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Cetacean Strandings in the Pacific Islands
Get the latest news and updates related to dolphin and whale strandings in the Pacific Islands region.
Meet Jamie Thomton, Kauaʻi Marine Mammal Response Coordinator
Jamie talks about his path to NOAA, recounts a mission to disentangle a humpback whale, and explains what Whale Week means to him.
Faces of Whale Conservation in the Pacific Islands: Kristi West, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
A frequent NOAA Fisheries collaborator, Kristi West conducts postmortem examinations which have revealed new insights into the biology and ecology of our local cetaceans—and the threats they face.
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.
High Tech on the High Seas
Our scientists use a range of different and new technologies to find dolphins and whales in the vast Pacific Ocean.
Community Partners Respond to Hawaiʻi Island Cetacean Strandings
NOAA Fisheries and the Native Hawaiian Organization Kiaʻi Kanaloa are developing a new partnership for whale and dolphin stranding responses on Hawaiʻi Island.
Marine Mammal Entanglement in the Greater Atlantic Region
Please call our 24-hour stranding hotline at (866) 755-6622 if you see injured or entangled live or dead whales in the water or on the shore.
Passive Acoustic Monitoring in the Southeast United States
We use innovative passive acoustic technologies to record ocean sounds, including those produced by whales and dolphins, in the Southeast region.
A Shift in Our Mission and an Unexpected Visitor
The team changed focus to collect passive acoustic monitoring instruments, then had record-breaking days of marine mammal and bird sightings and observed a species native to the Pacific.
Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico Large Pelagics Longline Fishery - MMPA List of Fisheries
Learn about the 2024 classification of the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico Large Pelagics Longline Fishery.
Cetacean Behavior
Studying oceanic cetacean societies: their diversity, complexity, and conservation.
Research Findings Lead to a More Optimistic Picture of Sablefish
Population health may lead to increased economic opportunity for the fishing industry.
Annabel Westell, MSc
Annabel Westell, Northeast Fisheries Science Center
From Two Ships to One: The Penultimate Leg of HICEAS 2017
The HICEAS survey continues on the NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker.
Cookiecutter Shark Bite Wounds on Cetaceans of the Gulf of Mexico
Line-transect surveys and stranding data reveal cookie-cutter shark predation on multiple species of cetaceans in the Gulf of Mexico.