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Preventing Violence Against Dolphins

If we do better, they will be better; human behavior impacts animal safety
May 23, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Southeast

Scientists Investigate Why a Sperm Whale Washed Up Along Hilton Head, South Carolina

Teams mobilize along the Southeast coast to reach the dying whale.
May 06, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
Sperm whale along the shoreline in Hilton Head, SC

Stranding Team Responds to More Than a Dozen Dead or Dying San Diego Dolphins in a Single Day

San Diego team has collected more than 50 dolphins since March.
April 22, 2025 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Scientists measuring a dolphin carcass on a table in a lab Scientists at NOAA Fisheries' Southwest Fisheries Science Center measure the carcass of a short-beaked common dolphin that stranded near San Diego during the ongoing domoic acid event. They will also collect additional information and samples to assess the dolphin's condition. Credit: Southwest Fisheries Science Center.

Trained Team Releases Gray Whale Entangled in Gillnet off California’s Palos Verdes Peninsula

Team worked for about 2 hours to remove gear entangling whale.
April 16, 2025 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Responders aboard an inflatable boat trailing and entangled whale Responders approach the entangled whale off the Palos Verdes Peninsula, using a long pole with specialized blade to reach and sever the net and lines entangling the whale. Photo by Marine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles, under NOAA Fisheries Permit #24359.

Team Frees California Humpback Whale Entangled Off Monterey for 6 Months

Whale watching boats helped team find entangled humpback.
April 14, 2025 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Responders aboard an inflatable boat trailing an entangled humpback Trained responders trailing the humpback whale off Pacific Grove, California on April 5 as they make the final cut to free the whale from its entangling gear. Collected in partnership with The Marine Mammal Center, Marine Life Studies and Cascadia Research Collective under NOAA Permit #24359.

Early Bloom of Toxic Algae off Southern California Sickens Hundreds of Sea Lions and Dolphins

Rescue teams face hard decisions over which animals to save.
March 27, 2025 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
A sea lion on a beach twisted on its side A sea lion with domoic acid poisoning experiencing involuntary muscle spasms. Credit: Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute

Southern Resident Killer Whale Calf Dies Days after Birth; Second Newborn Appears Healthy

J35 (aka Tahlequah), who made an impression around the world in 2018 for carrying her dead calf for 17 days, is again carrying a newly dead newborn calf. Southern Resident Connections - Post 39
January 14, 2025 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Killer whale carrying calf in Puget Sound

Dive Into Our Top Marine Stories, Podcasts, Posts, and Videos of 2024

Check out the stories, podcasts, social media posts, and videos that topped the charts in 2024.
January 02, 2025 - Feature Story ,
National
A Bryde's whale swims along the surface of the ocean. A Bryde’s whale photographed in the Mariana Archipelago. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Adam Ü (NOAA Fisheries MMPA-ESA Permit #14097)

Responders Prepare to Help Entangled Cook Inlet Beluga Whale

Agencies, businesses, organizations, and the local community come together to create a response plan.
October 24, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
response team plans and prepares gear The response team gathers to discuss plans and prepare gear to help an entangled Cook Inlet beluga spotted on October 1. Credit: Carrie Goertz, Alaska Sea Life Center, used with permission.

$4 Million Awarded for Marine Mammal Rescue Efforts through Prescott Grant Program

NOAA Fisheries recommended awarding 37 grants, totaling more than $4 million, through the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Assistance Grant Program to our partners in 16 states.
September 30, 2024 - Feature Story ,
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Humpback whale carcass lying on beach with two people measuring the pectoral flipper Authorized responders from the Seacoast Science Center take measurements of a dead humpback whale that stranded in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Credit: Seacoast Science Center.