In September 2015, the Hawaiian monk seal research program is embarking on a research cruise aboard the NOAA research vessel Oscar Elton Sette for a 28-day project in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
A team of NOAA Fisheries scientists set out on a month-long research survey onboard the NOAA ship Reuben Lasker to try to locate the rare North Pacific right whale, possibly the most endangered marine mammal to visit U.S. waters.
Thirteen years ago, the Western Regional Center in Seattle, Washington, hosted its first NOAA Science Camp. To date, over 1,000 middle school students have participated in this fun, enriching, camp experience, where they interact with scientists.
A recently published journal article describes how scientists used UAV technology to get an entirely new view of a threatened population of killer whales.
From July 15 through July 17, the Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program of the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center will be conducting a vaccination drill spanning Oʻahu and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
If you’re a fish biologist in Alaska, download a copy of this Handy Field Guide for your next expedition. And if you’re not, download one anyway. The pictures are awesome and the field guide is free.
