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Bulletin

Changes to Catch Levels, Sector Allocations, Recreational Accountability Measures, Recreational Fishing Season, and the Rebuilding Plan for Gulf of Mexico Gag

Southeast
A small gray shark sits atop a measuring board with a blue numbered tag attached to its dorsal fin. A scientist’s hand lightly touches the shark's head above the eyes. A scientist tags a neonate sandbar shark with a blue rototag during the Delaware Bay COASTSPAN survey. Credit: NOAA Fisheries
Survey

Live Long and Prosper! When it Comes to Shark Surveys, Longevity Matters

New England/Mid-Atlantic
Rice’s whale at the surface. A Rice’s whale in the Gulf of Mexico. Permit #1445. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Laura Dias
Feature Story

Understanding the Best Conditions for Rice’s Whales

Southeast
An injured gray seal lying on the beach. Gray seal. Credit: MERR Institute
Feature Story

Gray Seal Found Shot in Delaware

New England/Mid-Atlantic
Overcast day with mostly gray and silver tones. In the background at left, a line of 8 offshore windmills tower over the horizon. In the foreground, a small boat open-decked boat with a flat roof is silhouetted against a shining sea A small fishing vessel near wind turbines. Credit: Bob Brewer on Unsplash
Podcast

Studying Sound in the Ocean to Prepare for Offshore Wind Development

New England/Mid-Atlantic
National
A seal with dark black hair and a distinct white ribbon pattern resting on an ice floe in the sunshine with its head up and looking forward to the left. An adult male ribbon seal (Histriophoca fasciata) rests in the sunshine on an ice floe in the Bering Sea. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Josh M London Photo taken while working under authority of NMFS Research Permit #23858
Survey

On the Ice with Our Scientists Post #1

Alaska
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