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Scientists Eavesdrop on Little-Known Beaked Whales to Learn How Deeply They Dive

Scientists have reported the first dive depths for Gervais' and True's beaked whales, two of the least known beaked whale species known as mesoplodonts.
October 10, 2017 - Feature Story ,
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Adjusted 2017 Northern Albacore, North, South Atlantic Swordfish, and Bluefin Tuna Reserve Quotas

NOAA Fisheries adjusts the northern albacore annual baseline quota for 2017 with available underharvest of the 2016 adjusted U.S. northern albacore quota, adjusts the North and South Atlantic swordfish baseline quotas for 2017 based on available underharv
September 15, 2017 - Feature Story ,
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NOAA Fisheries Announces A New Online System For Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Tournament Registration and Reporting

NOAA Fisheries now offers an online option to register Atlantic Highly Migratory Species tournaments and report HMS tournament catch.
August 30, 2017 - Feature Story ,
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Final Notice for Pelagic Longline Closed Area Research

NOAA Fisheries issues an exempted fishing permit to conduct research in the northern portion of the East Florida Coast Pelagic Longline Closed Area.
August 10, 2017 - Feature Story ,
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Butterfish—Little Fish Big Science

The new stock assessment for butterfish accounted for the effects of ocean temperatures on the distribution of the stock, something that will become increasingly important as the climate changes and the oceans warm.
June 20, 2017 - Feature Story ,
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Native Fish in Massachusetts Return After 200 Years

For the first time in at least 183 years, native alewife and blueback herring are swimming upstream beyond the former Tack Factory dam.
April 07, 2017 - Feature Story ,
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Leatherback Sea Turtles: Updating Technologies to Follow New Species in Surprising Ways

Wearable action cameras have changed the way we film. Now it’s easier than ever to capture and share videos on the fly. Scientists are getting in on the action, using devices small enough to fit in the palm of your hand to study animals as large as a ca
April 04, 2017 - Feature Story ,
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Great Lakes Project Restores Rapids, Fish Habitat

Learn how NOAA worked with the Great Lakes Commission to restore natural rapids on the St. Marys River in Michigan's Upper Peninsula to restore important spawning grounds.
December 12, 2016 - Feature Story ,
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Humpback Whales: An Endangered Species Act Success Story?

Are humpback whales still endangered, or have their populations recovered enough since whaling ended that they can now be taken off the Endangered Species List? NOAA Fisheries scientists have spent several years researching this question, and their ans
April 20, 2016 - Feature Story ,
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