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Biological Opinion on Proposed Regulations and Authorization to take Marine Mammals Incidental to Offshore Oil and Gas Operations at the Northstar Development in the U.S. Beaufort Sea, 2012–2016
NOAA Fisheries' biological opinion on the effects of offshore oil and gas facilities operations at the Northstar development in the Beaufort Sea, Alaska on threatened and endangered species.
Sierra Franks, M.S.
Sierra Franks, Supervisory Biologist, Alaska Regional Office
Norton Sound Beluga Whale Aerial Survey - Post 1
Norton Sound beluga whale survey to be conducted for first time in nearly 20 years.
Amy Willoughby
Amy works in the Alaska Fisheries Science Center's Marine Mammal Laboratory Division.
2018 Aerial Surveys of Arctic Marine Mammals - Post 1
This Arctic survey of marine mammals in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas has been conducted every year off the northern and western coasts of Alaska since 1979. A long-term dataset like this is extraordinary because it is both unusual and important. Exact su
2024 Alaska Fisheries Science Center Seminar Series
2024 Seminar Series held virtually using Webex.
Marine Mammal Stock Assessments
Assessing marine mammal stocks gives us valuable information on population trends, productivity rates, estimates of human-caused mortality and other sources of serious injury, and more. These assessments allow us to evaluate the effectiveness of conservat
Scientific Research and Enhancement Permits for Marine Mammals
These permits are for research or enhancement activities conducted on marine mammals protected by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and Endangered Species Act.
Ringed Seal
Ringed seals are the smallest and most common Arctic seal. Ringed seals are circumpolar and are found in all seasonally ice-covered seas of the Northern Hemisphere and in certain freshwater lakes.
Norton Sound Beluga Whale Aerial Survey - Post 2
Norton Sound beluga whale survey to be conducted for first time in nearly 20 years.
Marine Mammal Protection Act
The full text of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 as amended.
2017 Aerial Surveys of Arctic Marine Mammals
This report describes field activities of the Aerial Surveys of Arctic Marine Mammals (ASAMM) project conducted during summer and fall (1 July–27 October) 2017, and data and analyses used to summarize field activities. Surveys were based in Utqiaġvik (for
2016 Aerial Surveys of Arctic Marine Mammals
This report describes field activities of the Aerial Surveys of Arctic Marine Mammals (ASAMM) project conducted during summer and fall (1 July–31 October) 2016, and data and analyses used to summarize field activities. Surveys were based in Barrow, Alaska
2015 Aerial Surveys of Arctic Marine Mammals
This report describes field activities of the Aerial Surveys of Arctic Marine Mammals (ASAMM) project conducted during summer and fall (1 July–31 October) 2015 and data analyses used to summarize field activities. Surveys were based in Barrow, Alaska, and
North Slope Borough, NOAA, University of Washington and Cooperative Institute for Climate Ocean and Ecosystem Studies Scientists Collaborate to Monitor Whales in 2020 in Northern Alaska
When it comes to observing bowhead whales in Arctic waters, scientists and Indigenous communities are learning to “expect the unexpected.”