Refine Results
Region
News Category
Topic
Species Category

News

576 items match your filter criteria.

Looking and Listening: A Seafloor Mapping Expedition

Scientists with NOAA’s National Ocean Service recently completed an 11-day mission to map undersea habitats in the Caribbean, including coral habitats used by valuable species of reef fish.
April 14, 2014 - Feature Story ,
seafloor_mapping04.jpg

How to Disentangle a Whale

Every year, dozens of whales become entangled in fishing gear off the U.S. Atlantic coast. The Atlantic Large Whale Disentanglement Network works to save them.
March 29, 2014 - Podcast ,
Entangled whale as viewed underwater, gear appears to be wrapped around tail.

Secret Route of Sea Turtles Revealed for First Time

Scientists recently mapped the migration routes of baby loggerhead sea turtles for the first time. It took four scientists and one manicurist to make this breakthrough possible.
March 11, 2014 - Feature Story ,
seaturtle_migrationroute_revealed.jpg

Tagged Bluefin Tuna Recaptured After Sixteen Years at Large

By tagging fish for NOAA’s Cooperative Tagging Program, fishermen have contributed greatly to our scientific understanding of many valuable species.
January 21, 2014 - Feature Story ,
A man with a hat and mustache holds up a tuna with a red, stringy tag hanging from its back while out at sea under a cloudy sky Charter boat Al Anderson with a one year old bluefin tuna that he had just attached a tag to. The tag will allow scientists to track the fish's growth and movement if the fish is recaptured. Photo courtesy of Al Anderson.

Behind the Scenes: A NOAA Fisheries Research Expedition

Sustainable seafood starts with sound science.
October 18, 2013 - Feature Story ,

NOAA Announces Approval of an Exempted Fishing Permit for a Pilot Study by Gulf of Mexico Headboats Evaluating an Allocation-Based Management System

FB13-071 Gulf of Mexico Fishery Bulletin; For more information, contact Sustainable Fisheries at (727) 824-5305
August 26, 2013 - News ,