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New NOAA Fisheries Plan Adopts Ecosystem Management Principles

Shifting from a species to a systems approach is a logical step as NOAA Fisheries balances ecosystem protection with economic and human benefits, while refining predictions and management advice.
June 15, 2018 - Feature Story
People surveying abalone on a rocky coastline

New Species Named for NOAA Fisheries Scientist

NOAA Fisheries veterinarian/sea turtle pathologist Dr. Brian Stacy recently became the first Office of Protected Resources scientist to have a new species named after him. His former colleagues announced the discovery of a previously unidentified parasite
June 15, 2018 - Feature Story ,
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Cold Snaps and Stunned Sea Turtles

Learn how NOAA cares for cold-stunned sea turtles.
June 14, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Sea turtle in green water.

Leatherbacks Tagged for First Time off North Carolina

New Suction-Cup Tag to be Tested
June 14, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Head of a leatherback turtle breaking the surface of the water.

Working Together to Understand Social and Ecological Connections in West Hawai‘i

The Hawaiian Islands are surrounded by a complex and dynamic marine ecosystem—home to creatures like corals, reef fish, manta rays, and turtles. An environmental backbone to the economy and well-being of its communities, the marine environment and Hawai
June 13, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Up close of opihi in the foreground, a group of people stand on the rocks in the background.

Woods Hole Aquarium Vet Talks Turtles

Meet Michele Sims, a vet to the Woods Hole Aquarium, and learn more about her work with turtles.
June 13, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Michele placing turtle back into the tank.

Sea Turtle Secrets: Necropsies Reveal Important Information

Once the sea turtle cold stun season is over, Wellfleet Audubon holds several necropsy sessions where all of the turtle carcasses, sometimes numbering into the hundreds, are examined and sampled.
June 12, 2018 - Feature Story ,
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Tagging Sea Turtles

Chassahowitzka Bay, Florida
June 12, 2018 - Feature Story ,
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From the Deep to the Reef

Research expedition examines biology of deepwater and coral reef fishes in Mariana Archipelago.
June 12, 2018 - Feature Story ,
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Meet NOAA sea turtle biologist Ben Higgins

Ben manages the NOAA sea turtle facility located in Galveston, Texas.
June 12, 2018 - Feature Story ,
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