Advanced technology can give us more complete data on the health of endangered whale populations, which helps us figure out how to most effectively support their recovery NOAA Fisheries hosted a workshop in June 2024 to accelerate the development of advanced technologies used to assess the health of marine mammals in the wild. The workshop […]
There were 64 large whale entanglement cases documented in 2023—a decrease from 2022 and below the historical average. NOAA Fisheries has released the National Report on Large Whale Entanglements Confirmed in the United States in 2023. There were 64 confirmed large whale entanglement cases nationally in 2023. This is less than the 67 confirmed large whale […]
[content id=”79272″] Ventura Police Department, NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement, and California State Parks conduct joint investigation into beaten sea lion. A California man was sentenced on July 14 to 3 years in state prison for kicking and clubbing a stranded California sea lion, with a 4-foot-long piece of driftwood. The incident took place near […]
Scientists identify key challenges and solutions for integrating environmental DNA into fisheries stock assessments. Environmental DNA (eDNA) is a valuable tool that can enhance fish stock assessments by providing a non-invasive, cost-effective, and scalable way to monitor fish populations. Challenges remain in fully integrating eDNA into stock assessment frameworks. But ongoing research and collaboration are […]