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50 Years of Environmental Data Can Predict Health and Strandings of Sea Lions Pups in California

Scientists use decades of research to make connections between environmental conditions and malnourished sea lions pups along the California coast.
March 27, 2026 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
A California sea lion mother rests on a sandy beach with her head up, eyes closed, and standing on her flippers, while her pup lies across her belly. Behind her are more sea lions and the water's edge. A California sea lion with her pup on the beach at San Miguel Island. Photo taken under NOAA Fisheries Permit #16087. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Home for the Holidays: How a Lone Sea Lion Pup Found a Lifeline in the Aleutian Islands

It’s Seal and Sea Lion Week! Join us as we follow the journey of a resilient endangered pup who found a second chance after a life-saving trip from Alaska to California.
March 25, 2026 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
sea lion pup on a work bench in a seafood plant “Westley” the Steller Sea Lion pup on a work bench in the Westward Seafoods Plant in Unalaska. Credit: Asia Beder, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, NOAA permit #24359.

NOAA Conducts First Comprehensive Aerial Survey of Ice Seals in the Arctic

Scientists flew more than 24,000 miles over sea ice to study the abundance and distribution of seals in the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort seas. This was the first time the seals’ entire geographic range in U.S. waters was surveyed in one season.
March 23, 2026 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Spotted seals and pups on cracked sea ice near breathing holes and tracks, with magnified callouts for clarity Aerial image of three spotted seals, collected during the 2025 aerial surveys. A pup is just visible in the darker band of ice to the lower left of one of the adult seals–see inset. Breathing holes in the ice are typically used by ringed seals, but spotted seals will use them occasionally as depicted here, with tracks showing the seals’ movement between holes. Image collected from a survey altitude of 1,000-1,200 feet under the authority of NMFS Permit No. 23858. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

New Studies Will Improve Abundance Estimates for Ice Seals in Alaska

New research on haul-out behavior helps to more accurately estimate the number of ice seals in the Arctic, and improve our efforts to conserve and monitor their populations.
March 23, 2026 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
A ribbon seal with dark brown hair and a pattern of large white ribbons on the chest raises her head and shoulders above the water line and looks around among ice floes. An adult female ribbon seal looks around among ice floes in the Bering Sea. Animals are much harder to detect during aerial surveys when they are in the water. Credit: NOAA Fisheries / Josh M London / Photo taken under authority of NOAA Fisheries Research Permit #23858.

Seal and Sea Lion Week

Join us for a week-long celebration of seals and other pinnipeds and get the scoop on NOAA's seal conservation efforts.
March 23, 2026 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
National
An animation showing several species of seals in their native habitats with the words "Seal & Sea Lion Week" across the top. Seal & Sea Lion Week is March 23–27, 2026.

When It Comes to Tagging Seals, Teamwork Makes the Dream Work!

Field Fresh Blog: Science in Motion

Join science center seal researchers Kimberly Murray and Ellie Heywood, their Tufts University collaborator Wendy Puryear, and several other partners on a balmy 40° January day sampling and tagging gray seals on Nantucket, Massachusetts.
March 23, 2026 - Survey ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Close up of a tagged male gray seal. Seal researchers tagged a gray seal pup with a satellite tag during field work in January 2026. Photo taken under MMPA Permit# 26939. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Milton Levin (Permit# 26939)

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

Surveys in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic

We conduct research and monitoring surveys to better understand the physical, biological, economic, and social components of marine ecosystems found in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean from the Canadian Scotian Shelf to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Incidental Take Authorizations: United States Coast Guard's Homeporting of Offshore Patrol Cutters at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island

NOAA Fisheries has issued two consecutive 1-year incidental harassment authorizations (IHAs) to the United States Coast Guard for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to the Offshore Patrol Cutter Homeporting Project at Naval Station Newport,…
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New England/Mid-Atlantic
Effective
04/03/2026

Northern Fur Seal Deaths on St. George Island, Alaska, Linked to Harmful Algal Bloom

Research confirms saxitoxin poisoning in seals and the presence of harmful algal species.
February 17, 2026 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
view of island community with seal statue in foreground St. George Island. Credit: NOAA Fisheries