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NOAA Provides Funding Opportunity to Enhance Climate Science

The Climate and Fisheries Adaptation Program is now accepting proposals for research projects to increase understanding and promote resilience and adaptation of U.S. marine fisheries.
August 12, 2022 - Feature Story ,
National
School of bicolor anthias in coral reef

Survey to Count Beluga Whales in Norton Sound

Aerial survey will help scientists estimate the abundance of beluga whales and learn more about their habitat and movement patterns.
June 17, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
aerial shot of beluga whale swimming in icy waters in the Arctic A beluga whale swimming in icy waters of the Chukchi Sea. Photo taken during a previous beluga whale survey. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Laura Morse

A Look at the Vast Waters and Rich Diversity of Marine Life in the U.S. Pacific Islands

Listen in to learn how surveys support seafood and fishing central to the Pacific Islands culture and economy, as well as how our scientists study, recover, and care for endangered Hawaiian monk seals.
June 02, 2022 - Podcast ,
Pacific Islands
NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette off Maui in 2004. NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette off Maui in 2004. Homeported in Honolulu, Hawaii, NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette is a multipurpose oceanographic research vessel that conducts fisheries assessments, physical and chemical oceanography research, marine mammal and marine debris surveys. The ship operates throughout the central and western Pacific Ocean. Credit: NOAA/Ray Boland.

Smaller Female North Atlantic Right Whales Have Fewer Calves: Declining Body Size May Contribute to Low Birth Rates

Aerial photos reveal that body size of North Atlantic right whales is related to the number of calves they produce.
May 12, 2022 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
Photograph from the North Atlantic right whale Catalog #3560 of "Snow Cone," a North Atlantic right whale sighted December 2, 2021 that was entangled in gear and with a new calf. Photo credit: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission taken under NOAA permit 20556. North Atlantic right whale Catalog #3560 ‘Snow Cone’ sighted December 2, 2021 entangled and with a new calf. Photo credit: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission taken under NOAA permit 20556.

“Dive Into the Issue”: Visualizing Climate Change with Melissa Karp

Explore how NOAA Fisheries’ new, interactive fisheries data portal shows how specific marine species’ locations have shifted over time, which may be in response to climate change. This tool can help us better understand and respond to these changes.
April 19, 2022 - Feature Story ,
National
A visualization of the species richness (predicted number of species by location) from annual Gulf of Alaska survey trawl data. A visualization of the species richness (predicted number of species by location) from annual Gulf of Alaska survey trawl data.

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.

New Approach To Evaluate Fish Stock Productivity Under Changing Climate Conditions

Scientists see an overall decline in Pacific cod and pollock productivity in the Gulf of Alaska as compared to recent decades.
December 14, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
fishing boats, dutch harbor, Alaska and fog

On the Water: A Look at Life as an Observer

Fisheries observers play a vital role in gathering the data needed to ensure the sustainability of our marine resources.
October 13, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
Boats in a harbor at sunrise Harbor at sunrise. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Lee Benaka

Four Endangered North Pacific Right Whales Spotted in the Gulf of Alaska

Biologists were able to collect valuable data on these rare animals during a special whale survey in August.
September 09, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Tail of one north Pacific right whale shown as it dives next to second whale with head above water.

Discovering Deep-Sea Sponges in Alaska

Hundreds of species have yet to be described in the ecosystems that support Alaska’s valuable commercial fisheries.
September 02, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Underwater photo of a pink fish hiding inside a conical yellow sponge. A pregnant sharpchin rockfish shelters within a sponge on the seafloor off Alaska. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.