As marine ecosystems change and technology advances, modernizing survey tools allows NOAA to maintain critical survey time series and deliver the best available science to support sustainable fisheries management NOAA Fisheries conducts surveys to assess trends in fish populations, monitor ecosystem conditions, and support sustainable fisheries management. As ocean conditions shift and technology evolves, the Alaska […]
Community members gather for a rare, up-close view of the young marine mammal before it is relocated south of town. A necropsy team is seeking answers on the cause of death On the morning of July 26, clear blue skies in Juneau brought residents outside to soak in the sun. Joggers, dog-walkers, and families […]
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 […]
