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Sea Turtles Return Home

NOAA Galveston sea turtle release
May 29, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
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NOAA and Partners Build Coastal Resiliency with Natural Infrastructure in Louisiana

Barrier islands and marsh are disappearing at an alarming rate, reducing habitat and its benefit to coastal ecosystems and communities.
May 18, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
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Faces of Right Whale Conservation: Barb Zoodsma, Recovery Program Coordinator

North Atlantic right whales are in crisis and will go extinct if the current population decline is not reversed. Learn how NOAA Fisheries and partners are coordinating closely to solve this urgent conservation challenge in this Q&A.
May 08, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
right-whale-mother-calf.jpg Last year NOAA and its partners only detected four North Atlantic right whale mother/calf pairs in the calving grounds. This year, none were seen. Credit: NOAA Fisheries. Photo taken under a NOAA scientific permit.

Restoring the Gulf of Mexico, Two Years after Historic Deepwater Horizon Settlement

In 2017 NOAA and the other Trustees continue to make significant progress toward restoring the Gulf of Mexico from Deepwater Horizon, which poured oil into the water and onto the coastline for almost three months in 2010.
April 24, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Southeast

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Applauds Pilot Program to Allow States to Manage Recreational Red Snapper Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico

New two-year pilot program grants partial management responsibility of the Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery to the five Gulf states. 
April 17, 2018 - Leadership Message ,
Southeast
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NOAA Fisheries reminds public, watch for and report sea turtles in trouble

In Mississippi, stranded sea turtles are found most often in spring and early summer
March 22, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
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NOAA Appoints Dr. Clay Porch as New Science and Research Director for the Southeast Fisheries Science Center

Today, NOAA announced the appointment of Dr. Clay Porch as the new Science and Research Director for NOAA’s Southeast Fisheries Science Center which includes the main laboratory in Miami, Florida, and labs in Galveston, Texas; Pascagoula, Mississippi; P
March 20, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
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Right Whale Conservation: Get the Facts from Our Ship Strike Experts

North Atlantic right whales are approaching extinction, and vessel strikes, also known as ship strikes, are a leading cause of their declining population. Explore the strategies and challenges of reducing these dangerous collisions in this Q&A.
March 19, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
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Fighting for Coral: Force Blue Coral Response Highlights NOAA Vet Training Programs

A partnership between NOAA, FEMA, nonprofits and a local enterprise is one of many engaging military veterans and restoring important ecosystems—this time helping revive coral reefs in the Caribbean.
March 05, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
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Faces of Right Whale Conservation: Mike Asaro, Entanglement Prevention Policy Expert

The North Atlantic right whale is one of the world's most endangered large whale species. Entanglement in fishing gear is one of the greatest threats to these whales. Learn how NOAA Fisheries and its partners reduce the risk of entanglement in this Q&A.
February 12, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
NARW_illustration.jpg Illustration of how North Atlantic right whales get entangled in fishing gear. Entangled whales can tow fishing gear for tens to hundreds of miles over months or even years, before either being freed, shedding the gear on their own, or succumbing to their injuries. Credit: Graphic Services, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution