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NOAA declares 'unusual mortality events' for dolphins in Florida, seals in Northeast

August 31, 2018

A necropsy is performed on a bottlenose dolphin by partners at Mote Marine Laboratory.

Fact vs. fiction: 3 things you thought you knew about jellyfish

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NOAA and partners mobilize to aid Southern Resident killer whale, J50

August 23, 2018

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J50 on July 21, 2018. Photographed under permit #21368.

Seawater helps scientists gather clues about the elusive harbor porpoise

August 23, 2018

A harbor porpoise off the Coast of Alaska.

Deep-seeing is believing: Researcher helps develop new tool for ocean exploration

August 22, 2018

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technology & innovation

Deep-See with some instruments in place in a test tank.

New tech promises fast, cost-efficient age data for fisheries management

August 2, 2018

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Video: Science and stewardship are restoration keys in Alaska's Kachemak Bay

August 2, 2018

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Picture perfect habitats: 2018 photo contest winners announced

August 1, 2018

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The kelp forest in California serves as a nursery for many species of fish, including these juvenile blacksmiths.

Where the sharks are: What we found cruising the Gulf of Mexico, in photos

July 24, 2018

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Shark Week

A sandbar shark, one of many shark species found in the Gulf of Mexico in 2018, that NOAA scientists tagged and released as part of a scientific survey to collect vital information about these important and fascinating fish.

It's that time again: 12 shark facts that might surprise you

July 23, 2018

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Shark Week

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries seek public input on proposed reforms to improve and modernize implementation of the Endangered Species Act

July 19, 2018

Young whale gets an unlikely second chance at survival

July 12, 2018

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Responders cut the line off entangled juvenile humpback whale.

Kick off Habitat Month with NOAA – Partnerships, conservation and more

July 2, 2018

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New oceanographic insight pinpoints marine ‘hotspots of risk’

June 27, 2018

Blue shark in Cape Point, South Africa, 2016. Fisheries bycatch risk to marine megafauna is intensified in Lagrangian coherent structures. This image is available for free public use to accompany coverage of PNAS paper

Share the shore with marine life in Hawaii

June 21, 2018

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marine life

Spinner dolphin leaping out of the water.

NOAA experts to discuss proposed regulations related to Gulf of Mexico geophysical surveys

June 21, 2018

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Gulf of Mexico

marine mammals

Sea turtles: Is the future female?

June 20, 2018

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sea turtles

Commerce Secretary allocates $200 million fishery disaster funding following 2017 hurricanes

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Sea turtle science: The bone collectors

June 14, 2018

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sea turtles

Growth rings in East Pacific green sea turtle bones allow scientists to study diet and habitat shifts over the animals lifetime.

Video: Understanding the Pacific leatherback population

June 13, 2018

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sea turtles

Swim into Sea Turtle Week 2018

June 13, 2018

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sea turtles

Surveys in the skies: Searching for endangered North Atlantic right whales

May 30, 2018

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whales

Overfished list drops to new all-time low

May 30, 2018

The Status of Stocks report provides an annual update on the status of U.S. marine fisheries. Working waterfronts such as this one in Sitka, Alaska are home to commercial fishing vessels.

Endangered steller sea lions get a closer look from citizen scientists

May 30, 2018

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Sea lion pups rest on an Aleutian Beach.

New report shows more progress rebuilding fish stocks

May 30, 2018

New record: Number of overfished stocks in the U.S. reaches all time low

May 17, 2018

NOAA to announce findings from the 2017 Status of U.S. Fisheries Report: Thursday, May 17

May 16, 2018

NOAA and partners track right whale mothers and calves to aid in conservation efforts

May 14, 2018

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whales

Right whale feeding, sighted June 8, 2014, during a research survey. NMFS permit no. 17355.

Lyndsey Howell

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Sofie Van Parijs

Acoustic Researcher

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Lynne Barre

Marine Biologist

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Jeremy Sterling

Research Biologist

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Jeff Seminoff

Marine Ecologist

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Barb Zoodsma

North Atlantic Right Whale Recovery Program Coordinator

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North Atlantic Right Whale Recovery Program Coordinator.

7 easy ways to boat safely and be kind to nature

May 21, 2018

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Always be sure to wear a life jacket like this young sailor.

August 2018 was 5th hottest August on record for the globe

Polar sea ice coverage remains at near-record lows

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NOAA declares 'unusual mortality events' for dolphins in Florida, seals in Northeast

Fact vs. fiction: 3 things you thought you knew about jellyfish

NOAA and partners mobilize to aid Southern Resident killer whale, J50

Seawater helps scientists gather clues about the elusive harbor porpoise

Deep-seeing is believing: Researcher helps develop new tool for ocean exploration

New tech promises fast, cost-efficient age data for fisheries management

Video: Science and stewardship are restoration keys in Alaska's Kachemak Bay

Picture perfect habitats: 2018 photo contest winners announced

Where the sharks are: What we found cruising the Gulf of Mexico, in photos

It's that time again: 12 shark facts that might surprise you

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries seek public input on proposed reforms to improve and modernize implementation of the Endangered Species Act

Young whale gets an unlikely second chance at survival

Kick off Habitat Month with NOAA – Partnerships, conservation and more

New oceanographic insight pinpoints marine ‘hotspots of risk’

Share the shore with marine life in Hawaii

NOAA experts to discuss proposed regulations related to Gulf of Mexico geophysical surveys

Sea turtles: Is the future female?

Commerce Secretary allocates $200 million fishery disaster funding following 2017 hurricanes

Sea turtle science: The bone collectors

Video: Understanding the Pacific leatherback population

Swim into Sea Turtle Week 2018

Surveys in the skies: Searching for endangered North Atlantic right whales

Overfished list drops to new all-time low

Endangered steller sea lions get a closer look from citizen scientists

New report shows more progress rebuilding fish stocks

New record: Number of overfished stocks in the U.S. reaches all time low

NOAA to announce findings from the 2017 Status of U.S. Fisheries Report: Thursday, May 17

NOAA and partners track right whale mothers and calves to aid in conservation efforts

Lyndsey Howell

Sofie Van Parijs

Lynne Barre

Jeremy Sterling

Jeff Seminoff

Barb Zoodsma

7 easy ways to boat safely and be kind to nature

August 2018 was 5th hottest August on record for the globe

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