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Stock Assessments Benefit From Rockhopper Trawl Efficiency Study

Understanding how efficiently our survey gear captures bottom-dwelling species is a key improvement.
March 18, 2024 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
These gear efficiency studies used a twin trawl vessel that conducted simultaneously side-by-side tows using two identical nets with different sweeps; a rockhopper (depicted on the left) and a chain (depicted on the right) to estimate relative catch efficiency. The twin trawl was rigged with two nets with different sweeps; rockhopper on the left and chain on the right. Photo: NOAA Fisheries

Meet Makana—One of the First Hawaiian Monk Seal Pups of 2024

Hawaiʻi Marine Animal Response partnered with Kahuku Elementary School to name the first Hawaiian monk seal pup of Oʻahu in 2024.
March 15, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A mother Hawaiian monk seal and her pup lay side by side on a sandy beach. Hawaiian monk seal RK80 (Keolakai) gave birth to her first pup, Makana, in February 2024 on Oʻahu. Credit Hawaiʻi Marine Animal Response (NOAA Fisheries Permit #24359)

Nominate an Outstanding Steward in Marine, Coastal, or Riverine Habitat Conservation

The Dr. Nancy Foster Habitat Conservation Award nomination period is open until July 1, 2024.
March 15, 2024 - Feature Story ,
National
An inset of Dr. Nancy Foster on top of a picture of spiky green marsh grasses close up on a flat expanse of water with a sandy shore in the background Salt marsh habitat in the Chesapeake Bay. Credit: Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve—Virginia

Hawaiian Monk Seal Pupping Season

The Hawaiian monk seal pupping season has started! NOAA Fisheries experts in the Pacific Islands work with partners to protect the pups during this critical time.
March 14, 2024 - Podcast ,
Pacific Islands
A Hawaiian monk seal pup lays in the sand A young, female Hawaiian monk seal pup, identified as "PM6," lying in the sand at Kalaupapa, Molokai in 2017. This is the fourth pup of mom "RI25." Credit: NOAA/Tracy Mercer (Permit #16632-02).

Closure of 2019–2023 Eastern North Pacific Gray Whale Unusual Mortality Event

The Unusual Mortality Event involving stranded eastern North Pacific gray whales has ended.
March 14, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
People on a beach performing a necropsy on a stranded gray whale

Meet Research Associate, Erin Pickett

As part of the Faces of the Southeast Fisheries Science Center series, meet Erin Pickett.
March 14, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
A woman wearing sunglasses, a radio, and a life vest on the deck of a vessel. Erin Pickett turning on a GoPro camera before deploying a fish trap off of the R/V Savannah during a Southeast Fishery Independent Survey research cruise. Photo courtesy of Erin Pickett.

Meet Research Ecologist, Skyler Rose Sagarese

As part of the Faces of the Southeast Fisheries Science Center series, meet Dr. Skyler Sagarese.
March 14, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
A young man and woman smiling Skyler and her husband Matthew enjoying some New Zealand birdwatching following a work conference. Photo courtesy of Skyler Sagarese.

Some Research Takes a Lifetime—Like the Northern Elephant Seal

Long-term research under Marine Mammal Protection Act scientific research permits provides insight into northern elephant seal moms and pups.
March 14, 2024 - Feature Story ,
National
northern elephant seal on the beach Researchers observing a colony of northern elephant seals. Photo taken under NOAA Fisheries MMPA Permit # 23188.

Diverse Habitats Help Salmon Weather Unpredictable Climate Changes

Chinook in three creeks may be vulnerable alone, but resilient together.
March 13, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Chinook salmon jumping out of the water Spring-run Chinook salmon in California’s Central Valley were once the backbone of California’s commercial salmon fishery, but are now a threatened species that remain in a few tributaries of the Sacramento River. Photo: Carson Jeffres / University of California, Davis

Marine Heatwaves Reshape the Northern California Current Ecosystem

A new study highlights marine heatwaves' complex and cascading effects on marine ecosystems. While some species may benefit from these changes, others are likely to struggle.
March 13, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Pyrosomes of various sizes placed on top of a ruler for scale Pyrosomes caught in a net tow during ocean monitoring along the coast of Oregon. Pyrosomes are free-floating colonial tunicates. Credit: NOAA Fisheries