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New Oceanographic Insight Pinpoints Marine ‘Hotspots of Risk’

Real-time tracking of eddies and currents could help fishermen avoid protected species
June 26, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
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Saildrones Join NOAA’s West Coast Fleet for Experimental Fisheries Surveys

NOAA Fisheries' two West Coast Science laboratories are joining forces with the Alameda, Calif., company Saildrone Inc. to test the first use of autonomous, wind and solar-powered vehicles to gather essential data on West Coast fish populations
June 25, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
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Monitoring the Northeast Shelf Ecosystem

Researchers from the Northeast Fisheries Science Center have been collecting plankton and hydrographic data in waters off the Northeast U.S. coast six times a year since the early 1970s.
June 25, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Two men in blue hardhats deploying the Bongo Nets (large nets with metal openings).

Less Error, Better Forecasts

A new model of Chinook salmon populations better accounts for human and environmental error
June 22, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Young sockeye smolts in the Snake River. Photo: Mike Peterson/Idaho Department of Fish and Game

Disease Causes Three Hawaiian Monk Seal Deaths

Toxoplasmosis is the leading disease-causing mortality for Hawaiian monk seals.
June 21, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A Hawaiian monk seal mother and pup sleep on the beach.

Habitat Matters: Rebuilding Louisiana Wetlands

Celebrating Habitat Month
June 21, 2018 - News
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Habitat Matters: Fish Passage

Celebrating Habitat Month
June 21, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
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Habitat Matters: Coral and Coral Reefs

Celebrating Habitat Month
June 21, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
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Habitat Matters: Marshes

Celebrate Habitat Month with us and learn more about importance of marshes and NOAA's role in protecting them.
June 21, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
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How an Odd, Cannibalistic Fish Is Helping Us Understand the Mysteries of the Deep

Scientists are using lancetfish stomachs to learn more about the middle of the marine food web, as well as marine debris.
June 18, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Lancetfish in deep waters