Refine Results
Topic
Species Category
Region

"Sea Turtles"

Sea Turtles Results

105 results match your filter criteria.

20 Memorable Marine Stories, Videos, and Photos of 2020

As we wrap up 2020, check out the most memorable marine features, videos, and photos of the year.
December 11, 2020 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
National
4994x3329 Oasis at the barren bottom.jpg Pocillopora grandis coral colonies serve as a welcome shelter for these butterflyfish and damselfish. Photo: NOAA Fisheries/Ari Halperin.

Hawaiian Hawksbills: A Distinct and Isolated Nesting Colony in the Central North Pacific Ocean Revealed by Mitochondrial DNA

In this study we use mtDNA to provide the first genetic characterization of nesting and foraging of hawksbills in the Hawaiian Islands.
June 26, 2020 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands

10 Tremendous Turtle Facts

Sea turtles are amazing creatures. To celebrate Sea Turtle Week, check out these tremendous turtle facts to learn something new.
June 15, 2020 - Feature Story ,
National
750x500-juvenile-Kemp’s-ridley-Gulf-of-Mexico_Witherington-Our-Sea-Turtles

Sea Turtle Week 2020: Celebrating Sea Turtle Conservation

Conserving and protecting sea turtles is a part of our core mission at NOAA Fisheries.
June 15, 2020 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
National
juvenile-green-turtle-swimming-in-open-ocean.jpg

Celebrating Sea Turtle Week 2020

A message from Donna Wieting, Director of NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources for Sea Turtle Week June 15-19, 2020.
June 10, 2020 - Leadership Message ,
National
loggerhead-hatchlings-sunrise.jpg

Assessing the Population-Level Impacts of North Pacific Loggerhead and Western Pacific Leatherback Turtle Interactions

This TM is intended to be read as part II of NOAA TM NMFS-PIFSC-95 and is an update to the methods to address partial observer coverage in the deep-set longline fisheries, as well as a presentation of new results. The two TMs should be read together.
May 28, 2020 - Technical Memo ,
Pacific Islands

Marine Turtle Ecology & Assessment Research

We conduct research on marine turtles throughout the world to further our understanding of their ecology, demography, human threats, and conservation status.
West Coast
National
International
762x500-Leatherback-2020.jpg

Sea Turtles in the Pacific Islands Updates

Get the latest updates from NOAA Fisheries on sea turtles in Hawaiʻi and throughout the Pacific Islands region.
Pacific Islands

Protected Resources App

Displays spatial data for marine and anadromous species listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the West Coast Region. The core datasets are ESA-listed species’ ranges and critical habitat.
February 05, 2020 - Map ,
West Coast

Sea Turtle Handling and Resuscitation Requirements

Any sea turtle taken incidentally during the course of fishing or scientific research activities must be handled with due care to prevent injury, observed for activity, resuscitated if comatose or inactive, and returned to the water according to the…
Final Rule
,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
Effective
04/25/2024