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A trained team uses works to free a humpback whale off the coast of Northern California.
Photo credit: West Coast Marine Mammal Stranding Network. MMHSRP Permit 18786.
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Cold Water Signals Along West Coast Could Help Assess Whale Entanglement Risk
West Coast
Shrimp boats lined up in Bayou La Batre, Alabama. Photo courtesy of Kelsi Furman.
OoNee Sea Urchin Ranch co-founders Brad Bailey (left) and Aaron Huang (right) with their innovative sea urchin raceways. Credit: OoNee Sea Urchin Ranch
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NOAA Seeks Information to Support Improvements to Vessel Speed Regulations
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Despite record breaking heat and a large harmful algal bloom, commercial fisheries landings along the West Coast improved from 2024. Credit: NOAA Fisheries
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Upwelling Fueled Productive West Coast Ocean, Holding Warm Waters Offshore in 2025
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GulfCorps crews clear vegetation to restore habitat in Florida. Credit: John Stanmeyer/The Nature Conservancy.