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Celebrating 50 Years of the Marine Mammal Protection Act

NOAA Fisheries marks 50 years of marine mammal science, conservation, and recovery under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
July 30, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Gray whales swimming Gray whales were nearly hunted to extinction by commercial whaling. Protections under the MMPA, ESA, and the end of commercial whaling have allowed the species to recover. Credit: NOAA Fisheries (Permit #19091).

Celebrating 50 Years of the Marine Mammal Protection Act

NOAA Fisheries marks 50 years of marine mammal science, conservation, and recovery under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
July 30, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
National
Gray whales swimming Gray whales were nearly hunted to extinction by commercial whaling. Protections under the MMPA, ESA, and the end of commercial whaling have allowed the species to recover. Credit: NOAA Fisheries (Permit #19091).

Six Endangered Marine Animals You Might Not Know

Learn about some lesser known endangered marine species and what NOAA Fisheries is doing to aid their recovery.
May 20, 2022 - Feature Story ,
National
750x500-false-killer-whale-anim2620-NOAA-PIFSC.jpg False killer whale jumping out of the water in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Credit: Jim Cotton.

What Satellite Tags Are Telling Us About False Killer Whales

Satellite tagging efforts under a NOAA Fisheries recovery grant are making a difference for an endangered population of false killer whales in Hawai‘i.
February 18, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Satellite map of raw location data for false killer whale HIPc808 in 2021. HIPc808, a false killer whale identified in Cascadia Research Collective’s identification catalog, took a 10-day journey across the entire main Hawaiian Islands in 2021. Satellite tags are helping Cascadia Research Collective, the Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources, and NOAA Fisheries better understand the endangered main Hawaiian Islands insular false killer whale population. Credit: Cascadia Research Collective.

11 Cool Facts About Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises

Did you know these marine mammals are part of the cetacean family? Check out these facts to learn more.
February 16, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
National
finback image for 2020 whale week Finback whales. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

11 Cool Facts About Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises

Did you know these marine mammals are part of the cetacean family? Check out these facts to learn more.
February 16, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
National
finback image for 2020 whale week Finback whales. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

New Approach to Identifying False Killer Whale Populations Proves Challenging

A recent study used machine learning to examine the vocalizations of the three Hawaiian false killer whale populations.
December 17, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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Estimating the Number of Endangered False Killer Whales in the Main Hawaiian Islands

A new study highlights our collaboration with nonprofit and citizen scientists to estimate the size of this endangered population.
September 05, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
2905x1945_FalseKillerWhale_PIFSC_AdamÜ.jpg A false killer whale spy hops. Photo credit: NOAA Fisheries/Adam Ü (Permit #15240)

Welcome to Whale Week 2018

A message from Chris Oliver, head of NOAA Fisheries.
February 08, 2018 - Leadership Message ,
National
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Whale Science on the High Seas

Six-month research survey of marine life in the Hawaiian Islands wraps up.
December 21, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A spinner dolphin leaps clear out of turquoise waters that almost match the clear blue sky. Spinner dolphin leaping out of the water. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Paula Olson (Permit #20311)