Radiocarbon Dating Techniques Used to Estimate Ages. In a new project, scientists hope to learn more about age determination and maximum lifespan of Pacific sleeper sharks. Scientists are examining the nuclear core and outer eye lens layers of this species to estimate plausible age ranges. Results of this study may offer valuable information to […]
Community support key to removing a plastic packing band from sea lion’s neck. For the second year in a row, three experts successfully freed an entangled Steller sea lion in Kodiak. NOAA Fisheries’ Kim Raum-Suryan and Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s Lauri Jemison, along with veterinarian Dr. Kate Savage, had been here before. In 2023, […]
NOAA and the U.S. Coast Guard worked together this 4th of July to free an entangled humpback whale in the Port of Valdez, Prince William Sound. The NOAA Fisheries Alaska Marine Mammal Stranding Hotline received numerous reports late afternoon on July 3. A young humpback whale was entangled in the middle of the Port […]
NOAA Fisheries is engaged in a multi-year effort to strategically respond to climate-driven changes in the environment, maintain fishery survey operating efficiencies and modernization efforts, and mitigate shifting survey needs. We continue to balance national priorities that ensure sustainable seafood by prioritizing collection of critical survey data: against a challenging economic environment where the rising […]