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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)

Rice's Whale Occurrence in the Western Gulf of Mexico from Passive Acoustic Recordings

This research summarizes acoustic detections of Rice’s whales in the western Gulf of Mexico, including new information demonstrating their regular occurrence in waters offshore of Texas and in the waters offshore of Mexico.
February 13, 2024 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Southeast

Preparing for Development of the Blue Economy in the U.S. Caribbean

NOAA published reports summarizing recent workshops held to improve our ability to plan for the future of marine environments in the United States Caribbean.
February 12, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
Aerial view of of a small green mountainous island in deep blue and turquoise water with several smaller islands around. U.S. Virgin Islands. Credit: Shutterstock

What Does it Take to Be a NOAA Diver in the Southeast?

NOAA divers collect an incredible amount of data underwater to support research on coral reefs and other habitats. Explore the challenging skills and extensive knowledge required of these divers to get this critical work done safely and efficiently.
February 07, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
A woman underwater taking off scuba gear. NOAA divemaster, Erin Cain, practices scuba unit removal and replacement skills. This exercise allows divers to check and resolve possible entanglement or gear malfunction issues. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Caitlin Langwiser

Meet Communications Intern, Hannah Shahmoradi

As part of the Faces of the Southeast Fisheries Science Center series, meet Hannah Shahmoradi.
February 02, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
A woman is applying a tag to a shark that is about 3 feet long. Hannah Shahmoradi tagging a blacktip shark. Credit: Field School

Saving Fish for Tomorrow: Tagging Provides a New Lens on Charter Fishing

A charter fishing couple shares their experience tagging tunas and billfish, along with their hope for the future of the fishery.
January 31, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
A woman in a hat and glasses on the deck of a boat holds a tuna with a red, string-like object attached near its top fin Lakelynn Devine prepares to release a yellowfin tuna with a conventional spaghetti tag (the red item sticking out near its dorsal fin) attached. Photo courtesy of Lakelynn and Blake Devine.

Photo-identification capture-mark-recapture techniques for estimating abundance of bay, sound and estuary populations of Bottlenose dolphins along the U.S. East Coast and Gulf of Mexico, a workshop report

The workshop sought to develop agreed upon best practices for fieldwork, photo processing and analytical practices for estimating abundance for estuarine bottlenose dolphin populations in the Southeast United States using capture-mark-recapture methods.
January 12, 2024 - Technical Memo ,
Southeast

Meet Joseph Pfaller, Sea Turtle Branch Chief

As part of the Faces of the Southeast Fisheries Science Center series, meet Dr. Joseph Pfaller.
January 10, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
A man kneeling on a beach next to a large loggerhead sea turtle. Dr. Joe Pfaller with a female loggerhead turtle (with a sand mustache) after a long night on the nesting beach conducting permitted activities with Caretta Research Project. Photo provided by Joe Pfaller.

Common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) abundance and distribution patterns in St Andrew Bay, Florida, USA

The goals of this study were to conduct photographic‐identification surveys during 2015 and 2016 to determine abundance, distribution, and site fidelity of common bottlenose dolphins in the St Andrew Bay Bays, Sounds and Estuary (BSE) Stock over four primary periods (July and October 2015, and April and October 2016).
January 08, 2024 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Southeast

2024 Preliminary South Atlantic Commercial Landings

The Southeast Fisheries Science Center provides the following preliminary landings estimates for species in the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s area of jurisdiction subject to annual catch limits (ACLs).
Southeast