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Dall’s Porpoise Expands Territory in a Changing Prince William Sound

Territory increases as killer whale population dwindles.
February 26, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Aerial view of whale swimming in water

Whale Science on the High Seas

Six-month research survey of marine life in the Hawaiian Islands wraps up.
December 21, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A spinner dolphin leaps clear out of turquoise waters that almost match the clear blue sky. Spinner dolphin leaping out of the water. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Paula Olson (Permit #20311)

High Tech on the High Seas

Our scientists use a range of different and new technologies to find dolphins and whales in the vast Pacific Ocean.
November 09, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Two people in PFDs prepare equipment on the deck of a boat at sunset.

Heading to the High Seas: Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey

A six-month survey to study whales and dolphins in the Hawaiian Archipelago.
July 06, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Melon headed whales surface in the foreground, the NOAA ship Sette in the background. Melon-headed whales surface near the NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette. Credit: NOAA Fisheries (Permit #20311)

Tests Find Algal Toxin Affected Wildlife From California to Washington

Testing of samples from marine wildlife during an unprecedented harmful algal bloom on the West Coast in recent months detected indicate potentially widespread effects of the bloom in marine food webs.
November 03, 2015 - Feature Story ,
West Coast

How to get DNA from a Dolphin

A scientist at the NOAA Fisheries National Systematics Lab studies dolphins by analyzing their DNA. But first, she has to get their DNA.
July 09, 2014 - Feature Story ,
National
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