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  • Mark Twinam Fishes for Sharks Off Florida Coast This is the Exit Disclaimer Icon

    Jan 15: Mark Twinam fishes for large coastal sharks like hammerhead, lemon, and bull sharks in the Gulf of Mexico. Twinam is one of several fishermen helping NOAA research sharks in exchange for landing and selling a small quota of sandbar sharks.  

  • NOAA Proposes Listing 66 Coral Species under ESA This is the Exit Disclaimer Icon

    Nov 30: Public comment sought for NOAA's proposed listing of 66 reef-building coral species under the Endangered Species Act.

  • Teacher at Sea Studies the Science Behind Sharks This is the Exit Disclaimer Icon

    Sept 11: Teacher at Sea Steven Frantz shares highlights of his scientific cruise studying sharks and snappers on the 300th research mission of NOAA Ship Oregon II.

  • Twitter #SharkChat @NOAALive with Shark Scientist This is the Exit Disclaimer Icon

    Aug 16: NOAA shark scientist Trey Driggers will answer questions live on Twitter this Thursday, August 16, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern. Trey conducts research on all kinds of sharks.

  • Shark Feature Stories This is the Exit Disclaimer Icon

    Aug 13: Can you tell shark myth from fact? Better check this list out.

  • Shark Tales—Adventures With A Shark Scientist This is the Exit Disclaimer Icon

    Aug 9: Ever wonder what it's like to study sharks for a living? NOAA Fisheries shark scientist Trey Driggers gives us details about his work.

  • Successful Tag Recovery from Huge Bluefin Tuna This is the Exit Disclaimer Icon

    Aug 8: NOAA scientists tagged an 8-foot, 400-pound bluefin tuna off the coast of Florida and retrieved the drifting tag at sea south of New York three months later. The data on this tag will provide rich details from the high seas adventures of one big tuna.

  • Teacher at Sea Studies Marine Protected Areas This is the Exit Disclaimer Icon

    July 30: NOAA Fisheries' Teacher at Sea Marsha Skoczek shares highlights of her research cruise studying Marine Protected Areas off the Southeast Atlantic Coast.

  • Casitas Endanger Lobster Habitat in Florida Keys This is the Exit Disclaimer Icon

    July 30: Casitas are artificial habitats that aid lobster poaching and destroy the seagrass beds and hardbottom communities that lobsters, fish, and other marine life need to survive. NOAA law enforcement works to remove these illegal structures.

  • Teacher at Sea Alum Dives into Earth Day Event This is the Exit Disclaimer Icon

    April 22: NOAA Teacher at Sea alum Jason Moeller infused his experiences at sea into Earth Day activities at Knoxville Zoo in Tennessee.

  • Fisherman Rebuilds Business after Gulf Oil Spill This is the Exit Disclaimer Icon

    April 9: Ryan Lambert runs Cajun Fishing Adventures, a recreational fishing and hunting business in Louisiana. Learn how his business changed after the Gulf oil spill.

  • Meet a Megamouth Shark Specialist This is the Exit Disclaimer Icon

    April 4: Meet Dr. Jose Castro, a NOAA scientist recently invited to help dissect a rare megamouth shark currently on display at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Japan. Megamouths are one of the most elusive shark species on the planet.

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