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Exploring Automation to Save Time and Money While Monitoring an Endangered Species

Scientists from different disciplines collaborate to create efficiencies and potentially advance Steller sea lion research.
March 28, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Aerial view of sea lions with dots from computer code to count them

Coral Reef Research Expedition to the Pacific Remote Islands and Marianas Archipelago

An 88-day expedition aboard the NOAA Ship Hiʻialakai to survey coral reef ecosystems.
March 26, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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How Removing Dams Changes River Channels

Around the Northeast and throughout the country, aging dams are being removed to improve public safety and restore river and coastal ecosystems.
March 24, 2017 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Collaboration in Time of Crisis: Responding to the Oroville Dam Emergency

Multiple partner agencies provided assistance to salmon & steelhead stranded as a result of the deteriorating Oroville Dam spillway, as well as to fish in the Feather River hatchery downstream.
March 21, 2017 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Person cleaning mud and sediment from the steelhead eggs. As a result of the damage to the Oroville Dam spillway, sediment levels in the Feather River increased significantly over a short period of time. The Feather River Hatchery obtains its water directly from the Feather River for operation of the facility. In order to reduce the impacts associated with high levels of turbidity, Feather River Hatchery staff worked continually to clean mud and sediment from the steelhead eggs, housed in "egg stacks," which were too sensitive to be moved elsewhere. This extensive effort helped save approximately 700,000 threatened California Central Valley steelhead, while engineers from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife developed alternative means of bringing clean water to the developing eggs. Photo: Andrew Hughan/CDFW

Revealing the Unknowns of an Unusual Catch

An observer brought in an unusual, unidentified shark that was caught on a longline. Find out what scientists learned from it.
March 21, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Tail end of a shark laid on a stainless steel table with a tag attached that reads unidentified shark whole animal (frozen).

What You Need to Know About the Critically Endangered Whale You’ve Never Heard Of

The North Pacific right whale is on the edge of extinction but the remaining animals are survivors and may live more than a hundred years.
March 17, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
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The Grand Dame of Monk Seals

Monk Seal of the Month: March 2017
March 16, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands

Crowdsourcing Science to Obtain New Information About Endangered Steller Sea Lions

Crowdsourcing project launched by Alaska Fisheries Science Center researchers.
March 15, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Alaska

Great Lakes: Local Economy and Fish Benefit from Restoration Projects

Habitat restoration in the Great Lakes is enhancing quality of life for residents and businesses. We have been working with the Great Lakes Commission to restore “toxic hotspots” in the region since 2008. Two recent projects demonstrate the benefits of restoration for the environment and the local community.
March 13, 2017 - News

Heavy Southern California Rain Brings Life Back to Drought-Stricken Creeks

After five years of drought, southern California has finally received some much-needed rain. Many creeks have been dry and disconnected from their estuaries and the ocean this year due to drought. Now, the water is flowing again! This is a welcome repriev
March 13, 2017 - Feature Story ,
West Coast