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Women Who Help Entangled Whales

Large whale entanglement has been a predominantly male field, but a growing cadre of experienced and skilled women has strengthened and diversified the response teams.
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Greater Atlantic Region Forms and Applications Summary

A list of forms and applications, including for permits, by fishery that you may need if you fish in the Greater Atlantic Region.

Partners Provide Critical Support in Unprecedented Year for Alaska Research and Fisheries Management

For more than two decades, Alaska has led the way in using ecosystem information to inform resource management decisions. In 2020, contributions from research partners and local communities together with NOAA scientists helped fill some data gaps.
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The Pribilof Pup Count: From Land & Air - Post 1

Join Alaska Fisheries Science Center staff as they test the viability of aerial surveys via uncrewed aircraft systems to advance methods used to estimate northern fur seal pup production on the Pribilof Islands.
Image: The Pribilof Pup Count: From Land & Air - Post 1
Image: Citizen Science Participation in Shark Tagging Program Grows During Pandemic
Image: Fur Seals on Bogoslof Island - Post 2

NOAA Fisheries Looks Ahead at 2021 Management Priorities and Challenges

Sam Rauch, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, provides an overview of management priorities and challenges in 2021.
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NOAA Fisheries Releases Assessment of COVID-19 Impacts on U.S. Fishing and Seafood Industries in 2020

Below you can find a snapshot of the effects of COVID-19 on the seafood industry (commercial harvesters, aquaculture, seafood dealers and processors) and for-hire fishing sector for 2020.

Frequent Questions: North Pacific Observer Vessel/Plant Operator

Answers to frequently asked questions and general information about and for North Pacific observer vessel and plant operators.

2021 Ecosystem Monitoring of the Northeast US Continental Shelf: Hydrographic and Plankton Cruise Directory

Our commitment to collecting and maintaining long-term, comprehensive, shelf-wide hydrographic measurements and plankton abundances on the northeast US shelf resumed in 2021.

Challenges, Satisfaction, and Lots of Monk Seal Pups During 2021 Field Season

NOAA biologists have returned from monitoring and protecting Hawaiian monk seals and green sea turtles. There were 2, 5-month-long field camps in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument this field season.
Image: Challenges, Satisfaction, and Lots of Monk Seal Pups During 2021 Field Season
Image: Hawaiian Monk Seal Population Surpasses 1,500!

Sheltering Science at the End of the Earth: Part 1

The tiny Antarctic field camp at Cape Shirreff protected NOAA scientists for decades. They returned the favor with plenty of TLC.
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Protected Species Assessment Workshop (PSAW) III

NOAA Fisheries will be hosting the third National Protected Species Assessment Workshop (PSAW III) March 28-30, 2023 with the Southeast Fisheries Science Center in Miami, Florida.

Frequent Questions—Snow Crab and Salmon Declines in Alaska

NOAA Fisheries answers questions about what is behind the declines in snow crab and salmon and how we are addressing them.