
September 18, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A bird's-eye-view of eleven people on a canoe over clear blue waters. Students aboard the sailing canoe Kūmau learn the important connection between ʻaina (land) and kai (sea). This project involved 42 students and wrapped up in 2023. Credit: Nā Kama Kai

$4 Million Awarded for Marine Mammal Rescue Efforts through Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grants

Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grants will provide important federal funding to our marine mammal health and emergency response partners in 20 states and one tribe for fiscal year 2023.
September 14, 2023 - Feature Story ,
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Humpback whale carcass lying on beach with heavy machinery nearby to tow Necropsy of a dead humpback whale that was reported at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. The whale drifted near the Bay Bridge Tunnel, and the local stranding network pulled it up on land by using heavy equipment to conduct a necropsy near Lynnhaven Beach, Virginia.