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2024 Vessel-based Studies of Ice-associated Seals

Research brief for 2024 Vessel-based Studies of Ice-associated Seals
February 12, 2024 -

2024 Aerial Survey for Ice Seals in the Bering Sea

Research Brief for 2024 Aerial Survey for Ice Seals in the Bering Sea
February 12, 2024 -

Decades of Insights: Monk Seal Researchers Share Unique Perspectives

Brenda Becker and Thea Johanos have studied endangered Hawaiian monk seals since the start of NOAA’s field work in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Forty years later, they are as dedicated as ever to the species’ recovery.
January 29, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Brenda Becker sits in the sand on a beach with four seals spaced a distance apart along the water’s edge. Her back is toward the camera, and she is leaning back, appearing to observe the seals through binoculars. Brenda Becker maintains a low profile while photographing monk seals so as not to disturb them. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Megan Ely (Permit #22677, PMNM-2023-001)

Pacific Islands ESA@50 Ocean Art Contest: Winners

Check out the winning K–12 student art from the 2023 ESA@50 Ocean Art Contest.
January 25, 2024 - Photo Gallery ,
Color paper cut into various shapes to make a whale and oceanic element pieces.

Pacific Islands ESA@50 Ocean Art Contest: Honorable Mentions

Check out K–12 student art that received honorable mention in the 2023 ESA@50 Ocean Art Contest.
January 25, 2024 - Photo Gallery ,
Artwork featuring two scalloped hammerhead sharks swimming in the water with rays of gold, blue, and white paint surrounding them.

Closure of 2022 Maine Pinniped Unusual Mortality Event

The Unusual Mortality Event involving stranded harbor and gray seals along the coast of Maine has ended.
January 16, 2024 - Feature Story ,
HPAI Testing on a seal. Marine Mammals of Maine take nasal swabs from a harbor seal for HPAI testing. Credit: Marine Mammals of Maine

Biological Opinion U.S. Department of Navy Ice Exercise 2024 Arctic, Beaufort Sea, Alaska

Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7(a)(2) Biological Opinion for U.S. Department of Navy Ice Exercise 2024 Arctic, Beaufort Sea, Alaska NMFS Consultation Number: AKRO-2023-02122
January 11, 2024 - Biological Opinion ,

Cape Shirreff Situation Reports 2023-2024

These reports highlight science activities and events from the U.S. Antarctic Marine Living Resources Program Field Camp at Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island, part of the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica

Biological Opinion Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Permits and Conservation Division Auke Bay East Terminal Improvements Project, Juneau, Alaska

Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7(a)(2) Biological Opinion for Biological Opinion Alaska DOT&PF Permits and Conservation Division Auke Bay East Terminal Improvements Project, Juneau, Alaska NMFS Consultation Number: AKRO-2022-02777
December 22, 2023 - Biological Opinion ,

2023 Results Of Steller Sea Lion Surveys In Alaska

The Alaska Fisheries Science Center’s Marine Mammal Laboratory (MML) conducts annual crewed aircraft and vessel surveys to known terrestrial Steller sea lion rookery and haulout sites in Alaska to collect visual counts and high-resolution imagery.
December 20, 2023 - Survey ,