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Dr. Jason Link (left) accepts the American Fisheries Society 2025 Award of Excellence from Society President Dr. Miguel Garcia-Bermudez (right). Credit: American Fisheries Society
Research scientist Brad Hanson of the Northwest Fisheries Science Center steers a 24-foot Zodiac while the Storm Petrel parallels the course in the background. The two vessels took part in the first joint NOAA survey to study Southern Resident killer whales. Photo by Paul Hillman/NOAA Fisheries under permit 27052.
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First Joint NOAA Killer Whale Survey Examines Endangered Southern Residents’ Shift to Coast
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Photo credits: Tampa Bay Watch (top left); South Carolina Aquarium (top right); North Carolina Oyster Trail (bottom left); Tagal Oceanic/Lisa Tagal (bottom right)
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A Little Goes a Long Way: How Small Programs Are Educating Communities About Farmed Seafood
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A newly built bridge over a former culvert site will allow fish to migrate freely. Credit: The Nature Conservancy
An adult female ribbon seal (Histriophoca fasciata) rests on an ice floe in the Bering Sea. Photo taken from a small UAS during operations to evaluate body condition in ribbon and spotted seals. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Gavin M Brady. UAS operations are conducted under authority of NMFS Research Permit #23858 and NOAA NIF #N24-17.
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GulfCorps crews clear vegetation to restore habitat in Florida. Credit: John Stanmeyer/The Nature Conservancy.
Fresh-caught taʻape on ice. Credit: Conservation International Hawaiʻi.
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