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Video: Get to Know Your Pacific Islands Threatened and Endangered Species
Learn more about oceanic whitetip sharks, hawksbill sea turtles, and giant manta rays through three short videos.
Make Way for Whale Week 2019
Discover more about these awe-inspiring marine mammals and learn about our work to conserve and protect them.
Question of the Week: Dolphins and Whales on the High Seas
Every week during the HICEAS research mission, our scientists answered one question from students and the public. Thanks to all everyone who submitted questions!
Photo Journal: Whales and Dolphins Across the Hawaiian Archipelago
The Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystems Assessment Survey in 2017.
Tournaments for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species
Fishing events that award points or prizes for the catch and release, and/or landing of sharks, tunas, billfish, or swordfish in the U.S. Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of America* (formerly Gulf of Mexico), or Caribbean Sea must be registered with NOAA Fisheries.
Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Guides for Gillnet Fishermen
Compliance guides for Atlantic coast gillnet fishermen to reduce the risk of entanglements to large whales.
Faces of Whale Conservation in the Pacific Islands: Lars Bejder, Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology
A frequent NOAA Fisheries collaborator, Lars Bejder’s research has helped us better understand tourism’s effects on marine mammals.
The Mystery of the Entangled Oregon Orca
Intensive search for killer whale carcass leads to an answer hidden in its DNA.
Revealing the Unknowns of an Unusual Catch
An observer brought in an unusual, unidentified shark that was caught on a longline. Find out what scientists learned from it.
Pacific Offshore Cetacean Take Reduction Plan
The goal of the Pacific Offshore Cetacean Take Reduction Plan (Plan) is to reduce serious injuries and deaths of several marine mammal stocks incidental to the California/Oregon thresher shark/swordfish drift gillnet fishery.
Coffman Cove Residents Help Free Two Killer Whales From Barnes Lake
Citizens, fishing outfitters, sports and commercial fishermen, and local businesses volunteered time, boats, local knowledge, and hospitality.
Cetacean Strandings in the Pacific Islands
Get the latest news and updates related to dolphin and whale strandings in the Pacific Islands region.
Two Decades Later, Focused Efforts On Reducing Entanglements In Gillnet Fishery Still Paying Off
The drift gillnet fishery in the '90's took a high toll on whales, sea turtles and dolphins.
Props to Another Bottom Longline Survey Trip in the Books!
Large swells, bad jokes, glorious sunsets, a persistent blue shark, and a lost boat prop are just a few of field biologist Emma Fowler’s memorable moments during the fall Bottom Longline Survey aboard F/V Mary Elizabeth.
Woods Hole Science Stroll Offers Free Family Science Activities
Walk into a life-size inflatable humpback whale, see live octopus and squid, examine ocean plankton and fish earbones under microscopes, tour some vessels, and learn about ocean robots and other cool technology used to find and film marine animals. This f
