First-Ever Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Nested in California

This is the first time sea turtles have nested on the U.S. West Coast. Due to a forecasted high surf from a tropical storm, the eggs have been transferred to the Aquarium of the Pacific, where they will safely incubate before being released on their nesting beaches.

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A grid of nine pairs of white, translucent fish otoliths (ear bones) in various unique shapes and sizes set against a solid black background. Otolith pairs (two per individual fish) from an assortment of Bering Sea fish species. Top row (left to right): walleye pollock, sablefish, Pacific cod. Middle row: Alaska plaice, Dover sole, Greenland turbot. Bottom row: Pacific ocean perch, Atka mackerel, shortraker rockfish. Walleye pollock and Pacific cod are among the species analyzed with near-infrared spectroscopy. Note: otolith sizes are not on a relative scale. Credit: NOAA Fisheries
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2.5 Million Perfect Little Time Capsules of Ocean Chemistry

Alaska
A false killer whale calf crests the deep blue ocean surface beside its much larger mother, who has a notched dorsal fin and is beginning to dive. Endangered insular false killer whale HIPc0280 with her new calf. Credit: Captain Zodiac/Andrea McCormick (NOAA Fisheries Permit #26596)
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Seeing Double: Good News for Rare False Killer Whales in Hawaiʻi

Pacific Islands
Four women on a boat holding red snapper A group of women aboard a boat hold large red snappers caught during a recreational fishing trip. Credit: Grayson Shepard
Media Release

NOAA Announces 2026 Federal Recreational Red Snapper Season, Exempted Fishing Permits in South Atlantic

Southeast
A married couple in waders hold hands in a fish pond.
Feature Story

Meet Hawaii Fish Company, Tilapia Farmers in Hawaiʻi

Pacific Islands
Aerial view of a kelp farm. A small skiff tends a buoy. Several pink buoys float on the surface with lines of kelp. A forested shoreline on the left and mountains in the distance. NOAA Fisheries and Sea Quester Farms partnered up to evaluate if kelp farms provide habitat for marine life in Alaska. Pictured here is one of Sea Quester’s farms in southeast Alaska near Juneau. Credit: Hatch Blue, Alaska Mariculture Cluster
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Kelp Farms and Marine Life Co-Exist in Southeast Alaska

Alaska
A scuba diver swims horizontally above a vibrant pink and purple coral reef, holding a camera to photograph the seabed. A scientist captures thousands of digital images to build a 3-D reef model during the 2026 National Coral Reef Monitoring Program survey at Swains Island. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.
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2026 Pacific Coral Surveys Complete

Pacific Islands
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Fisheries

Closure: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category (Commercial) Fishery

New England/Mid-Atlantic
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New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
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Amendment 38 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan: 2027-2028 Groundfish Harvest Specifications and Management Measures

West Coast
West Coast
Fisheries

Final Framework and 2026 Limits for Striped Marlin in the Western and Central Pacific

Pacific Islands
Pacific Islands
Fisheries

Western Oregon State Forests Habitat Conservation Plan

West Coast
West Coast
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Incidental Take Authorization: Northeast Fisheries Science Center Fisheries and Ecosystem Research, Atlantic Ocean

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New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Webinar: Proposed Rule to Revise Fishing Gear Regulations in Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fisheries

Oct 1, 2026

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Permanent Advisory Committee Meeting–October 2026

Oct 5, 2026 - Oct 6, 2026

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Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshops

Oct 14, 2026

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Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops

Oct 19, 2026

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Documentary Screening of "The Hidden Gulf" at Gulf County Public Library

Oct 20, 2026

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A diver hovers over a pink hued reef while preparing a camera to take images of the benthos. A scientist prepares to photograph a reef at Swains Island during the 2023 National Coral Reef Monitoring Program survey in American Samoa. Credit: NOAA Fisheries (Permit #NMSAS-2023-002)
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How Researchers Are Bringing the 2026 Pacific Coral Survey to You

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Three people hold the angled trunk of a tree GulfCorps crews clear vegetation to restore habitat in Florida. Credit: John Stanmeyer/The Nature Conservancy.
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Building Futures: How GulfCorps Combines Habitat Restoration with Job Training

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