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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
5568x3712-Melon-headed_whales_surfacing_off_Sette_starboard_side-NOAA-PIFSC.jpg Melon-headed whales surface near the NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette. Credit: NOAA Fisheries (Permit #20311)

Where the Wild Things Are: Looking for Reef Predators in Deeper Waters

Using baited video cameras to survey fish and sharks in deeper coral reef habitats around Hawai‘i.
July 05, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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R006: The Legacy of Mama Eve

Monk Seal of the Month: June 2017 is R006, also known as Mama Eve.
June 23, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands

False Killer Whales: Sentinels of Ocean Health

Recovery grants help fill in the missing pieces for Hawaii's false killer whales.
June 20, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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RS00: The Seal Who Journeyed Across the Archipelago

Monk Seal of the Month: May 2017 is RS00 also known as Ewa Girl
May 23, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands

Hawaiian Monk Seal Expedition Underway

The NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette departed on a 24-day research expedition to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands to support research and recovery efforts for the endangered Hawaiian monk seal. Every year, our biologists monitor the status of m
May 12, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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Hawai‘i Bottomfish Heritage Project

Learn about the Hawai‘i Bottomfish Heritage Project -- collecting stories from fishermen who are experts in catching bottomfish.
May 09, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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The First Oʻahu Pup Who Blossomed on Kure Atoll

Monk Seal of the Month: April 2017
April 23, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands

Trawling Through Time to Investigate Coastal Marine Ecosystems

A 10-day research mission to survey pelagic micronekton and plankton off the coast of Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi.
March 29, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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Revealing the Unknowns of an Unusual Catch

An observer brought in an unusual, unidentified shark that was caught on a longline. Find out what scientists learned from it.
March 21, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Tail end of a shark laid on a stainless steel table with a tag attached that reads unidentified shark whole animal (frozen).