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Hawaiian monk seal RU68, a one-year-old female, was found deceased on a Molokaʻi beach. Credit: Hawaiʻi Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (NOAA Fisheries Permit #24359)
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Reward For Up to $20,000 Offered for Information About Monk Seal Death on Molokaʻi
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The future of fisheries-independent surveys will include traditional capture-based surveys as well as advanced technology such as acoustic, optical, and molecular tools deployed from survey vessels, uncrewed vehicles, and moored to the seafloor. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Su Kim
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Charting the Future of Fisheries-Independent Surveys
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Docked fishing boats at Yaquina Bay, Newport, Oregon. Credit: iStock
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Advancing Agency-Level Reforms to Restore American Seafood Competitiveness
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On Shipwreck Beach on the south coast of Kauai, Hawaii, an endangered Hawaiian monk seal takes a nap on the beach. The sign in the foreground instructs people to walk around the seal. Credit: iStock
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Watching Wildlife: How to Share the Shore and Sea with Marine Animals
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(Overlay) Left: Christening of new shrimp boats acquired by the Dorado Fishing Cooperative in Puerto Rico, 1965. Credit: NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection; Right: Description Wood-and-wire lobster pots, seen here on a dock at Puerto Rico's Fajardo Beach, are still common in the Caribbean. Credit: Julio A. Serrano; (Background): A view of a tropical coastline in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Credit: Meaghan Emory
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Meet the Autonomous Underwater Robot Expanding Our Ability to Survey the Seafloor
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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)
GulfCorps crews clear vegetation to restore habitat in Florida. Credit: John Stanmeyer/The Nature Conservancy.