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NOAA Warns: Don’t Shoot Seals or Sea Lions

Penalties include up to $28,520 and/or one year imprisonment.
May 15, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
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Multi-Year Study Seeks to Understand Potential Impact of Tour Vessels on Harbor Seals in Alaska's Disenchantment Bay

Scientists work to identify potential impacts of tour vessels on harbor seal populations in the bay.
April 04, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Two seals laying on a sheet of ice in the ocean with more ice in the background.

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

Territory increases as killer whale population dwindles.
February 26, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
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Lingering Oil From Exxon Valdez Spill

Long-term study of lingering oil from Exxon Valdez spill offers new insights for resource managers.
February 26, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Man in white shirt and black hat reaching into a puddle to gather a sample

A Wealth of Scientific Information, Decades in the Making

A recent special issue journal highlights the status of an Alaska marine ecosystem more than a quarter century after the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
February 26, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
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Stellar Progress on Steller Watch

Eight thousand volunteers from 70 countries pitch in to help NOAA Fisheries learn more about the endangered Steller sea lion.
January 18, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
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California Sea Lion Population Rebounded To New Highs

Sea lion numbers reflect conditions in California Current through the decades.
January 17, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
West Coast
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NOAA Helps Implement Community-Based Invasive Species Monitoring as part of Bering Sea Days

Scientists and educators participate in Bering Sea Days, an annual week-long education program on St. Paul Island.
January 03, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
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Implications Of Less Sea Ice On Fish Production In The Waters Off Alaska

Less Sea Ice in the Waters off Alaska.
October 31, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
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Thousands of People Help Scientists With Research on Endangered Steller Sea Lion

Steller Watch project a huge success but still more work to be done!
September 01, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Group of seals swimming in the water.