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Meet Josefa Muñoz, Ph.D. Student

From volunteer to NOAA Fisheries-funded graduate student at the University of Hawaiʻi, learn more about Josefa Muñoz’s sea turtle journey.
June 21, 2024 - Feature Story ,
National
a group photo of 2022 Guam Sea Turtle Research Internship Josefa Muñoz (top row, fourth from left) and her interns on their first day of in-field training for the 2022 Guam Sea Turtle Research Internship. Credit: Jazmin Samonte.

Meet Alphina Liusamoa, Sea Turtle Biologist in American Samoa

Learn about Alphina and her journey through the sea turtle conservation.
June 21, 2024 - Feature Story ,
National
phinah on the beach doing research Alphina Liusamoa at Rose Atoll attempting to encourage the frigate bird to land on the rake. Credit: Brain Peck

Tackling Sea Turtle Bycatch with International Fishing Communities

An international program is helping fishers in the Pacific coast of Mexico to reduce bycatch of protected sea turtles.
June 20, 2024 - Podcast ,
National
International
A loggerhead turtle swims through bright blue water. The surface is barely visible at the top of the frame. A loggerhead sea turtle swimming in a deep blue open ocean. Credit: Adobe Stock

Marine Mammal Rehabilitation

The purpose of marine mammal rehabilitation is to provide compassionate care for sick or injured marine mammals and to improve their chances of survival and being returned to the wild.
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Recent Grants Supporting Sea Turtle Conservation

Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network partners leverage National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grants to improve their sea turtle rescue and rehabilitation efforts across the country.
June 20, 2024 - Feature Story ,
National
A turtle with a tracker installed The Aquarium of the Pacific released a green sea turtle in May 2024 after months of care and rehabilitation at its facility. Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific, taken under Fish and Wildlife Service Permit #: FWS/R8/ES/SeaTurtle/DesignatedAgentLetter 5/3/24.

Restoring Coral and Stream Banks Through the National Fish Habitat Partnership

Partners are making great strides in habitat restoration and angler engagement projects in Hawaiʻi and Alaska.
June 18, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Pacific Islands
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People along a stream bank working together to dig holes and plant plants. Near Talkeetna, Alaska, volunteers are hard at work planting native trees and shrubs to improve shoreline habitat for fish on Montana Creek, a popular trout and salmon-fishing stream. Credit: Trout Unlimited Alaska

Voyage of the Totoaba: A 30-Year Journey, A Lasting Scientific Legacy

A totoaba recovered from the illegal wildlife trade in 1992 lives on through its contributions to research, education, and endangered species conservation.
June 17, 2024 - Feature Story ,
National
An infographic titled "Totoaba" with a large brown fish in the middle and a timeline at the bottom of the page. A timeline of one totoaba specimen’s journey from the illegal wildlife trade to its final resting place as part of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Fish Collection. Credit: Sandra Graubard/NOAA Fisheries

Swim into Sea Turtle Week

Sea turtles are a key part of marine ecosystems worldwide but face many threats today. NOAA works to protect and conserve six sea turtle species found in U.S. waters. All are threatened or endangered.
June 17, 2024 - Feature Story ,
National
Illustrated swimming sea turtles on banner for Sea Turtle Week

Sea Turtle Week 2024: Partners in Conservation

A message from Kim Damon-Randall, director of NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources, for Sea Turtle Week, June 17–21.
June 17, 2024 - Feature Story ,
National
Green sea turtle foraging in the shallow waters off Kona, Hawai‘I Island. A green sea turtle swims in the waters off O’ahu, Hawaii. These turtles are herbivores, eating mostly seagrasses and algae. This diet gives their fat a greenish color (not their shells), which is where their name comes from. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Ali Bayless

NOAA Fisheries Wins 2023 Presidential Migratory Bird Federal Stewardship Award

The Council for the Conservation of Migratory Birds has recognized an important NOAA Fisheries partnership to conserve seabirds.
June 13, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
National
A large gray bird flies over the ocean. Black-footed albatross. Credit: Robert Pitman