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| Sep 9, 2026 | Caribbean Queen Conch May Lose All Suitable Habitat as MPAs Fail Climate Test | By Levi Kohler
Published: Sep 09 2026, 1:58 PM EDT
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| Sep 8, 2026 | Warming Oceans Reverse King Crab Larval Swimming, Threatening Florida Reef Program | By Caleb Pittmann
Published: Sep 08 2026, 4:14 PM EDT
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| Sep 6, 2026 | 25 years after 9/11, what disasters reveal about Americans’ ability to reconnect (Opinion) | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By Tonya Cross Hansel
Many Americans will pause on the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks to remember the nearly 3,000 people who were killed that day. The attacks became a shared national traged... |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Drone AI Trained on 34 Beluga Images Finds Calves Supervised Models Miss | By Elijah Armfield
Published: Sep 04 2026, 2:27 PM EDT
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| Sep 4, 2026 | How They Voted: Colorado congressional votes for Aug. 28-Sept. 3, 2026 | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Here’s a look at how Colorado members of Congress voted over the previous week.
Along with its roll call votes this week, the House also passed these bills: the Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams National Me... |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Ocean Acidification Is Just One of Five Stressors Dissolving Shellfish From Inside Out | By Levi Kohler
Published: Sep 02 2026, 11:18 AM EDT
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| Aug 27, 2026 | St. Simons Island Angler Sets New Georgia State Record for Almaco Jack | The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Coastal Resources Division (CRD) has certified a new state saltwater game fish record for Almaco Jack (Seriola rivoliana).
Chris A. Germano of St. Simons Island landed the record-setting fish Apr... |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Peekachu, a beluga whale rescued from Canada, dies at Chicago aquarium | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Peekachu, a 23-year-old beluga whale rescued from a closed marine park in Canada, died at Shedd Aquarium on Tuesday, staff announced in a post.
She was blind in one eye but had little trouble socia... |
| Aug 26, 2026 | St. Simons Island Angler Sets New Georgia State Record for Almaco Jack | The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Coastal Resources Division (CRD) has certified a new state saltwater game fish record for Almaco Jack (Seriola rivoliana).
Chris A. Germano of St. Simons Island landed the record-setting fish Apr... |
| Aug 25, 2026 | Iberian Orca Matriarch Shot: Pellet Forensics Point to Spanish Vessel, Cross-Border Probe | By Jeremy Fielding
Published: Aug 25 2026, 3:53 PM EDT
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| Aug 11, 2026 | Marine Heatwaves Sicken Populations Through Storms and Shellfish: No Health System Tracks Them | By Alfredo Hanson
Published: Aug 11 2026, 3:08 PM EDT
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| Aug 10, 2026 | Tropical Sea Snakes Reach California as El Nino Depletes Pacific Food Web, PACE Shows | By Clark Johnson
Published: Aug 10 2026, 12:16 PM EDT
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| Aug 10, 2026 | SCDNR Announces Public Comment Period for Revised Atlantic Red Snapper Exempted Fishing Permit Proposal | August 07, 2026
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) announced today that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries has released the agency's revised application for an Atlantic red snapper E... |
| Aug 4, 2026 | It’s Official: Sea Turtles Set Nest Record | Loggerhead sea turtles crawled past a Georgia nesting record last week, passing another milestone in a slow but steady rebound for the state’s primary nesting marine turtle.
According to Georgia Sea Turtle Cooperative reports, the nest coun... |
| Jul 2, 2026 | Bayou Best Foods Acquires BettaF!sh to Bring Plant-Based Seafood Across the Atlantic | 5 Mins Read In a convergence of cross-Atlantic vegan seafood brands, US startup Bayou Best Foods has taken over Germany’s BettaF!sh to bring its shrimp, tuna and salmon alternatives to more consumers.
Two years after its establishment, Bayo... |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Loggerheads Nesting at Record Pace | Halfway into nesting season for loggerhead sea turtles, Georgia’s No.1 marine turtle is bound for a record summer.
By June 22, roughly the midway mark, the Georgia Sea Turtle Cooperative had documented 2,366 nests. (The total has since clim... |
| May 7, 2026 | Public Hearing for Proposed Changes to Recreational Atlantic Mackerel and Bluefish Rules | CONTACT:
Renee Zobel: (603) 868-1095
May 7, 2026
Durham, NH – The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department will hold a public hearing for a proposed change to Atlantic mackerel and bluefish rules for recreational anglers fishing in state wate... |
| May 7, 2026 | 5/6/26 – UPDATE ON INVESTIGATION INTO ROCK THROWN AT MONK SEAL AND BREACHES OF SEAL RESTING AREAS | JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE
ACTING CHAIRPERSON
UPDATE ON INVESTIGATION INTO ROCK THROWN AT MONK SEAL AND BREACHES OF SEAL RESTING AREAS
Hawaiian monk seal Kaiwi (RK96) and her newborn pup on Kaimana Beach, May 4, 2026.
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| May 7, 2026 | DLNR News Release – UPDATE ON INVESTIGATION INTO ROCK THROWN AT MONK SEAL AND BREACHES OF SEAL RESTING AREAS | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
KA ‘OIHANA KUMUWAIWAI ‘ĀINA
RYAN KANAKA‘OLE
ACTING CHAIRPERSON
UPDATE ON INVESTIGATION INTO ROCK THROWN AT MONK SEAL AND... |
| May 5, 2026 | 5/4/26 – BIRTH OF HAWAIIAN MONK SEAL PUP AT KAIMANA BEACH PROMPTS COORDINATED SAFETY RESPONSE | JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE
ACTING CHAIRPERSON
BIRTH OF HAWAIIAN MONK SEAL PUP AT KAIMANA BEACH PROMPTS COORDINATED SAFETY RESPONSE
HONOLULU – A Hawaiian monk seal pup was born at sunset, Sunday, May 3, on Kaimana Beach, to th... |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Chonkers is the huge, cuddle-seeking celebrity that San Francisco craves | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
The newest celebrity in San Francisco? It’s an immensely large sea lion, which the world has named Chonkers. Chonkers showed up in early March at San Francisco’s Pier 39, where floating docks of ba... |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Things to know about Rice’s whale, a rare species at risk from Trump plans for more Gulf drilling | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By TAMMY WEBBER
One of the world’s rarest whales lives in only one place: the Gulf of Mexico, where the Trump administration wants to expand oil and gas drilling that scientists fear could push the... |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Trump officials exempt oil and gas drilling in the Gulf from endangered species rules | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By MATTHEW BROWN
The Trump administration on Tuesday exempted oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said environmentalists’... |
| Mar 31, 2026 | New Rules for Recreational Haddock Effective April 1 | CONTACT:
Renee Zobel: (603) 868-1095
March 31, 2026
Durham, NH – The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department is announcing a change to haddock rules for recreational anglers fishing in state waters 0–3 miles from shore or transiting and land... |
| Mar 20, 2026 | The Arctic This Week Take Five: Week of 16 March, 2026 | Back to Publications Canadian and Nordic Leaders Meet for Summit on Security and Cooperation
As reported by CBC News on March 15, the leaders of Canada and the five Nordic countries met in Oslo to discuss defense and international cooperati... |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Spring Whale Watch Week returns to the Oregon coast for spring break 2026 | Oregon State Parks will host Spring Whale Watch Week along the Oregon Coast Saturday, March 21 through Sunday, March 29.
Trained Oregon State Park volunteers and park rangers will be stationed at 15 sites along the Oregon Coast to help visi... |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Climate change is straining Alaska’s Arctic. A new mining road may push the region past the brink | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By ANNIKA HAMMERSCHLAG, Associated Press
AMBLER, Alaska (AP) — Ice blocks drift past Tristen Pattee’s boat as he scans the banks of Northwest Alaska’s Kobuk River for caribou. His great uncle Ernes... |
| Nov 1, 2025 | The Arctic This Week Take Five: Week of 27 October, 2025 | Back to Publications Sweden Mining Town Faces Relocation
Wall Street Journal reported on October 26 that Kiruna, Sweden, is relocating 12,000 of its 18,000 residents by 2035 due to mining operations that have destabilized the city’s foundat... |
| Sep 20, 2025 | 9/19/25 – DEATH OF MONK SEAL UNDERSCORES IMPORTANCE OF RESPONSIBLE FISHING PRACTICES | JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG
CHAIRPERSON
DEATH OF MONK SEAL UNDERSCORES IMPORTANCE OF RESPONSIBLE FISHING PRACTICES
A close-up reveals the plastic jug tethered to a thick line. Credit: NOAA Fisheries (Permit #24359)
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| Jul 9, 2025 | FACT FOCUS: Trump misrepresents facts about wind power during Cabinet meeting | While electricity rates have risen nationwide over the past decade, states that have added a significant amount of onshore wind power, such as Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma and New Mexico, have kept rates from rising as fast as other states, said ... |
| Jul 2, 2025 | Recreational anglers can donate Red Snapper carcasses to science; enter for a chance to win a SeaQualizer | The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries will collect Red Snapper carcasses from recreational fishermen during the 2025 mini-season, held July 11-12. The carcasses will be used for research purposes.
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| Jun 4, 2025 | Wildtype Cultivated Salmon Gets FDA Approval, Now on US Menus | 6 Mins Read San Francisco startup Wildtype has become the world’s first startup to get US regulatory approval to sell cultivated seafood, with its salmon now on the menu at Kann in Portland, Oregon.
Cultivated seafood has cruised to become ... |
| May 17, 2025 | The Arctic This Week Take Five: Week of 12 May, 2025 | Back to Publications The Kingdom of Denmark Takes Over the Arctic Council Chairship
As reported by The Barents Observer on May 12, Norway has handed over the two-year rotating chairship of the Arctic Council to the Kingdom of Denmark, which... |
| May 4, 2025 | The Arctic This Week Take Five: Week of 28 April, 2025 | Back to Publications China Asked to Remove Lion Statues in Svalbard
As reported by High North News on April 23, Norwegian authorities have instructed China to remove two lion statues that have stood outside its Yellow River Station in Ny-Ål... |
| Apr 25, 2025 | The Arctic This Week Take Five: Week of 21 April, 2025 | Back to Publications US Arctic Ambassador Position Remains Vacant
As reported by Northern Journal on April 21, the US Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs position is still vacant following the resignation of Ambassador Mike Sfraga on Jan... |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Division of Marine Fisheries discontinues HMS Catch Card Program | Anglers who catch Bluefin Tuna and billfishes in North Carolina no longer need to report those catches to the state. As of today, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries has discontinued its Hig... |
| Mar 23, 2025 | How Trump’s regulatory freeze is disrupting the US fishing industry | How Trump’s regulatory freeze is disrupting the US fishing industry
From the Atlantic to Alaska, fishermen say overfishing and fleet delays are shaking up a $320 billion industry.
By Valerie Volcovici, Leah Douglas and Gloria DickieMarch 23... |
| Oct 10, 2024 | The Bering Sea Snow Crab Collapse: A Climate-Driven Crisis | October is National Seafood Month, a time to celebrate the incredible diversity of ocean life and the hardworking communities that rely on the ocean for food, livelihoods, recreation and other benefits. At Ocean Conservancy, we are dedicate... |
| Oct 5, 2024 | The truth about tuna and mercury: How to choose the most sustainable and safest options | Ahi steak. Akami sashimi. Albacore on sourdough. Whether you smoked yellowfin on the grill or spread skipjack on a sandwich, chances are you’ve had tuna recently.
On average, Americans eat around two pounds (907 grams) of the fish per year,... |
| Sep 30, 2024 | Дайджест научпоп-новостей за неделю, о которых мы ничего не писали | Земля, возможно, перешла уже седьмой планетарный рубеж из девяти, показывает проверка здоровья планеты
Индустриальная цивилизация близка к тому, чтобы преодолеть седьмой планетарный рубеж, а возможно, уже преодолела его, утверждают учёные, ... |
| Sep 1, 2024 | Martian Meteorites and Climate Change: A Tale of Two Worlds | In the vast expanse of space, two worlds tell a story of discovery and urgency. Mars, the red planet, has become a treasure trove for scientists. Meanwhile, Earth grapples with the looming specter of climate change. Both narratives are inte... |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Изменение климата стало грозить морским хищникам потерей их среды обитания к 2100 году | Исследование 12 видов мигрирующих рыб-хищников, включая акул, тунца и крупных рыб, таких как марлин и рыба-меч, показывает, что большинство из них столкнутся с потерями пригодной им среды обитания и перераспределением из текущих мест обитан... |
| Aug 21, 2024 | Optimized Foods Leverages Mycelium Technology to Advance Cultivated Caviar and Plant-Based Fats | California-based Optimized Foods, a food technology company specializing in mycelium-based products, is leveraging its proprietary MycoCarrier™ platform to create sustainable and nutritious alternatives to conventionally animal-based foods.... |
| Aug 19, 2024 | REMINDER: Extended comment period for NOAA’s Proposed Rule to Amend the NARW Vessel Strike Reduction Rule ends Aug. 31 | The comment period for review of a federal consistency submission from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Office of Protected Resources proposing amendments to the North A... |
| Jul 10, 2024 | Bayou Best Foods: Big Idea Ventures Launches Vegan Seafood Company, Acquires IP From New Wave Foods | 6 Mins Read Food tech investor Big Idea Ventures has launched a new vegan seafood company that utilises intellectual property from New Wave Foods, which shut down last year.
Big Idea Ventures (BIV) has incorporated Bayou Best Foods, a new p... |
| Jul 8, 2024 | What is Project 2025? What to know about the conservative blueprint for a second Trump administration | Washington — Voters in recent weeks have begun to hear the name "Project 2025" invoked more and more by President Biden and Democrats, as they seek to sound the alarm about what could be in store if former President Donald Trump w... |
| Jul 8, 2024 | State coastal agency accepts comments regarding NOAA’s Proposed Rule to Amend the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule | The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management is accepting public comment on a request for review of a federal consistency submission from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) National M... |
| Jun 14, 2024 | The Mysterious World of Pyrosomes | “Sea pickles,” “sea worms,” “fire bodies”— these are just a few of the wacky nicknames for one of our ocean’s most mysterious creatures: pyrosomes. Pyrosomes (Family Pyrosomatidae) may look like bizarre jellyfish at first glance, but these ... |
| Jun 5, 2024 | MSEAS 2024 Jason Link: Operational socio-ecological modelling in a complex world | Understanding the human dimensions of social-ecological systems is a key factor in ecosystem-based management (EBM). These complex social-ecological systems offer a challenging new area of research that combines multidisciplinary, interdisc... |
| May 31, 2024 | Rise in sea urchins threatens Oregon's gray whale | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
A drastic increase in sea urchins off the coast of southern Oregon has been depleting food resources for migrating gray whales for years, causing the marine mammal to sometimes avoid the area entirely... |
| May 21, 2024 | Aye, Track that Humpback Whale! An AI Program that will Blow your Mind | Artificial Intelligence is used “Everywhere” — from rolling out AI bot-surgeons to performing complex surgeries, building driverless vehicle software, and cloning extinct species. The possibilities of using AI in our lives are endless– all ... |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Too hot for a lizard? Climate change quickens the pace of extinction | BISBEE, Ariz. — Boots dusty, lungs heaving, Dr. John Wiens searched the boulders of a desolate Arizona mountaintop for the last survivors of a 3-million-year-old lizard population — then said the words that both confirmed his life's work an... |
| Apr 15, 2024 | How an unrelated Supreme Court decision could jeopardize Biden's new student-loan forgiveness plan before it even goes into effect | Economy How an unrelated Supreme Court decision could jeopardize Biden's new student-loan forgiveness plan before it even goes into effect
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| Apr 9, 2024 | Rescued Hawaiian monk seal pup returns to ocean, hook-free | COURTESY NOAA FISHERIES
Hawaiian monk seal RS10 is released back into the ocean, hook-free.
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The fishing hook was removed from the Hawaiian monk seal pup’s esophagus.
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| Apr 8, 2024 | How do Atlantic surfclams respond to ocean warming and acidification? | How do Atlantic surfclams respond to ocean warming and acidification? Published 8 April 2024 Web sites and blogs Leave a Comment
Laboratory experiment at the Rutgers Aquaculture Innovation Center in Cape May, New Jersey. Surfclams are being... |
| Apr 6, 2024 | Recreational fishing has a data problem | Governing bodies across the East Coast are rolling out this year's limits on recreational saltwater fishing this year.
Why it matters: Some of those regulations are quite restrictive, and based partly on federal data that everyone knows is ... |
| Apr 3, 2024 | Treehouse-like viewing platform opens on Metairie's lakefront | Officials will open the two-story Bird's Nest Learning Pavilion to the public Wednesday morning at the Bucktown Harbor.
Why it matters: The whimsical metal viewing platform is part of a $15M+ overhaul of Jefferson Parish's lakefront from Bu... |
| Mar 31, 2024 | Rare glimpse of humpback whales mating documented in Maui waters | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
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Photographers Lyle Krannichfeld and Brandi Romano in January 2022 captured a sexual encounter between two male whales about ... |
| Feb 23, 2024 | Photos show never-before-seen sea creatures living in an underwater mountain that dwarfs the Himalayas | Science Photos show never-before-seen sea creatures living in an underwater mountain that dwarfs the Himalayas
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| Feb 23, 2024 | Collaboration with Canada strengthens ocean acidification science | NOAA Fisheries continues to foster collaboration with Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Postdoctoral researcher Sam Gurr recently went on an international exchange to advance research on the effects of ocean acidification on shellfish.
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| Feb 16, 2024 | Florida Keys coral reefs devastated by 2023 heat wave | A new survey of five Florida Keys' coral reefs shows extensive damage from a long-lasting and severe marine heat wave last year.
Why it matters: Corals are havens for biodiversity, providing shelter for over 25% of ocean animals, and they a... |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Endangered baby orca now presumed dead | A newborn orca spotted near Seattle last month is missing and presumed dead.
Why it matters: Last month's birth of the male orca known as J60 had bolstered researchers' hopes that the endangered Southern Resident killer whale population mig... |
| Jan 29, 2024 | US Agencies Tap AI to Safeguard Endangered Whales Amid Offshore Wind Farm Expansion | John Lopez, Tech Times 29 January 2024, 09:01 am |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Steakholder Foods: Israeli Startup Expands Seafood Range with 3D-Printed Shrimp | 3 Mins Read Israeli startup Steakholder Foods has added a 3D-printed shrimp prototype to an expanding roster of alternative seafood products. The company plans to also introduce a hybrid version if costs allow.
A month after unveiling the w... |
| Jan 12, 2024 | New Hampshire researchers explore effects of ocean acidification on juvenile lobsters | Brittany Jellison and marine biology graduate student Todd Stelling will first study if more acidic ocean water alters predator-prey behaviour in juvenile lobsters. (Photo: Alex Hatch)
Brittany Jellison, an assistant professor in the Depart... |
| Jan 9, 2024 | The bird flu has killed a polar bear for the first time ever – and experts say it likely won't be the last | Rampant avian flu that has impacted millions of poultry birds and thousands of wild birds in the U.S. alone has now killed a polar bear for the first time ever recorded. The Alaska population of the bear is already classified as threatened,... |
| Oct 10, 2023 | Fat Bear Week Champion Crowned After Epic Battle Of The Bulge | Two bears battle it out at Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park. N. Boak/NPS |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 9 orcas have died so far this year after they were trapped in fishery equipment off the coast of Alaska | Nine killer whales have died after being caught in fishery equipment off the Alaska coast this year. Enrique Marcarian/Reuters
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Nine orcas have died after becoming entangled in fishing equipment off the Alaska coast this year.
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| Sep 3, 2023 | Whales swimming behind fishing vessels catch an easy feast of escaped fish, but experts warn this 'free meal' is risky, potentially lethal behavior | Whales follow behind the fishing vessel to catch fish that have escaped the fishermen's nets. Usua Oyarbide
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Sperm and bottlenose whales are known to pursue fishing boats to catch fish that escape the nets.
It's an easy way to get... |
| Aug 24, 2023 | Baby Dolphin Linked to Viral Instagram Photo-Op Found Dead on Florida Coast | John Lopez, Tech Times 24 August 2023, 01:08 pm
A lifeless bottlenose dolphin calf was discovered washed ashore near Jacksonville, Florida.
TMZ reports that the grim discovery has sparked a wave of investigations and controversy due to its ... |
| Aug 24, 2023 | A New Ocean Preserve Could Save the Waters Off Baja | It’s easy to spot the small, family-owned fishing boats that ply the waters around Baja California—a peninsula 1,223 km (760 miles) long that represents the westernmost part of Mexico. There are 24,000 of the vessels, after all, and they s... |
| Aug 24, 2023 | Japan released treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear disaster into the ocean. Experts say it's safe, but one would avoid the fish. | A Tokyo Electric Power Co. employee wearing a protective suit and mask near storage water tanks. REUTERS/Kimimasa Mayama/Pool
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Japan said it plans to release 1 million metric tons of treated radioactive water into the Pacific. Nei... |
| Aug 11, 2023 | New Rules for Recreational Haddock Anglers Effective August 14 | CONTACT:
Cheri Patterson: (603) 868-1095
Renee Zobel: (603) 868-1095
August 11, 2023
Durham, NH – The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department is announcing changes to haddock rules for recreational anglers fishing in state waters 0–3 miles o... |
| Aug 10, 2023 | Comment period begins for federal Draft Environmental Assessment on issuance of North Carolina’s Incidental Take Permit | The 30-day public comment period begins today on the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) of the effects of issuing an Incidental Take Permit (ITP) to N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries.
The Division s... |
| Aug 7, 2023 | The safest place for some species of Florida coral? Land. | Temperatures off the Florida coast exceeded 100 degrees Fahrenheit in July, causing significant damage to nearby coral. Maria Alejandra Cardona/Reuters
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Water temperatures in the Florida Keys hit 101 degrees Fahrenheit last month,... |
| Aug 1, 2023 | New Genetic Study Finds Reef Manta Rays Stay Close To Home | Manta rays are truly extraordinary creatures, easily distinguishable from other rays due to their unique physical features. Their coloration is particularly fascinating, boasting two distinct patterns. The first pattern, known as the chevro... |
| Jul 31, 2023 | Antarctica has a winter sea ice shortfall four times the size of Texas | Data: NSIDC; Chart: Jacque Schrag/Axios
Antarctica is missing over 1 million square miles of floating sea ice, even though it's currently the dead of winter in the Southern Hemisphere.
Why it matters: Scientists don't know what is driving t... |
| Jul 27, 2023 | Endangered Southern Resident orca baby gets a name | Put aside despair for now; there is "reason for hope" in the Salish Seas.
Driving the news: The Samish Indian Nation held a naming ceremony this week for one of the newest members of the endangered Southern Resident orcas.
The fem... |
| Jul 18, 2023 | The world's most endangered large whale species is even closer to extinction than researchers thought | The world's most endangered large whale species is even closer to extinction than researchers previously thought. The North Atlantic Right Whale species is in a "crisis," NOAA says, with only a few hundred estimated individuals le... |
| Jul 13, 2023 | 78 whales killed in front of cruise ship passengers in the Faroe Islands | Cruise ship passengers arrived in the Faroe Islands as dozens of whales were killed as part of a traditional hunt, the cruise line confirmed Thursday.
Ambassador Cruise Line apologized to the passengers of the ship Ambition. Passengers were... |
| Jun 22, 2023 | Hundreds of sea lions and dolphins are turning up dead on the Southern California coast. Experts have identified a likely culprit. | Marine mammal rescue organizations have been swamped with reports of sick and dead sea lions and dolphins along the Southern California coast this month, and experts believe a bloom of harmful algae is to blame.
Hundreds of sea lions are be... |
| Jun 17, 2023 | Orca attacks on boats aren't out of revenge, killer whale experts say. They're just having fun. | The rudder on this ship was damaged by killer whales. JORGE GUERRERO / Contributor / Getty Images
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Killer whales have been ramming boats and ripping off rudders in the waters near southern Spain.
Insider spoke with three orca expe... |
| Jun 14, 2023 | Four killer whales spotted together in rare sighting in southern New England waters | Scientists spotted four killer whales swimming together off the coast of Massachusetts, the New England Aquarium said Tuesday.
It was a rare sighting; the only killer whale regularly seen in the area is "Old Thom," who's known to ... |
| Jun 12, 2023 | Thousands of dead fish wash ashore along Texas Gulf Coast | Texas officials have scrambled to respond to thousands of dead fish washing up along the Gulf Coast over the weekend.
Driving the news: Cleanup efforts at Quintana Beach in Brazoria County have been under way since the event began on Friday... |
| Jun 7, 2023 | Maryland Fishing Report – June 7 | Forecast Summary: June 7 – June 13:
It will be a beautiful week ahead with continued warm weather and low winds. These conditions will keep water temperatures rising for game fish in Maryland waters. Main Bay surface water temperatures have... |
| May 31, 2023 | Comparing an orca's brain to a human's explains why killer whales are the ocean's ultimate apex predator | An orca's brain is its most dangerous weapon. Grafissimo/Getty Images
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Orca and human brains have similar features that give them high-functioning abilities like empathy.
Orcas also have a high sense of self-awareness, which they ... |
| May 23, 2023 | Kaena Park hours to be enforced over Memorial Day weekend | COURTESY DLNR
The gates at the Keawaula Section of Kaena Point State Park on the west side of Oahu, will also close, as usual, at 7 p.m. and reopen at 6 a.m. for Memorial Day weekend.
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| May 16, 2023 | DLNR News Release-Photos Show Couple and Loose Dog Close to Resting Monk Seal | (HONOLULU) – Last Wednesday, an anonymous tip received on the DLNRTip app showed photographs of a couple posing for pictures with a Hawaiian monk seal on a beach within the Ka‘ena Point State Park.
In addition to not complying with NOAA’s s... |
| May 15, 2023 | 05/15/23 – ANONYMOUS TIP SHOWS COUPLE AND LOOSE DOG CLOSE TO RESTING MONK SEAL | Posted on May 15, 2023 in DOCARE, Main, News Releases, slider
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG
CHAIRPERSON
For Immediate Release: May 15, 2023
ANONYMOUS TIP SHOWS COUPLE AND LOOSE DOG CLOSE TO RESTING MONK SEAL
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| May 15, 2023 | Couple seen taking photos with Hawaiian monk seal at Kaena Point | COURTESY HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
A photo submitted to the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources by an anonymous tipster shows a couple seen posing for photos with a monk seal at Kaena Point State Park.
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| May 12, 2023 | If you see a killer whale, 'never enter the water.' What to do during an orca encounter, according to a whale expert. | Orca whales are curious animals that will approach your boat. Portland Press Herald / Contributor / Getty Images
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A whale expert told Khaleej Times you should "never enter the water" if you see a killer whale.
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| Apr 20, 2023 | Murphy Administration Announces Funding for Offshore Wind Environmental Studies, Entry Into Responsible Offshore Wind Science Alliance | (23/P025) TRENTON – The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and New Jersey Board of Public Utilities today announced nearly $2 million in additional funding for efforts to ensure the safe and ecologically responsible developme... |
| Apr 13, 2023 | ‘Ropeless’ Fishing Gear Aims to Protect Whales, But Adds Complications, Costs | A handful of Rhode Island lobster fishermen are working this season with federal regulators to use and study some complex and early stage equipment that is intended, eventually, to greatly reduce entanglements and deaths of whales.
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| Apr 4, 2023 | I tested over 20 seafood delivery services to find the best ones — here's where to order the highest-quality fish and shellfish online | Reviews Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options.
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| Mar 24, 2023 | Tips for dealing with US CBP and FDA seafood law enforcement: IUU fishing | From shrimp etouffee to lobster thermidor and Thai fish cakes to Singapore chili crab and your everyday tuna, salmon, and squid, most of the seafood being eaten in the U.S. is imported.
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| Mar 1, 2023 | Whales are turning up dead on beaches — and our online shopping addiction is partly to blame | The remains of a male humpback whale lies on Lido Beach in New York in January 2023. James Carbone/Newsday RM via Getty Images
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Nearly two dozen whales have washed up dead along the East Coast in recent months.
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| Feb 22, 2023 | Gearing up for season’s start, Alaska’s pollock fishery faces salmon bycatch questions | A vigorous debate over bycatch and calls for marine habitat protections is underway in advance of the beginning of Alaska’s lucrative pollock fishery in March.
The pollock fishery hit a wholesale value of USD 1.329 billion (EUR 1.358 billio... |
| Feb 17, 2023 | NOAA releases draft of National Seafood Strategy document | NOAA has released its draft National Seafood Strategy, which will outline how the administration supports the domestic U.S. seafood economy and seafood sector in the coming years.
The strategy, released 14 February, focuses on NOAA Fisherie... |
| Feb 7, 2023 | Climate change takes back seat in Alaska’s bycatch showdown | A debate over the potential impact of climate change in a rapid deterioration of Alaska’s crab fisheries is taking a back seat to a clash over the issue of bycatch.
Closures of the Bristol Bay red king crab and Bering Sea snow crab fisherie... |
