National Marine Fisheries Service
Recent News About National Marine Fisheries Service
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Did you know that Hawaiʻi hawksbill sea turtles like to nest in beach vegetation?
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Part of the Faces of the Southeast Fisheries Science Center series, meet Dr. Michelle Duncan.
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NOAA, the Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), the U.S. Coast Guard, and community partners help an entangled humpback whale off Kauaʻi.
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This report summarizes efforts to recover all domestic species under NOAA Fisheries’ jurisdiction.
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The species that supports California’s most valuable commercial fishery may be moving north into subarctic seas.
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Card reader is the latest tool to help improve efficiency and timeliness of data collection and transfer.
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Cast your vote for the top photos in NOAA’s Saltwater Fisheries Photo Contest!
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Funding will support two projects that will restore 1,100 acres of wetland habitat, supporting coastal communities and sustainable fisheries.
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Restoration can help diversify salmon habitat and may stabilize fishing opportunities against climate shocks.
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NOAA Fisheries has denied a request for emergency action to eliminate Chinook salmon bycatch in the Bering Sea pollock fishery and implement a hard cap on chum salmon bycatch.
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NOAA’s Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program has completed its multi-year highly collaborative effort, known as the Southeast Deep Coral Initiative. Initiative collaborators explored and characterized deep-sea coral and sponge ecosystems in the federal waters of the U.S. South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and U.S. Caribbean.
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Market squid have multiplied off the West Coast over the last two decades.
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A NOAA-led team of marine mammal responders is continuing to track an entangled adult humpback whale first spotted off Po‘ipū, Kauaʻi on January 16, 2022.
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Steelhead returns to the Snake River and Chinook and chum salmon runs on the Yukon-Kuskokwim River in Alaska in 2021 were among the lowest on record.
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Alright, stop the presses, folks. What is a 5-year review? What’s a distinct population segment? How and why are the beloved Southern Resident killer whales (SRKWs) still in danger of becoming extinct? Let’s break this down.
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A new study has found that tiger sharks’ seasonal distribution has expanded in the northwest Atlantic Ocean over the last several decades.
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Four wild steelhead populations in Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula have declined on average by more than half since the 1950s.
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Pacific Islands Top 10 StoriesHere’s a look back at our most popular stories, images, and videos in 2021.Left: Spinner dolphins received their common name because they are often seen leaping and spinning out of the water.
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Where did you grow up?
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U.S. Navy Occupation during World War I