NOAA Fisheries' Office of Protected Resources, Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program has prepared an overview of marine mammal strandings and emergency response activities in the United States for calendar year 2018.
Each year, NOAA Fisheries collects, verifies, documents, and responds to reports of large whale entanglements. The 2021 U.S. West Coast reports, and other relevant information and developments are included in this summary.
Fisheries management actions to provide protection from potential competition for important Steller sea lion prey species in waters adjacent to rookeries and important haulouts in Alaska.