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Stellar Progress on Steller Watch

Eight thousand volunteers from 70 countries pitch in to help NOAA Fisheries learn more about the endangered Steller sea lion.
January 18, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Two sea lion pups on grass

California Sea Lion Population Rebounded To New Highs

Sea lion numbers reflect conditions in California Current through the decades.
January 17, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
West Coast
Group of sea lions with mountains in background

NOAA Helps Implement Community-Based Invasive Species Monitoring as part of Bering Sea Days

Scientists and educators participate in Bering Sea Days, an annual week-long education program on St. Paul Island.
January 03, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
National
children looking through a microscope in a laboratory

RK30: The Story of Scars

Hawaiian monk seal of the month for December 2017.
December 01, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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Update on Kaimana, the Waikīkī-born Hawaiian Monk Seal

Monk Seal of the Month: November 2017 is RJ58 also known as Kaimana
November 23, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands

Exploring Ecosystem Dynamics to Explain Trends in Hawaiian Monk Seal Populations

Using an ecosystem model, NOAA scientists explore the importance of the factors that influence growth and mortality of Hawaiian monk seals in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
November 03, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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The Tale of the Dread Pirate Runku

Monk Seal of the Month: October 2017
October 01, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands

KE18: The Reformed "Bad Boy"

Monk Seal of the Month: September 2017
September 23, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands

Thousands of People Help Scientists With Research on Endangered Steller Sea Lion

Steller Watch project a huge success but still more work to be done!
September 01, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Group of seals swimming in the water.

TT40: The First Hawaiian Monk Seal to Undergo Surgery for a Fishhook Removal

Monk Seal of the Month: August 2017
August 23, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands