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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
Water with mountains in the background

NOAA Fisheries’ NEFSC Comes Out Strong for Maine Fishermen’s Forum

The annual Maine Fishermen's Forum opens Thursday and the NEFSC is there. The forum is a great time and place for meetings and discussions among a variety of people interested in healthy, sustainable fisheries, seafood businesses.
February 26, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Meeting photo, Jon Hare (left), John Manerson (right) during the forum.

Petition Prompts ESA Review of Upper Klamath and Trinity River Chinook Salmon

Petition to List the Upper Klamath-Trinity River Chinook Evolutionarily Significant Unit as Threatened or Endangered under the Endangered Species Act
February 23, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Swimming salmon near rocks

Former Narragansett Laboratory Staff Member Honored by American Fisheries Society

Carolyn Griswold, a longtime employee at NOAA Fisheries Narragansett Laboratory in Rhode Island, was honored recently by the American Fisheries Society (AFS) for her contributions to the organization over many years. Griswold, also known in Narraganset
February 22, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Award given to Carolyn Griswold by Jon Hare

A Big Picture for the Big Island

Evaluating management scenarios to improve marine ecosystem health.
February 20, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program Releases MRIP Regional Implementation Plan

The Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program has completed an MRIP Regional Implementation Plan (PDF, 16 pages) summarizing the data needs and funding priorities for improving recreational fisheries data collection on the Atlantic Coast. The A
February 19, 2018 - Feature Story
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Endangered Green Sea Turtles of the Northern Mariana Islands

Double trouble: fewer moms and warming temperatures imperil turtle population.
February 16, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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Caribbean Waters May Hold Clues to Humpback Whale Populations

Researchers are learning what underwater recording devices revealed about humpback whales migrating to Caribbean islands in the winter of 2017.
February 16, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Humpback whales and seabirds as seen from above.

The Big-Hearted Blue Whale

Not only are blue whales the largest animals in the sea, they are also the largest animals ever to live on this planet—even bigger than all known dinosaurs.
February 14, 2018 - Feature Story ,
National
an infographic says "Did you know? The heart of a blue whale weighs about 400 pounds--the same as a piano. It shows an illustration fo a whale whale with its standard and latin name below it. Between the text and the whale are images of a blue whale heart, an equal sign, and a piano illustration. A blue whale's heart weighs about 400 pounds—the same as a piano.