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Enter our ESA@50 Ocean Art Contest!

K–12 students are invited to celebrate threatened and endangered species in the Pacific Islands region with our annual art contest! Winning artwork will be featured in an exhibition and online.
October 20, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A watercolor and colored pencil drawing of resting mother and pup Hawaiian monk seal Resting Mother and Pup Hawaiian Monk Seal by Claire P., Northern Mariana Islands, from the 2022 Share the Shore and Sea Youth Art Contest.

Working Towards Zero-Waste Seafood

Conservation International Hawaiʻi and Chef Hui are hosting a series of dinners during Seafood Month to promote zero-waste seafood in Hawaiʻi.
October 11, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Fish cut up into sections. Our partner Conservation International-Hawaiʻi is hosting a series of zero-waste seafood dinners for Seafood Month. Credit: Nami Kaze

Learn How to Fish From the Pros in Hawaiʻi

A new short video series taps fishing and boating experts to teach novice fishers the ins and outs of fishing in Hawaiʻi.
October 06, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A close-up photo of a fishermen holder a colorful fishing lure. Generational fisher Butch Farm explains how to choose the right lure for pelagic fishing. Credit: Pacific Islands Fisheries Group

Growing Seaweed: Aquaculture in Harmony with the Environment

A NOAA-supported project is determining how to grow native limu (seaweed) in Hawaiʻi using nutrient-rich water from aquaculture operations.
September 27, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Six green seaweed being compared growing in water. Oceanic Institute is growing native limu (seaweed) species using nutrient-rich water from farmed shrimp and fish. There are clear visual differences between Grateloupia and Ulva limu (top and bottom rows, respectively) grown in water from shrimp, giant trevally, and striped mullet (left, middle, and right columns, respectively). Credit: Oceanic Institute

New Hawaiian Language Video Series: He Moʻolelo ʻĪliokai

Join us on a journey through the Hawaiian archipelago to learn more about the charismatic and endangered Hawaiian monk seal through He Moʻolelo ʻĪliokai, the Story of the Hawaiian Monk Seal.
September 25, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A seal dives off the coast of Nihoa island. It’s easy to imagine how biologists could miss the seals out to sea in a single-day survey. Credit: NOAA Fisheries (Permit #22677) A seal dives off the coast of Nihoa. Credit: NOAA Fisheries (Permit #22677)

NOAA Fisheries Releases Updated National Saltwater Recreational Fisheries Policy

Extensive engagement with the recreational fishing community informed the updates to the 2015 policy.
September 20, 2023 - Feature Story ,
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Roughly one dozen people, many wearing hats and active wear, stand along the railings of a white fishing boat, holding fishing poles. Families enjoy a day of fishing in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

The 2023 Hawaiʻi Bottomfish Survey Harnesses Community Power for Sustainable Fisheries

NOAA Fisheries embarks on the 2023 Bottomfish Fishery-Independent Survey in Hawaiʻi. This one-of-a-kind survey, stretching from Ni‘ihau to Hawai‘i Island, helps NOAA scientists estimate the abundance of Hawai‘i “Deep 7” bottomfish.
September 20, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A fisher smiles while holding up a red and white fish, called an onaga, with both hands while out at sea. A local cooperative research fisherman holds an onaga caught during the annual Bottomfish Fishery-Independent Survey. Credit: Pacific Islands Fisheries Group

NOAA Fisheries Awarded $10.28 Million to Pacific Islands Region Projects

Projects will support NOAA Fisheries efforts to achieve healthy marine ecosystems and recover threatened and endangered species.
September 18, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A bird's-eye-view of eleven people on a canoe over clear blue waters. Students aboard the sailing canoe Kūmau learn the important connection between ʻaina (land) and kai (sea). This project involved 42 students and wrapped up in 2023. Credit: Nā Kama Kai

$4 Million Awarded for Marine Mammal Rescue Efforts through Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grants

Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grants will provide important federal funding to our marine mammal health and emergency response partners in 20 states and one tribe for fiscal year 2023.
September 14, 2023 - Feature Story ,
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Humpback whale carcass lying on beach with heavy machinery nearby to tow Necropsy of a dead humpback whale that was reported at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. The whale drifted near the Bay Bridge Tunnel, and the local stranding network pulled it up on land by using heavy equipment to conduct a necropsy near Lynnhaven Beach, Virginia.

Continuing a Conservation Science Legacy: 40 Years of Monitoring Hawaiian Monk Seals

For more than 40 years, our monitoring and recovery work in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument has been critical to guiding the protection of Hawaiian monk seals.
September 06, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A rainbow appears over the shoreline with a row of green wall tents, two boats moored offshore, and dozens of albatross chicks sitting on the beach. The Hawaiian monk seal Assessment and Recovery Camp at the remote atoll of Manawai. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jessica Bohlander (Permit # 848-1695)