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2020 and 2021 Combined Report of Marine Mammal Strandings in the United States

This report details marine mammal stranding rates, trends, and activities in the United States for both 2020 and 2021. In 2020, there were 5,400 confirmed marine mammal strandings; in 2021, there were 5,524.
April 03, 2024 - Feature Story ,
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Two stranding responders carry a stranded harbor porpoise away from some rocks A harbor porpoise is retrieved from the rocks at Odiorne Point State Park, New Hampshire. Credit: Seacoast Science Center

Groundfish Exclusion Areas

Groundfish Exclusion Areas (GEAs) are eight areas south of Point Conception, California intended to protect sensitive areas. These areas were reviewed and adopted by the Pacific Fishery Management Council in March 2023 under Alternative 3.
April 01, 2024 - Map ,
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Map of Groundfish Exclusion Areas, California

Southern Resident Connections—2022 Posts Archive

Southern Resident killer whales are icons of a vibrant but struggling marine ecosystem. Join us in exploring the ecological connections that tie this system together, and the ways we are protecting and working to recover the whales we care so much about.
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Southern Resident Connections—2021 Posts Archive

Southern Resident killer whales are icons of a vibrant but struggling marine ecosystem. Join us in exploring the ecological connections that tie this system together, and the ways we are protecting and working to recover the whales we care so much about.
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Southern Resident Connections—2020 Posts Archive

Southern Resident killer whales are icons of a vibrant but struggling marine ecosystem. Join us in exploring the ecological connections that tie this system together, and the ways we are protecting and working to recover the whales we care so much about.
West Coast

New Research Reveals Full Diversity of Killer Whales as Two Species Come into View on Pacific Coast

Long viewed as one worldwide species, killer whale diversity now merits more. Southern Resident Connections - Post 35
March 27, 2024 - Feature Story ,
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Side-by-side comparison of Bigg's killer on left and resident killer whale on right. Aerial images comparing the sizes of adult male Bigg’s and Resident killer whales, both taken in the Salish Sea off southern Vancouver Island. Images are scaled to lengths calculated during health research by SR3 SeaLife Response, Rehabilitation and Research. Images were collected by John Durban and Holly Fearnbach using a non-invasive drone authorized by research permit 19091 issued by the US National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).

Lost Skulls and Latin: How Scientists Chose Names for Newly Identified Killer Whale Species

A California whaler sent his manuscript to the Smithsonian, but it ended up elsewhere. Southern Resident Connections - Post 34
March 27, 2024 - Feature Story ,
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Original drawing by C.M. Scammon showing killer whale differences. California whaler Charles Melville Scammon first described the killer whales of the West Coast, and documented his observations and findings in a manuscript he sent to the Smithsonian Institution.

Pioneering Project to Restore Bull Kelp Forests in Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary in California

With a new $4.9 million grant through NOAA’s Office of Habitat Conservation, Greater Farallones Association is restoring imperiled bull kelp forests in Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary in California using innovative techniques.
March 25, 2024 - Feature Story ,
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Bull kelp forest off the coast of California (Photo: Chad King/MBNMS/NOAA) Bull kelp forest off the coast of California (Photo: Chad King/MBNMS/NOAA)

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $60 Million to Advance Tribal Priorities and Address Climate Change Impacts on Pacific Salmon and Steelhead in the Columbia River

Funding from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act will support Columbia Basin hatchery facilities.
March 22, 2024 - Media Release ,
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Coho Salmon being held my a hatcheries worker by the Nez Perce Tribe Hatcheries operated by the Nez Perce Tribe, with Mitchell Act funding, supported the reintroduction of Coho salmon to the Lostine River in Oregon in 2020. Credit: Nez Perce Tribe.

2022 Petition to List Oregon Coast Chinook Salmon and Southern Oregon and Northern California Coastal Chinook Salmon as Threatened or Endangered

On August 4, 2022, we received a petition to list the Oregon Coast (OC) and Southern Oregon and Northern California Coastal (SONCC) Chinook salmon Evolutionarily Significant Units (ESUs) as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)…
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04/29/2024