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Recovering Threatened and Endangered Species Report to Congress 2021–2022

This report summarizes efforts to recover all domestic species under NOAA Fisheries’ jurisdiction. It highlights progress made towards recovery of endangered species identified in the Species in the Spotlight initiative.
December 21, 2023 - Feature Story ,

Collaboration Guides Completion of 2023 Seafloor Mapping and Coral Reef Assessments

Researchers share highlights from their 5-month mission in the central and south Pacific mapping the seafloor and assessing coral reef health and ocean conditions.
December 20, 2023 - Feature Story ,
A collage of photos shows schools of fish, vibrant reefs, scuba divers laying transects, and scientists sharing information with the public. A few of the highlights from the 2023 mission. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Managing and Conserving the World’s Largest Tuna Fisheries

The 20th Annual Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission meeting concluded successfully, with the United States and Pacific nations reaching agreement on many issues.
December 19, 2023 - Feature Story ,
A large meeting taken place in an auditorium The 20th Annual Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission meeting at the Te Are Kariori (National Auditorium) in Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

Supporting Endangered Atlantic Sturgeon in the Chesapeake Bay

Work in the Chesapeake Bay includes identifying and protecting habitat used by these fish for spawning, seeking to minimize vessel strikes, and educating students about these fish.
December 19, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Two sturgeon swim above a gravelly bottom Atlantic sturgeon near rocky bottom

NOAA's Antarctic Research Program to Finish Building New Field Camp for Scientists

Scientists heading south for the 28th season of field research at Cape Shirreff will soon have a new place to call home. The camp rebuild project gives scientists a safe place to conduct research while honoring the Antarctic landscape and ecosystem.
December 18, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Two new buildings sit in a dirt field at Cape Shirreff. Both have slanted roofs, sit on raised decking, and are covered in stainless steel cladding. The building in the foreground has three windows on the front and one on the visible side, while the building behind it has two windows. The dirt field has many small rocks and a few larger rocks, and there is an old animal skull in the foreground. Behind the buildings on the right side is a rocky outcrop and some camping tents visible under the raised building The galley and bunk house of the new Cape Shirreff field camp, with chinstrap penguins in the foreground. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Southeast Region's Threatened and Endangered Species Art Contest: Winners

Check out the winning K-8 student art from the Southeast Region’s Threatened and Endangered Species Youth Art Contest.
December 15, 2023 - Feature Story ,
sea turtle with giant manta ray Sabir R., 6th grade, honorable mention.

Welcome to the New Era of Shark Ageing

Researchers develop new techniques to age sharks in the wake of a paradigm-shifting discovery.
December 15, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Scientist looking through a microscope. A magnified shark vertebra is displayed on a computer screen. Michelle Passerotti examining a sectioned great hammerhead vertebrae under the microscope. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Bethany DeLoof

2023 Recap: Our Most Popular Marine Stories, Podcasts, Photos, and Videos

To wrap up the year, check out the most popular stories, photos, videos, and podcasts of 2023.
December 15, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Multiple schools of colorful fish blanket a coral reef. Fish community on a reef offshore of Baker Island, a remote equatorial island. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jeff Milisen

NOAA Fisheries Releases Report on Killer Whale Entanglements in Alaska from 1991–2022

New technical memorandum provides 31 years of killer whale entanglement history in Alaska.
December 14, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Killer whales swim in the waters off Alaska Killer whales swim in the waters off Alaska. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/John Moran