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Lone Bowhead Whale Sighted in Gulf of Maine

Bowhead whales generally live in Arctic waters around 54° North latitude, migrating north into the high Arctic in the summer months and to lower latitudes of the Arctic in the winter. For the past few years a lone bowhead has been sighted in the waters off Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
April 03, 2019 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Bowhead whale facing toward the top left, feeding at the surface.

Alaska NOAA Team Examines Dead Endangered Sperm Whale

First time NOAA Fisheries has had a report of a dead sperm whale in Alaska's Inside Passage
April 02, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
a team of marine mammal experts perform a necropsy on a male sperm whale

Young Dolphin Returned to Wild After Suffering Injuries from Fishing Line

For the second time in three weeks a young dolphin is swimming free of fishing line, thanks to the efforts of a rescue team made up of partner organizations along Florida’s west coast.
April 01, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
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New Cooperative Research Chief Ready to Rock

Anna Mercer connects with science and people.
April 01, 2019 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Basket of jonah crabs being held by Anna Mercer.

Women's History Month: Talking with Amanda McCarty

During March (Women’s History Month), the Northeast Fisheries Science Center asks five women scientists to share a little about their science journey, what hurdles or obstacles they’ve experienced, how they overcame them, and what advice they might have for the next generation of women scientists. Featured this week is Amanda McCarty, chief of our Fishery Monitoring and Research Division.
March 29, 2019 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Amanda McCarty,chief of the Northeast's Fishery Monitoring and Research Division by a Washington dam removal

Advances in Captive Breeding of Black Abalone

A breakthrough in captive breeding of black abalone at NOAA Fisheries’ Southwest Fisheries Science Center promises to improve methods for spawning the endangered mollusk in the laboratory and, ultimately, to support the recovery of wild populations.
March 28, 2019 - News ,
West Coast

NOAA Seeks to Improve Fish Passage through 2018 Program Review

NOAA Fisheries has released the results of an independent panel review of NOAA’s fish passage activities.
March 28, 2019 - Feature Story ,
National
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All Hands on Deck for a Wayward Gray Seal Pup

Marine mammal responders aid lost gray seal pup in making its way north.
March 28, 2019 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
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Alaska's Bering Sea Is The Focus Of A NOAA Effort To Accelerate Science Delivery To Fisheries Managers

Integrated approach will deliver more timely, actionable data on climate change's impacts on changing ocean conditions.
March 28, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Adak Island Bering Sea coast in the Aleutian Islands. Credit: iStock.

How Science Can Help Managers Anticipate And Respond To Climate Change To Keep U.S. Fisheries Sustainable

Changes in the Bering Sea ecosystem provides researchers a real-world testing ground to help marine resource managers anticipate and respond to climate change.
March 27, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Aerial photograph of Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Snowcapped mountains surrounded by water and the lit up harbor town during the blue hour reflect creating a gradient between sea and sky. Credit: NOAA Fisheries