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Meet the NOAA Alaska Region’s Stranding Response Team

By NOAA Fisheries on Dec 8, 2022   Featured, NOAA Fisheries and Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Science/Education  

Meet the NOAA Alaska Region’s Stranding Response Team

Mandy Keogh, the Alaska Region Stranding Coordinator, discusses team members and their vital roles. This small Alaska-based group works with partners throughout Alaska to respond quickly to document marine mammal strandings. They collect data to understand the animal and population health parameters, determine cause of death, and share this knowledge with the public and scientific community. […]

Alaska Mariculture Cluster Wins Regional Challenge Grant for Aquaculture

By NOAA Fisheries on Oct 25, 2022   At Sea, Featured, General News  

Alaska Mariculture Cluster Wins Regional Challenge Grant for Aquaculture

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration issues awards for impactful economic development initiatives. As part of the Build Back Better Regional Challenge, the Alaska Mariculture Cluster has won nearly $49 million in grants to support the local Alaska mariculture industry. This will enable shellfish and seaweed aquaculture to expand in the state. The Alaska […]

NOAA Announces 2019 and 2020 Confirmed Large Whale Entanglement Numbers

By NOAA Fisheries on Jul 3, 2022   At Sea, Featured, Science/Education  

NOAA Announces 2019 and 2020 Confirmed Large Whale Entanglement Numbers

Seventy-five large whale entanglement cases in 2019 and 53 cases in 2020 were confirmed nationally, fewer than in 2018. NOAA Fisheries has released two National Reports on Large Whale Entanglements Confirmed in the United States, for 2019 and 2020. In 2019, there were 75 confirmed entanglements nationally, which was a decrease from 2018 but remains near the historical […]

Beluga Whale Sounds Aid Scientific Understanding of When Whales are Hunting Prey

By NOAA Fisheries on Nov 30, 2021   At Sea, Featured, Science/Education  

Beluga Whale Sounds Aid Scientific Understanding of When Whales are Hunting Prey

New information may help with recovery efforts for endangered Cook Inlet belugas. When listening to beluga whales, the sound of a crunch or a clapped jaw may be a reliable indication that a beluga whale just successfully captured or missed a fish. In a new published paper on beluga whales in Alaska, scientists analyzed sound data, collected […]

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