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NOAA Calls for Applications for American Fisheries Advisory Committee

The Committee will make recommendations for Saltonstall-Kennedy priorities and grant award funding.
August 09, 2022 - Feature Story ,
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New England/Mid-Atlantic
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2500x1875-sustainable-fisheries-northeast.jpg Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Humpback Whale: From Photo to Postage Stamp

Young researcher captured image that will send envelopes across the nation.
August 05, 2022 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Breaching humpback whale on U.S. Postal Service stamp Breaching humpback whale on U.S. Postal Service stamp. Courtesy of U.S. Postal Service.

Students and Scientists Design New Antarctic Field Camp for Research in the Extremes

Collaboration leads to innovation in developing sturdy but livable home for researchers.
August 02, 2022 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
International
he existing Cape Shirreff field camp in Antarctica The existing Cape Shirreff field camp in Antarctica is deteriorating with age and exposure to the elements. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

NOAA Fisheries Invites Comments to Update Recreational Fisheries Policy

Comments will be accepted online through December 31, 2022, as well as during webinars and in-person meetings.
August 01, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Fishermen catching white marlin off boat White marlin. Photo courtesy of Mike Winn.

Celebrating 50 Years of the Marine Mammal Protection Act

NOAA Fisheries marks 50 years of marine mammal science, conservation, and recovery under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
July 30, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Gray whales swimming Gray whales were nearly hunted to extinction by commercial whaling. Protections under the MMPA, ESA, and the end of commercial whaling have allowed the species to recover. Credit: NOAA Fisheries (Permit #19091).

Survivor Vaquita Porpoises Escape Extinction Longer Than Expected

At least seven to eight remain but deadly fishing is on the increase.
July 28, 2022 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
International
A pair of vaquita swimming south of the town of San Felipe, Baja California. Note the nick in the dorsal fin of the larger individual in the foreground. This was likely caused by past interactions with gillnets, from which the animal successfully escaped. Photo: Copyright Todd Pusser. A pair of vaquita swimming south of the town of San Felipe, Baja California. Note the nick in the dorsal fin of the larger individual in the foreground. This was likely caused by past interactions with gillnets, from which the animal successfully escaped. Photo: Copyright Todd Pusser.

Innovative Partnerships Fast Track Polluted Portland Harbor Toward Restoration

Through public-private partnerships, restoration banking restores resources affected by pollution in Oregon and helps habitats recover faster.
July 28, 2022 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Creek flows between vegetated stream banks The Alder Creek Restoration Project, shown here several years after project construction, is a restoration banking project along Oregon’s Willamette River. Credit: NOAA.

$95 Million in NOAA Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Funding Recommended to Reverse the Declines of West Coast Salmon and Steelhead

Funding for 19 new and continuing programs and projects will support conservation efforts in California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska.
July 14, 2022 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Chinook salmon swimming in a river Chinook salmon in the Elwha River. Credit: John McMillan/NOAA Fisheries

Salish Sea Biological Opinion Provides Path for Nearshore Projects while Safeguarding Species

Streamlined consultations will help stop loss of vital salmon habitat.
June 29, 2022 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
School of young salmon Juvenile salmon spend their first few months in saltwater growing in nearshore habitat, increasing their odds of survival during the years they spend in the ocean.

NOAA Announces 2019 and 2020 Confirmed Large Whale Entanglement Numbers

Seventy five large whale entanglement cases in 2019 and 53 cases in 2020 were confirmed nationally, fewer than in 2018.
June 28, 2022 - Feature Story ,
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New England/Mid-Atlantic
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large whale entanglement Responders from the Center for Coastal Studies in Provincetown, Massachusetts, attempt to disentangle a North Atlantic right whale. Entanglements such as this one that involve the whale’s mouth and damage the whale’s baleen are particularly problematic, as they may prevent the animal from effectively feeding and the whale may ultimately starve, even if all of the entangling gear can be successfully removed by the response team. Credit: CCS; Permit No. 18986-04.