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Community Snapshots Tool Provides Insights on Hawaiʻi Fishing Communities

Learn about Hawaiʻi's different fishing communities with the Community Snapshots Tool!
August 21, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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Improving Habitat Restoration and Conservation in Guam's Manell-Geus Habitat Focus Area

NOAA Habitat Blueprint effort with our partners at The Nature Conservancy.
August 13, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A grassy hillside overlooking the ocean has vetiver grass buffers, fiber mats, and rolls are in place to slow erosion. The Manell Channel is clearly visible from the Quinene Road Demonstration Site. Watershed restoration efforts at this site include revegetation with native plants and acacia trees and installation of vetiver grass buffers, fiber mats, and rolls to slow erosion.

HICEAS Hilite: Killer Whales in the Tropics

HICEAS: Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey

A rare encounter with killer whales in Hawaiian waters.
August 01, 2017 - Research ,
Pacific Islands
A pair of killer whales at sea Killer whales approaching the Sette northwest of Nihoa in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands on July 18. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Adam Ü (Permit #20311)

Eavesdropping on the Ocean: A Day in the Life of a Cetacean Acoustician

HICEAS: Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey

Acousticians are essential to cetacean surveys.
July 28, 2017 - Research ,
Pacific Islands
02_TowedArray.JPG Acoustician Erik Norris and NOAA Teacher at Sea Staci DeSchryver hard at work deploying the towed array system off the stern (back) of the boat for nighttime eavesdropping. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Amanda Bradford

Made Ya Look!

HICEAS: Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey

Visual observers are essential to cetacean surveys.
July 21, 2017 - Research ,
Pacific Islands
01_DES_2880.jpg Senior Observer Ernesto Vázquez uses “big eye” binoculars to search for cetaceans. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Staci DeSchryver

Ready, Set, Load! What Does it Take to Prepare for a 187-Day Research Mission?

HICEAS: Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey

The 2017 Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey is a six-month survey for cetaceans and seabirds within the U.S. waters of the Hawaiian Islands.
July 19, 2017 - Research ,
Pacific Islands
A photo taken pier-side with the NOAA Ship in the background, with a telehandler and forklift in the foreground. Early morning hustle and bustle getting the NOAA ship Oscar Elton Sette ready for HICEAS. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Rachel Holton

Heading to the High Seas: Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey

A six-month survey to study whales and dolphins in the Hawaiian Archipelago.
July 06, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
5568x3712-Melon-headed_whales_surfacing_off_Sette_starboard_side-NOAA-PIFSC.jpg Melon-headed whales surface near the NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette. Credit: NOAA Fisheries (Permit #20311)

False Killer Whales: Sentinels of Ocean Health

Recovery grants help fill in the missing pieces for Hawaii's false killer whales.
June 20, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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Enforcement

Beyond science and regulations, we enforce more than 40 laws designed to protect marine life and their habitat. We enforce domestic laws and international treaty requirements to ensure these global marine resources are available for future generations…
June 20, 2017 - Enforcement

Finding Mobile Needles in a Moving Haystack: Counting Whales and Dolphins in Hawaiian Waters

HICEAS: Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey

A scientific paper was recently published in NOAA’s Fishery Bulletin that provides abundance estimates of whales and dolphins in Hawaiian waters using data from a ship-based survey that took place in 2010.
February 23, 2017 - Research ,
Pacific Islands
AbundBlog1.jpg From baleen whales to sperm whales to beaked whales to dolphins, a high diversity of cetaceans (at least 25 species) can be found around the Hawaiian Islands. Credit: NOAA Fisheries (Permit #15240)