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New Forecast Tools Help Ships Avoid Whale Hotspots
Dec 1: Researchers from NOAA Fisheries, Oregon State University and University of Maryland combined tracking data with satellite observations of ocean conditions to develop the first system for predicting locations of blue whales off the West Coast.
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New Training on Responding to Whale Entanglement
Oct 21: NOAA has been working with numerous partners—the fishing industry, state fisheries managers, whale-watch companies, researchers, and conservationists—to minimize or prevent the incidental entanglement of whales.
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Scientists Count Steller Sea Lions with New Tech
Sep 27: NOAA scientists pore over thousands of images and combine data from advanced technologies to get an accurate count of endangered Steller sea lions.
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Research Expedition Tracks Elusive Beaked Whales
Sep 1: Marine mammal scientists are beginning a research expedition in search of the least known, most mysterious and deepest diving whales off the West Coast.
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Almost $3M Awarded for 2016 Prescott Grants
Sep 1: NOAA announces the 32 recipients of the 2016 Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance grants worth almost $3 million in federal assistance.
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$5.4 M Awarded for Species Recovery Grants
Aug 17: NOAA Fisheries announces $5.4 million in funding for 17 new projects and the continuation of 8 multi-year projects under the 2016 Species Recovery Grant Program.
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Addressing International Marine Mammal Bycatch
Aug 11: NOAA Fisheries issues final rule aimed at reducing mammal bycatch, nations now required to demonstrate they have a marine mammal regulatory program comparable to effectiveness of United States.
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NOAA Releases Ocean Noise Strategy Roadmap
Jun 1: NOAA releases a draft Ocean Noise Strategy Roadmap for public review and comment.
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Can the Vaquita be Saved from Extinction?
Mar 10: Fewer than 100 vaquita remain, making this species of porpoise the most endangered marine mammal in the world.
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Harmful Algal Blooms: A Sign of Things to Come?
Jan 27: An interview with NOAA Fisheries scientist Vera Trainer
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NOAA Awards Almost $3M for 2015 Prescott Grants
Sept 10: NOAA awards almost $3 million of grants given through the 2015 Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grants program.
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Eyes and Ears on the Water
Oct 16: Learn more about how we're pioneering new science for protected marine species.
Marine Mammals