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Marine Mammal Stocks in North Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Are Highly Vulnerable to Climate Change

A new study led by NOAA Fisheries outlines marine mammal populations’ estimated vulnerability to changing ocean conditions as part of ongoing Climate Vulnerability Assessments.
September 20, 2023 - Feature Story ,
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An overhead shot of an adult right whale swimming next to a right whale calf in blue water. A new study has classified the North Atlantic right whale stock as very highly vulnerable to climate change. Credit: NOAA

NOAA Fisheries Releases Updated National Saltwater Recreational Fisheries Policy

Extensive engagement with the recreational fishing community informed the updates to the 2015 policy.
September 20, 2023 - Feature Story ,
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Roughly one dozen people, many wearing hats and active wear, stand along the railings of a white fishing boat, holding fishing poles. Families enjoy a day of fishing in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Restoring Estuary Habitat After Oil Spills and Other Disasters

Where rivers meet the sea, NOAA is working to restore and protect delicate estuarine environments.
September 19, 2023 - Feature Story ,
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an aerial view of the Tampa Bay Estuary is shown Estuaries provide ecosystem services such as natural filtration of pollution and flood protection. (Photo: Tampa Bay Estuary Program)

Meet the Aquaculture Scientist Growing Fish, Marine Worms and Sea Vegetables Together

Catch up with Mike Acquafredda on a sustainable way to grow fish, what he’s learned at our Howard Lab, and what’s next for him.
September 15, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Scientist holding tray of sea beans.

A Community Comes Together for a Gray Seal

A gray seal that showed up in a Beverly, Massachusetts pond quickly won over the town’s hearts during his week-long stay before officials relocated him.
September 15, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
gray seal pokes its head out of the water Gray seal swimming in a Beverly, Massachusetts pond. Photo Credit: Seacoast Science Center

NOAA and Community Offshore Wind to Partner on Environmental Monitoring Program

New agreement to focus on effective environmental monitoring and data sharing
September 14, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Two men on deck at the rail of a ship watching a fine-mesh net array being hauled onboard by a winch. Plankton sampling using fine-mesh nets is a kind of environmental monitoring that could be used in offshore wind energy areas. This image was taken on a 2015 federal ecosystem monitoring survey in the Northeast. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Nearly $1.2 Million in Funding Will Support Atlantic Salmon Habitat Restoration

Additional funding for four partners will continue ongoing efforts to restore habitat for endangered Atlantic salmon in Maine.
September 14, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Dozens of silvery, spotted fish swim in the water Atlantic salmon. Credit: Ryan Hagerty/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

$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.

Shark Conservation Starts with Shark Science

NOAA Fisheries invests millions of dollars into shark research to base management decisions on the best available science.
August 30, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
Bull Shark in the hands of Tobey Curtis. Tobey is wearing an orange glove on left hand, held under the sharks head.r

NOAA Fisheries Announces Large-scale Study on its Recreational Fishing Effort Survey

NOAA Fisheries has conducted a pilot study on our recreational Fishing Effort Survey. Preliminary results suggest the order of the questions in the survey may lead to overestimation of fishing effort, though a more robust study is necessary to confirm.
August 29, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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A fisherman catches a tarpon from his boat.