Resource Directories | NOAA Fisheries

Blue and Fin Whales in the Northern Mariana Islands: Their Call Characteristics and Occurrence

Peer-reviewed journal article published in PLOS One about blue whales and fin whales and their call or vocalization characteristics and occurrences.

August 25, 2025 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,

Pacific Islands

Retrospective analysis of measures to reduce large whale entanglements in a lucrative commercial fishery

Marine mammal bycatch is a significant anthropogenic threat to recovering populations. Gear reduction in Washington (USA) crab fishery decreased entanglement risk to whales.

January 30, 2023 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,

West Coast

Sound Bytes: Why We Look at Sound, and How You Can Help!

Sound Bytes

…When listening isn’t the only option

September 23, 2022 - Research ,

West Coast

Cory Hom-Weaver looking up and to the side while holding her finger to her headphones over her head. In the background there is a framed poster of whales of the world

Cory Hom-Weaver listens to whale songs while at SWFSC. Credit: NOAA Fisheries / Cory Hom-Weaver

Passive Acoustic Cetacean Map

This mapping tool shows when and where specific whale, dolphin, and other cetacean species were acoustically detected in the North Atlantic Ocean.

June 03, 2021 - Query Tool ,

New England/Mid-Atlantic

This illustration shows the variety of technologies that NOAA Fisheries researchers use to record underwater sounds and study marine animals. The seascape shows bottom- mounted and drifting acoustic recorders, underwater autonomous vehicles, Atlantic cod and humpback whale with tags, and instruments deployed from a NOAA ship and small boat. Colored circles show a zoomed-in view of the instruments and indicate the type of data collected: green for real-time data, orange for archival data, and blue for active

Recovery Action Database

Tracks the implementation of recovery actions from Endangered Species Act (ESA) recovery plans.

February 10, 2020 - Database ,

National