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Welcome to Whale Week 2018

A message from Chris Oliver, head of NOAA Fisheries.
February 08, 2018 - Leadership Message ,
National
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Faces of Right Whale Conservation

The latest preliminary estimate suggests there are 360 North Atlantic right whales remaining. Now is the time to get informed. Check out our web story series below to learn what NOAA’s team is doing to solve this urgent conservation challenge.
February 07, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
Collage of 7 portraits of right whale scientists.

Certification of Chinese Origin Aquaculture (Farm Raised) Scallops to the EU

In September 2016, the NOAA Seafood Inspection Program (SIP) was requested by a U.S. exporter to issue European Union (EU) Health Certificates for Chinese bay scallops (Argopecten irradians). Based on the fact that both the Chinese processor and the U.S.
February 07, 2018 - Feature Story
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Faces of Right Whale Conservation: David Morin, Disentanglement Coordinator

Entanglement in fishing gear is a leading cause of North Atlantic right whales' declining population. Learn how NOAA Fisheries and partners attempt to disentangle North Atlantic right whales in this Q&A.
February 07, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
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NOAA Fisheries Releases New Priorities and Annual Guidance for 2018

The 2018 Priorities and Guidance document provides guidance to all NOAA Fisheries employees in executing our mission responsibilities in the next year.
February 07, 2018 - Feature Story ,
National
Mount Edgecumbe, Sitka, Alaska

Splash into Whale Week with NOAA Fisheries

Join us for Whale Week 2018!
February 02, 2018 - Feature Story ,
National
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Developing the First Survey of Untrawlable Fish Habitats in Alaska

Cameras can go where humans cannot and new fisheries research tools can save hundreds of hours in analyzing information contained in collected photographs.
January 31, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Group of fish swimming in the ocean near the seafloor

Faces of Right Whale Conservation: Mendy Garron, Stranding Response Coordinator

North Atlantic right whales face extinction unless their population decline is reversed. Learn about NOAA Fisheries’ emergency response efforts for right whales that are stranded, in distress, or dead, and what can be learned from necropsies in this Q&A.
January 30, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Big Fish, Little Fish

Explore the surprising role of habitat in fisheries management.
January 26, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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New Report on the State of the California Current in 2017

The California Current Integrated Ecosystem Assessment is an interdisciplinary research effort led by NOAA scientists along the U.S. West Coast. Its goal is to provide science support for ecosystem-based management of the California Current Ecosystem, a large, complex marine ecosystem in which natural and human systems are inextricably linked. The CCIEA team analyzed the most recent data (from 2016 and early 2017), and a newly published NOAA Technical Memorandum summarizes its findings.
January 25, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Conceptual model of the California Current social–ecological system.