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On-Demand Gear Guide

A roadmap for providing fishermen an option to use on-demand fishing systems in the Greater Atlantic Region by 2028.
New England/Mid-Atlantic

2024 Report of Marine Mammal Strandings in the United States

This report details marine mammal stranding rates, trends, and activities in the United States for 2024. In 2024, there were 8,028 confirmed marine mammal strandings in the United States.
February 17, 2026 - Feature Story ,
National
A man stands with a herding board next to a kennel watching four California sea lions move across a sandy beach heading towards water. California sea lion pups are released at Cabrillo Beach following rehabilitation at the Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro, California. Credit: Marine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles.

Update on Continuing Process to Clarify Marine Mammal Harvest Eligibility

NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are reviewing requirements for Alaska Native marine mammal harvest eligibilities.
January 15, 2025 - Agency Statement ,
Alaska
Adult ribbon seal in Alaska An adult female ribbon seal looks around among ice floes in the Bering Sea. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Josh M London. Photo taken while working under authority of NOAA Fisheries Research Permit #23858

Prey Increase Program for Southern Resident Killer Whales

A Record of Decision has been signed for the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement on Expenditure of Funds to Increase Prey Availability for Southern Resident Killer Whales.NOAA Fisheries conducted this programmatic review consistent with a recent…
Notice,
West Coast
Published
06/05/2026

Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement—Expenditure of Funds to Increase Prey Availability for Southern Resident Killer Whales

Final programmatic environmental impact statement evaluating effects of funding programs to increase salmon as prey for southern resident killer whales
October 01, 2024 - NEPA ,
West Coast

Rice’s Whales Spotted in the Western Gulf of Mexico

NOAA Fisheries scientists had the rare opportunity to observe two Rice’s whales during aerial surveys in the western Gulf of Mexico.
April 30, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
A gray whale with ridges on its rostrum (top of the head between the blowhole and snout_ One of two Rice’s whales observed by the Southeast Fisheries Science Center in the western Gulf of Mexico during an aerial survey on April 11, 2024. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Paul Nagelkirk (Permit #21938)

2024 Alaska Marine Mammal Field Work Flyer

The Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) of NOAA Fisheries, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), conducts research on marine mammals off the coasts of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California.
March 15, 2024 -
Alaska

Rice’s Whales Heard in the Western Gulf of Mexico

NOAA Fisheries records evidence of endangered Rice’s whales in the western Gulf of Mexico. These findings demonstrate their regular occurrence in waters offshore of Texas and the first evidence of Rice’s whales offshore of Mexico.
February 13, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
Rice’s whale at the surface. Three ridges on the rostrum (dorsal head) of this Rice’s whale. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Laura Dias (Permit #14450)

Study Finds Offshore Wind Areas a Biologically Important Habitat for Whales and Dolphins

Scientists use passive acoustic monitoring to create a baseline soundscape off the southern New England coast to help evaluate the potential impacts of offshore wind development on cetacean species.
November 17, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Two North Atlantic right whales from above, exhaling.

Marine Mammal Stocks in North Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Are Highly Vulnerable to Climate Change

A new study led by NOAA Fisheries outlines marine mammal populations’ estimated vulnerability to changing ocean conditions as part of ongoing Climate Vulnerability Assessments.
September 20, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
National
An overhead shot of an adult right whale swimming next to a right whale calf in blue water. A new study has classified the North Atlantic right whale stock as very highly vulnerable to climate change. Credit: NOAA