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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

Gearing Up: Turtle Excluder Devices Strengthen Fisheries and Help Recover Sea Turtle Populations

Since 1987, turtle excluder devices have protected sea turtles from getting accidentally caught in trawl nets. NOAA scientists and fishermen are working together to make TED designs even more effective, helping some sea turtle populations to rebound while continuing to provide economic opportunities.
November 26, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
turtle-escape-Dan-Foster.jpg A sea turtle escaping from a turtle excluder device. TEDs are metal grids placed in trawl nets to direct turtles out through escape openings. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Dan Foster

Advanced Technologies Improve Protected Species Conservation

As conditions in ecosystems change, marine mammals and sea turtles may change their behaviors or shift their ranges to survive. This makes new technologies for tracking their movements and health vital to conservation efforts.
November 17, 2025 - Feature Story ,
National
An underwater image of a juvenile loggerhead sea turtle carrying a solar-powered satellite tag in the Gulf Stream off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina A captive-reared juvenile loggerhead sea turtle carrying a solar-powered satellite tag in the Gulf Stream off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Credit: John McCord, UNC Coastal Studies Institute (USFWS Permit #TE676379-5)

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)

Pacific Islands Protected Species Workshops

NOAA Fisheries offers protected species workshops for owners and operators of Hawai‘i and American Samoa permitted longline vessels. These workshops cover the safe handling, release, and identification of protected species in the Pacific Islands region.
Pacific Islands

Meet Some of Our Hawaiian Monk Seal Matriarchs

Honoring trailblazing female monk seals who have significantly helped build the seal population in the main Hawaiian Islands.
March 23, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Hawaiian monk seal and her pup snuggling on each others neck in the waters by the rocks. R006 relaxes with one of her many pups at Kalaupapa, Molokaʻi. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Atlantic Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species - Annual Reports

Annual reports and final reports of the Atlantic Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species.
December 06, 2022 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Ecological Genetics and Diversity in the Pacific Northwest

Science support for ongoing conservation and management activities.
West Coast

FOSSA

Free and Open Source Software for Acoustics
West Coast

Sea Turtle Ecology and Population Dynamics in the Northeast

Sea turtle ecology research at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center
New England/Mid-Atlantic