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  • Previously Entangled Right Whales Give Birth

    Jan 29: Recently, two previously entangled right whales gave birth. Learn more about how NOAA Fisheries and partners help marine mammals in distress.

  • NOAA Releases New Beluga Abundance Estimate

    Jan 4: NOAA Fisheries scientists annouced that the 2012 abundance estimate for the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale population is 312 animals, a small, but not scientifically significant increase over last year.

  • Listening for Change in the Arctic This is the Exit Disclaimer Icon

    Oct 31: New developments in acoustic technology mean that scientists can use sound to closely monitor changes in the marine ecosystem.

  • Marine Mammals on the Move This is the Exit Disclaimer Icon

    Oct 24: If a picture is worth a thousand words then a video must be worth a million words. Spend some time with whales, dolphins, seals and more.

  • Co-management Strengthens Marine Mammal Science This is the Exit Disclaimer Icon

    Oct 23: Do you know how NOAA Fisheries works with Alaska Native subsistence hunters to provide scientific support for co-management of seals, sea lions, fur seals, and whales in Alaska?

  • Celebrating 40 Years of Marine Mammal Protection

    Oct 23: The Marine Mammal Protection Act was enacted 40 years ago this week on October 21, 1972. All marine mammals are protected under this Act.

  • Migrating Gray Whales Slowly Reveal Their Secrets This is the Exit Disclaimer Icon

    Oct 17: Recently scientists were surprised to discover that some gray whales from a critically endangered population cross the Pacific every year to winter off the coast of North America.

  • Getting to the Bottom of Marine Mammal Crimes This is the Exit Disclaimer Icon

    Oct 3: Special agents and enforcement officers with NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement investigate crimes against marine mammals under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this month.

  • Grants Awarded for Marine Mammal Rescue This is the Exit Disclaimer Icon

    Aug 31: NOAA Fisheries awards 39 grants to participants of the Marine Mammal Stranding Network to respond to sick, injured, or stranded marine mammals and investigate health concerns for these populations in the wild.

  • Meet Springer—One Orca Who Overcame the Odds

    July 13: An orphaned killer whale calf, Springer, was rescued from Puget Sound and returned to her family in Canada in 2002. This summer, she has been sighted again.

  • Teacher at Sea Helps Scientists Study Right Whales This is the Exit Disclaimer Icon

    June 28: NOAA Teacher at Sea Ellen O’Donnell shares incredible highlights of her research cruise studying North Atlantic Right Whales.

  • International Whaling Commission Meeting Gears Up

    June 26: NOAA helps promote U.S. positions including the rights and needs of aboriginal subsistence whalers and whale conservation activities at the 64th Annual Meeting of the International Whaling Commission in Panama City, Panama.

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