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Dall’s Porpoise Expands Territory in a Changing Prince William Sound

Territory increases as killer whale population dwindles.
February 26, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Aerial view of whale swimming in water

Lingering Oil From Exxon Valdez Spill

Long-term study of lingering oil from Exxon Valdez spill offers new insights for resource managers.
February 26, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Man in white shirt and black hat reaching into a puddle to gather a sample

A Wealth of Scientific Information, Decades in the Making

A recent special issue journal highlights the status of an Alaska marine ecosystem more than a quarter century after the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
February 26, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Water with mountains in the background

A Big Picture for the Big Island

Evaluating management scenarios to improve marine ecosystem health.
February 20, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A school of yellow tangs swim over a coral reef.

Big Fish, Little Fish

Explore the surprising role of habitat in fisheries management.
January 26, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A diver swims along a reef ledge with large camera equipment.

Fisheries Scientists to Reap Benefits from New NOAA Satellite

JPSS-1 will transmit valuable data on ocean temperature, color, and ecosystems.
November 16, 2017 - Feature Story ,
National
JPSS-1 satellite.jpg

Underwater Camera Technology Improves Pacific Islands Population Assessments

NOAA Fisheries scientists are pairing underwater camera technology with bait bags to improve assessments of reef fish and shark populations across the Hawaiian archipelago.
November 06, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Pearl and Hermes_Tiger Shark.jpg

Exploring Ecosystem Dynamics to Explain Trends in Hawaiian Monk Seal Populations

Why are the numbers of Hawaiian monk seals decreasing in certain locations while they stay stable in others? What drives their population trends? Is it changes in plankton abundance, prey availability, predators, or something else? Using an ecosystem mode
November 03, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
2545x1909-PIFSC-monk-seal-reef-Mark.Sullivan.jpg

Researchers Investigate Explosion in the Number of Pyrosomes off Alaska

Researchers at Alaska Fisheries Science Center are reporting a never-before-seen phenomenon in Alaska waters - an influx of strange organisms that resemble flattened, translucent sea pickles.
October 23, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Pyrosomes caught off the coast of Alaska. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

The Curious Relationship Between Acadian Redfish and Sea Pens

In 2015 some of the sea pens sampled were found to harbor larval redfish. Because there were also adult redfish in the shrimp survey tows, it was difficult to verify that larval fish were there because of an important biological phenomena or from spawning adults in the haul.
October 17, 2017 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Sea Pen, reddish in color, in the sand.