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Seal and Sea Lion Week

Join us for a week-long celebration of seals and other pinnipeds and get the scoop on NOAA's seal conservation efforts.
March 11, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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An animation showing several species of seals in their native habitats with the words "Seal & Sea Lion Week" across the top. Seal & Sea Lion Week is March 11-15, 2024.

Another Year Of Protecting A Precious Population

Hawaiian monk seal monitoring and recovery work in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument was marked by partnerships, pups, and promise in 2023.
February 20, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Adult monk seal lying on the sand, eyes open, facing the camera, with a darker-colored pup on its left side, resting on a sandy beach with the ocean visible in the background. The pup’s right foreflipper is extended, touching the mother seal. Monk seal mother and pup on Hōlanikū (Kure Atoll). Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Sarah Glover (Permit #22677, PMNM-2023-001)

Public Input Helps Improve our Understanding of Marine Ecological Relationships in Alaska

Critical links identified between young pollock survival and changes in habitat and prey availability over a 60-year timeframe.
February 13, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
food web for Bering Sea fish and other species, graphic showing connections between species This is a path diagram for the Bering Sea and Aleutians Islands marine ecosystem. It shows linkages between ecosystem variables. Arrows correspond to suspected relationships. An arrow pointing from X to Y indicates that a change in X is estimated to cause a change in Y. The number next to each arrow shows the estimated magnitude of the change (red arrows indicate a negative change and blue arrows indicate a positive change).

Decades of Insights: Monk Seal Researchers Share Unique Perspectives

Brenda Becker and Thea Johanos have studied endangered Hawaiian monk seals since the start of NOAA’s field work in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Forty years later, they are as dedicated as ever to the species’ recovery.
January 29, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Brenda Becker sits in the sand on a beach with four seals spaced a distance apart along the water’s edge. Her back is toward the camera, and she is leaning back, appearing to observe the seals through binoculars. Brenda Becker maintains a low profile while photographing monk seals so as not to disturb them. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Megan Ely (Permit #22677, PMNM-2023-001)

Closure of 2022 Maine Pinniped Unusual Mortality Event

The Unusual Mortality Event involving stranded harbor and gray seals along the coast of Maine has ended.
January 16, 2024 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
HPAI Testing on a seal. Marine Mammals of Maine take nasal swabs from a harbor seal for HPAI testing. Credit: Marine Mammals of Maine

NOAA Fisheries Releases 2023 Ecosystem Status Reports for Alaska

Reports provide a synthesis of current conditions and trends in indicators of ecosystem health.
December 15, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Topographic map of the Gulf of Alaska, Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea. 3D render and imaging of topographic map of Alaska showing the Gulf of Alaska, Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea. Satellite images courtesy of NASA. Credit: Frank Ramspott

2023 Recap: Our Most Popular Marine Stories, Podcasts, Photos, and Videos

To wrap up the year, check out the most popular stories, photos, videos, and podcasts of 2023.
December 15, 2023 - Feature Story ,
National
Multiple schools of colorful fish blanket a coral reef. Fish community on a reef offshore of Baker Island, a remote equatorial island. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jeff Milisen

Indigenous Scientists on St. Paul Island, Alaska Work To Protect Marine Mammals

Team works independently and in partnership with NOAA Fisheries.
November 30, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Laaqudan sleeping near the Aleut Community of St. Paul. Laaqudan sleeping near the Aleut Community of St. Paul. Credit: Jamie Musbach/NOAA Fisheries

New Hawaiian Language Video Series: He Moʻolelo ʻĪliokai

Join us on a journey through the Hawaiian archipelago to learn more about the charismatic and endangered Hawaiian monk seal through He Moʻolelo ʻĪliokai, the Story of the Hawaiian Monk Seal.
September 25, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A seal dives off the coast of Nihoa island. It’s easy to imagine how biologists could miss the seals out to sea in a single-day survey. Credit: NOAA Fisheries (Permit #22677) A seal dives off the coast of Nihoa. Credit: NOAA Fisheries (Permit #22677)

Marine Mammal Stocks in North Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Are Highly Vulnerable to Climate Change

A new study led by NOAA Fisheries outlines marine mammal populations’ estimated vulnerability to changing ocean conditions as part of ongoing Climate Vulnerability Assessments.
September 20, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
National
An overhead shot of an adult right whale swimming next to a right whale calf in blue water. A new study has classified the North Atlantic right whale stock as very highly vulnerable to climate change. Credit: NOAA