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Topic: Marine mammals

Growth in shipping traffic is a key contributor to the increase in chronic background underwater noise that can affect marine mammals like the whales shown here.

Media briefing: Listening to a quieter ocean during the pandemic

December 7, 2020

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marine commerce

Growth in shipping traffic is a key contributor to the increase in chronic background underwater noise that can affect marine mammals like the whales shown here.

A Southern Resident killer whale leaps into the air. The Southern Residents are an endangered population of fish-eating killer whales.

An international race to find a missing Orca data tag: Part II

November 12, 2020

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A Southern Resident killer whale leaps into the air. The Southern Residents are an endangered population of fish-eating killer whales.

A Southern Resident killer whale leaps into the air. The Southern Residents are an endangered population of fish-eating killer whales.

An international race to find a missing Orca data tag: Part I

November 9, 2020

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A Southern Resident killer whale leaps into the air. The Southern Residents are an endangered population of fish-eating killer whales.

Leatherback turtle hatchlings on a beach.

Species in the Spotlight: Saving the most endangered marine animals

October 5, 2020

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endangered species

Leatherback turtle hatchlings on a beach.

Monk seals resting on one of the few haul-out areas at Mokumanamana in the Hawaiian Islands in 2019.

Hawaiian monk seals showed some signs of recovery in 2019

March 25, 2020

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Monk seals resting on one of the few haul-out areas at Mokumanamana in the Hawaiian Islands in 2019.

An aerial photo of northern fur seals and Steller sea lions captured by the APH-28 hexacopter drone during August 2019 research surveys on Bogoslof Island, Alaska, an active volcano.

From hurricanes to seal pups: 4 ways research drones are helping scientists

November 12, 2019

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unmanned aircraft

An aerial photo of northern fur seals and Steller sea lions captured by the APH-28 hexacopter drone during August 2019 research surveys on Bogoslof Island, Alaska, an active volcano.

A Hawaiian monk seal laying on a beach. The sign in the foreground instructs people to walk a safe distance around the seal.

Watching wildlife at sea or from shore: What you need to know

August 23, 2019

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A Hawaiian monk seal laying on a beach. The sign in the foreground instructs people to walk a safe distance around the seal.

Common bottlenose dolphins are found throughout the world in both offshore and coastal waters, including harbors, bays, gulfs, and estuaries of temperate and tropical waters.

Unusual Mortality Event declared for bottlenose dolphins in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

June 14, 2019

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NOAA Marine Mammal Stranding Network

Common bottlenose dolphins are found throughout the world in both offshore and coastal waters, including harbors, bays, gulfs, and estuaries of temperate and tropical waters.

NOAA scientists transport a juvenile monk seal for potential rehabilitation.

Podcast: Rehabilitating endangered Hawaiian monk seals to recover the species

May 23, 2019

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NOAA scientists transport a juvenile monk seal for potential rehabilitation.

This gray seal pup was first spotted in Virginia.

Marine mammal responders aid lost gray seal pup

April 10, 2019

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This gray seal pup was first spotted in Virginia.

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