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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Award-Winning Scientist Pioneers Turtle Research This is the Exit Disclaimer Icon

    July 23: Dr. Kyle S. Van Houtan, NOAA Fisheries research ecologist, was honored by the White House with a prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers for his research on climate effects on sea turtles populations.

  • Exploring Climate Impacts on Coastal Cultures

    July 18: NOAA and partners explore how climate change affects U.S. indigenous coastal cultures during the First Stewards symposium at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.

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