The Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) of NOAA Fisheries, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), conducts research on marine mammals off the coasts of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California.
The NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center’s Cetacean Research Program has been studying whales and dolphins in the Marianas since 2010. We conducted surveys from ships in 2010, 2015, and 2018, and from small boats in 2010–2019.
From January to March in 2015–2019, the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, in partnership with the Navy, conducted small-boat surveys off Saipan to look for humpback whales.
The Marine Mammal Laboratory, a division of the Alaska Fisheries Science Center, conducts research on whales, seals, sea lions, and porpoises off the coasts of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California.
The Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) of NOAA Fisheries, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), conducts research on marine mammals off the coasts of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California.
Summary of the proposed “Risk Reduction Rule” to modify the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan for public comment. Choose the blue button to see and download the fact sheet.
