Shifting from a species to a systems approach is a logical step as NOAA Fisheries balances ecosystem protection with economic and human benefits, while refining predictions and management advice.
NOAA Fisheries veterinarian/sea turtle pathologist Dr. Brian Stacy recently became the first Office of Protected Resources scientist to have a new species named after him. His former colleagues announced the discovery of a previously unidentified parasite
The Hawaiian Islands are surrounded by a complex and dynamic marine ecosystemâhome to creatures like corals, reef fish, manta rays, and turtles. An environmental backbone to the economy and well-being of its communities, the marine environment and Hawai
Once the sea turtle cold stun season is over, Wellfleet Audubon holds several necropsy sessions where all of the turtle carcasses, sometimes numbering into the hundreds, are examined and sampled.
