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The Endangered Population of False Killer Whales in the Main Hawaiian Islands is Declining

A new analytical method accounting for animal movement improves population size estimates of endangered false killer whales in Hawaiʻi and reveals the population has been declining for more than a decade.
August 14, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
From nose to dorsal fin, the body of a false killer whale surfaces above the water. Behold the rounded head, dark coloration, and torpedo-like body of the false killer whale. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Marie Hill (Permit #25754)

2025 Coral Reef Survey Sets New Records in the Mariana Archipelago

NOAA scientists completed a historic fish, coral, and ocean condition survey across Wake Atoll, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
August 06, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A large school of parrotfish swim over a bright coral reef towards the camera. A large school of Pacific slopehead or tan-faced parrotfish, swim over the reef at Wake Atoll in search of food. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Andrew Shantz

2022 and 2023 Combined Report of Marine Mammal Strandings in the United States

This report details marine mammal stranding rates, trends, and activities in the United States for both 2022 and 2023. In 2022, there were 6,061 confirmed marine mammal strandings; in 2023, there were 6,648.
July 31, 2025 - Feature Story ,
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A minke whale carcass lies on a rocky beach. There are several lines to secure it in place while responders take measurements and samples. A complete necropsy of a minke whale on Blakely Island, Washington. The necropsy revealed injuries—including severe bruising and broken ribs and vertebrae—consistent with a vessel strike. Credit: The Whale Museum

NOAA Announces Confirmed Large Whale Entanglement Numbers for 2023

There were 64 large whale entanglement cases documented in 2023—a decrease from 2022 and below the historical average.
July 22, 2025 - Feature Story ,
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Trained and authorized responders use a grapple to grab the entanglement trailing behind a North Atlantic right whale (#4545). Credit: Center for Coastal Studies, taken under NOAA Permit # 24359 Trained and authorized responders use a grapple to grab the entanglement trailing behind a North Atlantic right whale (#4545). Credit: Center for Coastal Studies, taken under NOAA Permit # 24359

NOAA Fisheries Designates Critical Habitat for Five Corals in U.S. Waters in the Pacific Islands

Designating critical habitat for threatened Pacific Islands corals will help us protect them for generations to come.
July 15, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
An underwater photo shows various corals and fish. In the foreground, a round, greenish-brown-colored coral with finger-like branches peeks above a reddish-brown reef. To its right are two flatter, tan, plate-shaped corals. Acropora globiceps (center left) and Isopora crateriformis (center right) in the waters off American Samoa. Both species are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Scientists and Fishermen Team Up for Groundbreaking Fish Survey in the Mariana Islands

NOAA Fisheries is collaborating with local anglers and research partners to collect vital data on fish populations in the Mariana Islands from July 7–21, 2025.
July 10, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Three people work together on a small vessel floating in dark blue water, with a lush, green island rising in the background. One of them prepares to fish as part of a research survey while another other works to remove a hook from a colorful fish that’s already been caught. NOAA scientists Eric Cruz and Erin Bohaboy unhook a colorful gindai (oblique-banded snapper), caught by local fisherman Lino Tenorio. Blending local know-how and fisheries science is helping NOAA Fisheries better understand fish stocks in the Mariana Islands. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Benjamin Richards

What Your Birth Month Says About Your Next Seafood Recipe

Celebrate National Culinary Arts Month by finding a new sustainable seafood recipe based on your birth month.
July 02, 2025 - Feature Story ,
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A grid (three rows with four columns) of pictures of seafood dishes with each photo labeled with a month of the year. January is sablefish, February blue mussels gratin, March monkfish bisque, April opah chili, May steamed clams, June sheet pan shrimp and vegetable fajitas, July fried bluefish, August scup poke bowl, September grilled scallops, October grilled barbeque oysters, November Alaska pollock enchiladas, and December grilled spiced mahimahi filets Celebrate Culinary Arts Month with a sustainable seafood recipe for every month of the year.

Department of Commerce Announces 2025 Appointments to the Regional Fishery Management Councils

The Secretary of Commerce appoints new and returning members to the regional fishery management councils.
June 30, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
National
Harbor in Valdez, Alaska

Clues From the Catch: How Small Samples Lead to Big Fish Insights

Fishermen’s catches reveal record-setting gindai and surprising Hawaiian grouper.
June 26, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A person wearing a glove holds a fish otolith in front of a red fish, showing the small ear bone used for age and growth analysis. Life history scientists at NOAA Fisheries work with fishermen to collect otoliths (a fish’s inner ear bones) to estimate the age of fish populations. Pictured: Onaga (Etelis coruscans) Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Hawai‘i Fishermen Reel in Data With Local Tagging Project

Hawai‘i anglers are tagging popular game fish with Pacific Islands Fisheries Group to power informed and abundant fisheries.
June 02, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A smiling fisherman holds a nearly 35-inch-long silvery fish in his hands while on a boat in the ocean. Ulua angler Cory Olores is one of many fishermen tagging popular game fish with Pacific Islands Fisheries Group’s Tag It program. The program helps fishermen, scientists, and resource managers better understand fish populations. Photo courtesy of Cory Olores