Three veteran interns share their experiences of working with NOAA on the West Coast.

Learn about the operations that go into rescuing, rehabilitating, and releasing protected sea turtles.

Video: Hawaiian collector sea urchins are a vital component to cleaning up Kāne‘ohe Bay of invasive algae.

We study marine ecosystems. Our research supports sustainable management and conservation of Alaska marine species.

In 2021 we conducted 22 research surveys and placed 355 observers on commercial fishing vessels and in 12 processing plants. We collected valuable biological, oceanographic, and socio-economic information and monitored fisheries catch and bycatch.

Staff profiles for the Southeast Fisheries Science Center from 2022.

Vital communications among the critically endangered population may be masked by ship noise in their core critical habitat, new research finds.

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.

These reports highlight science activities and events from the U.S. Antarctic Marine Living Resources Program's Copacabana Field Camp on King George Island, part of the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica

Get the latest North Atlantic right whale updates from NOAA Fisheries.

2022 monk seal updates from NOAA Fisheries in the Pacific Islands.

Celebrate Whale Week 2024 with us! Discover NOAA's work to study, recover, and conserve these magnificent marine mammals.

Chronology of Events Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act Section 120 Process for Lethal Removal Authority for Problem California Sea Lions in the Columbia River Basin.

Species Conservation

We investigate the effects of climate on fisheries and protected species in the California Current to understand their ecology better and inform management.