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Topic: Marine life

A view from a satellite over Earth’s ocean and an aerial view of a blue whale.

Podcast: How NOAA satellites monitor ocean health

January 17, 2025

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A view from a satellite over Earth’s ocean and an aerial view of a blue whale.

A Hawaiian monk seal entangled in a derelict fishing net.

Marine debris cleanup in Hawaii reduces seal entanglements

October 2, 2024

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marine protected areas

A Hawaiian monk seal entangled in a derelict fishing net.

Kiaʻi Kanaloa and Hui Hoʻoleimaluō members respond to a stranded palaoa (whale), a Kogia calf, on Hawaiʻi Island. Their efforts are part of a new and developing stranding response partnership with NOAA Fisheries.

Community partners respond to whale, dolphin strandings in Hawaii

September 5, 2024

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Kiaʻi Kanaloa and Hui Hoʻoleimaluō members respond to a stranded palaoa (whale), a Kogia calf, on Hawaiʻi Island. Their efforts are part of a new and developing stranding response partnership with NOAA Fisheries.

North Atlantic right whale Medusa and calf, taken under NOAA permit 20556-01.

NOAA Fisheries partners with NFWF to support North Atlantic right whales

May 23, 2024

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North Atlantic right whale Medusa and calf, taken under NOAA permit 20556-01.

Hawaiian monk seal RK96 (Kaiwi) and her newborn pup at Kaimana Beach, Waikīkī.

Monk seal pup debuts in Waikīkī on Lei Day

May 6, 2024

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Hawaiian monk seal RK96 (Kaiwi) and her newborn pup at Kaimana Beach, Waikīkī.

Sawfish rescue Florida Keys.

Biologists rescue sawfish in the Florida Keys

April 15, 2024

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Earth science news

Sawfish rescue Florida Keys.

New species Emmelichthys papillatus Girard, Santos, and Bemis 2024, also known as the papillated redbait. It will be known by its Tagalog name, rebentador pula, in its native range of the Philippines. Credit: Kagoshima University Museum.

NOAA researchers discover new fish species

April 1, 2024

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Earth science news

New species Emmelichthys papillatus Girard, Santos, and Bemis 2024, also known as the papillated redbait. It will be known by its Tagalog name, rebentador pula, in its native range of the Philippines. Credit: Kagoshima University Museum.

Hawaiian monk seal RK80 (Keolakai) gave birth to her first pup, Makana, in February 2024 on Oʻahu. Credit Hawaiʻi Marine Animal Response (NOAA Fisheries Permit #24359).

Meet Makana: One of the first Hawaiian monk seal pups of 2024

March 25, 2024

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Hawaiian monk seal RK80 (Keolakai) gave birth to her first pup, Makana, in February 2024 on Oʻahu. Credit Hawaiʻi Marine Animal Response (NOAA Fisheries Permit #24359).

Fish community on a reef offshore of Baker Island, a remote equatorial island.

2023 Recap: Our most popular marine stories, podcasts, photos and videos

December 21, 2023

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Fish community on a reef offshore of Baker Island, a remote equatorial island.

Photo of black skimmers, which are one species of focus for research that will develop science-based guidance on environmental stewardship techniques for the Gulf of Mexico.

NOAA awards over $16 million for actionable research in the Gulf of Mexico

October 17, 2023

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coastal ecosystems

Photo of black skimmers, which are one species of focus for research that will develop science-based guidance on environmental stewardship techniques for the Gulf of Mexico.

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