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Celebrating Earth Day 2025

Every day is Earth Day at NOAA Fisheries!
April 21, 2025 - Feature Story ,
National
A graphic with the text "Earth Day" showing a globe, fish, corals, a whale, and seagrass. Celebrating Earth Day at NOAA Fisheries. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Underwater Sound Recordings Confirm Endangered North Pacific Right Whales Use of Historic Habitats

Scientists find that Aleutian Island passes and the northern Gulf of Alaska remain key feeding grounds for this rare whale.
April 18, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Two North Pacific right whales on the surface of a choppy, blue ocean. Once is seen with the top of its head above water and mist expelling from its blow hole while the other's fluke is visible with water falling off the tailing edge. Two North Pacific right whales photographed from the NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson in August, 2021, during a survey in Alaska. Photo taken under NOAA Fisheries Research Permit #20465.

Trained Team Releases Gray Whale Entangled in Gillnet off California’s Palos Verdes Peninsula

Team worked for about 2 hours to remove gear entangling whale.
April 16, 2025 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Responders aboard an inflatable boat trailing and entangled whale Responders approach the entangled whale off the Palos Verdes Peninsula, using a long pole with specialized blade to reach and sever the net and lines entangling the whale. Photo by Marine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles, under NOAA Fisheries Permit #24359.

Team Frees California Humpback Whale Entangled Off Monterey for 6 Months

Whale watching boats helped team find entangled humpback.
April 14, 2025 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Responders aboard an inflatable boat trailing an entangled humpback Trained responders trailing the humpback whale off Pacific Grove, California on April 5 as they make the final cut to free the whale from its entangling gear. Collected in partnership with The Marine Mammal Center, Marine Life Studies and Cascadia Research Collective under NOAA Permit #24359.

Celebrating 15 Years of Surveying Protected Species in the Northwest Atlantic

This year marks the 15th anniversary of the Atlantic Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species. Scientists take to the sky and sea to collect data used to conserve several marine species in our region.
March 21, 2025 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Two dolphins leap out of the water. Common dolphins. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Michelle Klein

Gray Whales on the Rebound: Signs of Hope Despite Challenges

North Pacific gray whale population increases after declines.
February 13, 2025 - Podcast ,
West Coast
A gray whale and her calft migrate north along the California coast A gray whale and her calf migrate north along the California coast on their way to summer feeding grounds in the Arctic. Scientists are using an unmanned aerial vehicle to produce very precise overhead images of gray whales, then analyzing the images to understand how environmental conditions affect the health of adult females and ultimately the reproductive success of the population. Credit: NOAA

Top Must-Read Pacific Islands Stories of 2024

Take a look at some of the Pacific Islands most important and inspiring stories from 2024.
January 23, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Healthy coral reef with fishes in the foreground, a diver conducts a survey in the background.

Four-Month Survey Tracking West Coast Marine Mammals Finds Some Shifting North

Scientists use new tools and technologies to gather in-depth data.
January 16, 2025 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
School of northern right whale dolphins at sea A school of northern right whale dolphins observed off Oregon on the recent Southwest Fisheries Science Center marine mammal survey. Image collected under NOAA Fisheries research permit #22306. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Cory Hom-Weaver.

Update on Continuing Process to Clarify Marine Mammal Harvest Eligibility

NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are reviewing requirements for Alaska Native marine mammal harvest eligibilities.
January 15, 2025 - Agency Statement ,
Alaska
Adult ribbon seal in Alaska An adult female ribbon seal looks around among ice floes in the Bering Sea. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Josh M London. Photo taken while working under authority of NMFS Research Permit #23858

Southern Resident Killer Whale Calf Dies Days after Birth; Second Newborn Appears Healthy

J35 (aka Tahlequah), who made an impression around the world in 2018 for carrying her dead calf for 17 days, is again carrying a newly dead newborn calf. Southern Resident Connections - Post 39
January 14, 2025 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Killer whale carrying calf in Puget Sound