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Stranding Network Partners Successfully Relocate Trapped Mother and Dolphin Calf in Louisiana

Stranding experts monitored the pair for more than a year until the calf was old enough to be moved.
July 21, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
National
two dolphins swim at the surface of dark blue water. A mother and dolphin calf trapped in a tidal pond system near Grand Isle, Louisiana for over a year were recently tagged and relocated to open water. The pair became trapped in the tidal pond system after Hurricane Ida. Multiple partners from the Louisiana Marine Mammal Stranding Network coordinated the effort. Credit: NOAA Fisheries (Permit #24359)

Women Who Help Entangled Whales

Large whale entanglement has been a predominantly male field, but a growing cadre of experienced and skilled women has strengthened and diversified the response teams.
July 10, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Kathi George aboard an inflatable boat tossing a hook into the water. Kathi George participating in whale disentanglement training. Credit: Bill Hunnewell/The Marine Mammal Center

Protecting Species While Planning for Offshore Wind Development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico

New study proposes a scoring method for evaluating risk to protected species with offshore wind development projects.
July 03, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
Surfacing Rice's whale. Rice's Whale. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

NOAA Scientists Collecting Information to Restore Marine Mammals and Seabirds in the Gulf of Mexico

A survey to update information on abundance and distribution to restore marine mammal and seabird populations in the Gulf of Mexico.
June 23, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
2 pilot whales swim at the ocean surface with dorsal fins exposed, a large white ship is seen on the horizon Pilot whales surface near the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Melody Baran (Permit # 14450)

Toxic Algal Bloom Suspected in Dolphin and Sea Lion Deaths in Southern California

Stranding Network asks beachgoers to keep a safe distance and report strandings.
June 16, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Deceased dolphin lying on a beach Deceased dolphin as a result of domoic acid poisoning. Credit: Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute

Embarking on Research to Study Pantropical Spotted Dolphins

Learning more about the pantropical spotted dolphin population structure in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
June 09, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
A pantropical spotted dolphin jumps out of the deep blue ocean water with white spray all around. A pantropical spotted dolphin surfacing along side the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter. Credit: NOAA Fisheries (Permit No.14450)

The Endangered Species Act: 50 Years of Conserving Species

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act by learning more about NOAA's work to conserve endangered species and their habitats.
May 19, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
National
50th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act with smalltooth sawfish, green turtle, Atlantic salmon, staghorn, North Atlantic right whale, and Tubastraea floreana

NOAA Announces the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program Report FY2016-2020

A 5-year review of support to save and conserve stranded marine mammals
May 18, 2023 - Feature Story ,
National
World Vets veterinarians use crowder boards and a transfer cage to capture a sick and emaciated California sea lion for a medical evaluation on the Washington coast. World Vets veterinarians use crowder boards and a transfer cage to capture a sick and emaciated California sea lion for a medical evaluation on the Washington coast. Credit: World Vets/Cathy King

Meet Héloïse Frouin-Mouy, Bio-acoustician

As part of the Faces of the Southeast Fisheries Science Center series, meet Dr. Héloïse Frouin-Mouy.
April 25, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
Heloise is on the beach with her son, daughter, and husband. They are holding trash collectors, buckets, and have gloves on after doing a beach clean up. Héloïse and her family completed a beach cleanup. Photo provided by Héloïse Frouin-Mouy

Inbreeding Contributes to Decline of Endangered Killer Whales

New genome sequencing shows Southern Residents are highly inbred. Southern Resident Connections - Post 30
March 20, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
An adult orca is swimming underwater, and a calf is next to its dorsal fin. The calf is surfacing from the water.