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5-year review for 15 Indo-Pacific reef-building coral species

A 5-year review is a periodic analysis of a species’ status conducted to ensure that the listing classification of a species as threatened or endangered on the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants is accurate.
April 03, 2024 - ESA 5-Year Review ,
Pacific Islands

2020 and 2021 Combined Report of Marine Mammal Strandings in the United States

This report details marine mammal stranding rates, trends, and activities in the United States for both 2020 and 2021. In 2020, there were 5,400 confirmed marine mammal strandings; in 2021, there were 5,524.
April 03, 2024 - Feature Story ,
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Two stranding responders carry a stranded harbor porpoise away from some rocks A harbor porpoise is retrieved from the rocks at Odiorne Point State Park, New Hampshire. Credit: Seacoast Science Center
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ESA@50 Ocean Art Exhibition in Guam

Enjoy works by Guam youth artists featuring threatened and endangered marine life from April 9–June 14, 2024, at the Guam Museum.

Endangered Species Conservation
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Pacific Islands

5-Year Reviews for 15 Threatened Indo-Pacific Reef-Building Corals

In 2021, NOAA Fisheries announced the initiation of a 5-year review for 15 Indo-Pacific reef-building coral species that are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. These include: Acropora globiceps, Acropora jacquelineae, Acropora lokani…
Notice
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Pacific Islands
Published
05/19/2024

On the Probable Distribution of Stock-Recruitment Resilience of Pacific Saury (Cololabis saira) in the Northwest Pacific Ocean

Our numerical simulation approach provides an analytical tool for calculating the steepness distribution in other pelagic fish influenced by increases in sea surface temperature due to global warming.
April 02, 2024 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands
Apr
09

ESA@50 Ocean Art Exhibition in Honolulu

Enjoy works by Hawaiʻi youth artists featuring threatened and endangered marine life from April 9–May 14, 2024, at Honolulu Hale.

Outreach and Education
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Pacific Islands

2024–2026 Marine Conservation Plan for Guam; Western Pacific Sustainable Fisheries Fund

NOAA Fisheries announces the approval of a Marine Conservation Plan for Guam. This agency decision is effective March 27, 2024, through August 3, 2026.This plan replaces the 2020–2023 plan, and includes the following conservation and management…
Notice
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Pacific Islands
Published
05/19/2024

Modeling Tools To Help Assess the Distribution of Priority Reef Fish Species for Jurisdictional Coral Reef Fishery Management Plans in Guam

To assess the distribution of priority reef fish species around Guam, we analyzed five years of fish survey data from the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (2009–2022) using various spatial modeling techniques.
March 19, 2024 - Technical Memo ,
Pacific Islands

Subsurface Temperature Estimates From a Regional Ocean Modelling System (ROMS) Reanalysis Provide Accurate Coral Heat Stress Indices Across the Main Hawaiian Islands

The MHI ROMS simulation proves to be a useful tool for coral reef management in the absence of, or to supplement, subsurface and satellite measurements across Hawaiʻi and likely for other Pacific Island regions.
March 19, 2024 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands

Meet Makana—One of the First Hawaiian Monk Seal Pups of 2024

Hawaiʻi Marine Animal Response partnered with Kahuku Elementary School to name the first Hawaiian monk seal pup of Oʻahu in 2024.
March 15, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A mother Hawaiian monk seal and her pup lay side by side on a sandy beach. Hawaiian monk seal RK80 (Keolakai) gave birth to her first pup, Makana, in February 2024 on Oʻahu. Credit Hawaiʻi Marine Animal Response (NOAA Fisheries Permit #24359)