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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

Faces of Right Whale Conservation: Mike Asaro, Entanglement Prevention Policy Expert

The North Atlantic right whale is one of the world's most endangered large whale species. Entanglement in fishing gear is one of the greatest threats to these whales. Learn how NOAA Fisheries and its partners reduce the risk of entanglement in this Q&A.
February 12, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
NARW_illustration.jpg Illustration of how North Atlantic right whales get entangled in fishing gear. Entangled whales can tow fishing gear for tens to hundreds of miles over months or even years, before either being freed, shedding the gear on their own, or succumbing to their injuries. Credit: Graphic Services, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Faces of Right Whale Conservation: Sofie Van Parijs, Acoustic Researcher

North Atlantic right whales are in crisis and will go extinct if the current population decline is not reversed. Learn how NOAA Fisheries scientists are tracking right whales using acoustic monitoring in this Q&A.
February 09, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
whale-buoy-comic-web_454233.jpg When a right whale travels through the range of a bottom-mounted passive acoustic monitoring buoy and makes its distinctive call, the instrument detects the call and transmits data up the cable to the buoy, which relays the information to a satellite, which sends the information to researchers in near-real time. Credit: Eric S. Taylor © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

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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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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California Sea Lion Population Rebounded To New Highs

Sea lion numbers reflect conditions in California Current through the decades.
January 17, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
West Coast
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Recovering Marine Mammals Increase Pressure on West Coast Salmon

Recovering populations of sea lions, harbor seals, and other marine mammals on the West Coast are eating more and more Chinook salmon.
November 22, 2017 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
A young resident killer whale chases a Chinook salmon in the Salish Sea near San Juan Island, Washington State, in September 2017.

1,000th Sea Turtle Released

NOAA Fisheries and the Maui Ocean Center Marine Institute work together to recover and protect sea turtles.
September 22, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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What You Need to Know About the Critically Endangered Whale You’ve Never Heard Of

The North Pacific right whale is on the edge of extinction but the remaining animals are survivors and may live more than a hundred years.
March 17, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
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