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Aleutian Islands</span> </a></h4> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--hide">  <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="alaska"> <a class="link link--region link--region-alaska" href="/region/alaska">Alaska</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="alaska"> <a class="link link--region link--region-alaska" href="/region/alaska">Alaska</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vertical-list__item"> <div about="/bulletin/ib-24-48-nmfs-prohibits-directed-fishing-pacific-ocean-perch-vessels-participating"> <div class="teaser teaser--small"> <div class="teaser__content teaser__content--small" style="width:100%"> <h4 class="teaser__title teaser__title--small"><a class="teaser__title-link" href="/bulletin/ib-24-48-nmfs-prohibits-directed-fishing-pacific-ocean-perch-vessels-participating"> <span>IB 24-48: NMFS Prohibits Directed Fishing for Pacific Ocean Perch by Vessels Participating in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Trawl Limited Access Sector Fishery in the Eastern Aleutian District of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands</span> </a></h4> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--hide">  <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="alaska"> <a class="link link--region link--region-alaska" href="/region/alaska">Alaska</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="alaska"> <a class="link link--region link--region-alaska" href="/region/alaska">Alaska</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vertical-list__item"> <div about="/bulletin/ib-24-47-nmfs-reallocates-pacific-cod-catcher-vessels-using-trawl-gear-catcher-vessels"> <div class="teaser teaser--small"> <div 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</div> <div class="vertical-list__item"> <div about="/bulletin/ib-24-46-nmfs-reallocates-pacific-cod-trawl-catcher-vessels-and-catcher-vessels-60-ft"> <div class="teaser teaser--small"> <div class="teaser__content teaser__content--small" style="width:100%"> <h4 class="teaser__title teaser__title--small"><a class="teaser__title-link" href="/bulletin/ib-24-46-nmfs-reallocates-pacific-cod-trawl-catcher-vessels-and-catcher-vessels-60-ft"> <span>IB 24-46: NMFS Reallocates Pacific Cod from Trawl Catcher Vessels and Catcher Vessels ≥ 60 ft LOA Using Pot Gear to Catcher Vessels < 60 ft LOA Using HAL or Pot Gear, Amendment 80 Vessels, and Catcher/Processors Using HAL Gear in the BSAI.</span> </a></h4> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--hide">  <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="alaska"> <a class="link link--region link--region-alaska" href="/region/alaska">Alaska</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="alaska"> <a class="link link--region link--region-alaska" href="/region/alaska">Alaska</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vertical-list__item"> <div about="/bulletin/ib-24-45-nmfs-reallocates-atka-mackerel-bering-sea-subarea-and-eastern-aleutian-island"> <div class="teaser teaser--small"> <div class="teaser__content teaser__content--small" style="width:100%"> <h4 class="teaser__title teaser__title--small"><a class="teaser__title-link" href="/bulletin/ib-24-45-nmfs-reallocates-atka-mackerel-bering-sea-subarea-and-eastern-aleutian-island"> <span>IB 24-45: NMFS Reallocates Atka Mackerel from the Bering Sea Subarea and Eastern Aleutian Island District Incidental Catch Allowance to the Amendment 80 Cooperative in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands</span> </a></h4> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--hide">  <div class="regions 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Find information on our protected species programs.</div> </div> <p>The Protected Resources Division works to conserve and recover marine mammals in close coordination with the State of Alaska and other partners. To manage protected marine species, as required under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, Endangered Species Act, and Fur Seal Act, the Alaska Region advances recovery of <a href="/alaska/endangered-species-conservation/endangered-threatened-and-candidate-species-alaska">threatened and endangered species</a> and the conservation of marine mammals, including whales, seals, and sea lions. We work to minimize <a href="/national/marine-mammal-protection/marine-mammal-authorization-program">interactions between marine mammals and commercial fisheries</a>; promote responsible <a href="/alaska/marine-life-viewing-guidelines/alaska-marine-mammal-viewing-guidelines-and-regulations">marine mammal viewing</a> practices; coordinate response to stranded or entangled marine mammals; <a href="/insight/endangered-species-act-section-7-alaska-region#consultation-process">consult with federal agencies</a> to minimize project effects on threatened and endangered species; and cooperatively manage subsistence use of marine mammals through <a href="/alaska/marine-mammal-protection/co-management-marine-mammals-alaska">co-management agreements</a> with Alaska Native organizations.</p> </div> <div class="subnav-tab__extra-content"> <div class="horizontal-list__container"> <div class="horizontal-list--2-column"> <div class="horizontal-list__item"> <div class="info-links"> <h2 class="info-links__title">Endangered Species Conservation </h2> <ul class="list--arrow info-links__links"> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/protected-resource-regulations/open-for-comment?title=&field_region_vocab_target_id%5B1000001106%5D=1000001106&field_species_vocab_target_id=&sort_by=field_comments_close_value">Proposed Actions Open for Public Comment</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/portal/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c4a81f75310491d9010c17b6c081c81">ESA Species and Critical Habitat Mapper Web Application</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species-directory/threatened-endangered?title=&species_category=any&species_status=any&regions=1000001106&items_per_page=25&sort=">ESA Species Directory </a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/alaska/endangered-species-conservation/endangered-threatened-and-candidate-species-alaska">Endangered, Threatened, and Candidate Species in Alaska</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="/insight/endangered-species-act-section-7-alaska-region#consultation-process">ESA Section 7 Consultations</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/document/status-reviews-non-marine-mammals-alaska">Non-Marine Mammals Reviewed for ESA Listing</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-list__item"> <div class="info-links"> <h2 class="info-links__title">Protecting Marine Life </h2> <ul class="list--arrow info-links__links"> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/alaska/marine-mammal-protection/alaska-marine-mammal-stranding-network">Marine Mammal Stranding Program (Stranding Hotline: (877) 925-7773)</a> </li> <li 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class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/topic/bycatch">Bycatch</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/alaska/fisheries-observers/alaska-marine-mammal-observer-program">Marine Mammal Observer Program</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-list__footer"> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-list__container"> <div class="horizontal-list--2-column"> <div class="horizontal-list__item"> <div class="info-links"> <h2 class="info-links__title">Pinnipeds </h2> <ul class="list--arrow info-links__links"> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/harbor-seal">Harbor Seals</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/bearded-seal">Ice Seals: Bearded</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/ribbon-seal">Ice Seals: Ribbon</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/ringed-seal">Ice Seals: Ringed</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/spotted-seal">Ice Seals: Spotted</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/northern-fur-seal">Northern Fur Seals</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/steller-sea-lion">Steller Sea Lions</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-list__item"> <div class="info-links"> <h2 class="info-links__title">Whales, Dolphins, Porpoises </h2> <ul class="list--arrow info-links__links"> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/beluga-whale">Beluga Whale</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/humpback-whale">Humpback Whale</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/bowhead-whale">Bowhead Whale</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/killer-whale">Killer Whale</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/gray-whale">Gray Whale</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/north-pacific-right-whale">North Pacific Right Whale</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species-directory?title=&species_category=54&regions=1000001106&items_per_page=25&sort=">More Whale Species</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species-directory?title=&species_category=1000000066&regions=1000001106&items_per_page=25&sort=">Dolphin and Porpoise Species</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-list__footer"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="subnav-tab__sidebar col-md-12 col-lg-4"> <div class="info-links"> <h2 class="info-links__title">More Information </h2> <ul class="list--arrow info-links__links"> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="/alaska/marine-mammal-protection/alaska-marine-mammal-stranding-network">Marine Mammal Stranding Program (Stranding Hotline: (877) 925-7773)</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="/alaska/laws-and-policies/marine-mammal-parts-and-products-alaska">Buying or Finding Marine Mammal Parts and Products</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="/national/marine-mammal-protection/marine-mammal-stock-assessment-reports-species-stock">Stock Assessments</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="/about/marine-mammal-laboratory">Marine Mammal Research</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="/funding-opportunities/open-opportunities?title=&region%5B1000001106%5D=1000001106&sort_by=field_open_date_value">Funding Opportunities</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="/alaska/marine-mammal-protection/walrus-sea-otters-and-polar-bears">U.S. Fish and Wildlife Managed Species: Walrus, Sea Otters, Polar Bears</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="/topic/laws-policies#endangered-species-act">Laws and Policies</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="/contact-directory/alaska-region-protected-resources-division-contacts">Contact Information</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="view view-region-landing-page-feeds view-id-region_landing_page_feeds view-display-id-protected_feed js-view-dom-id-9022a21609bc76059b6f1461d68075a4c82299a3eefe34326c68de58418f23ba"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="vertical-list"> <h2 class="vertical-list__header vertical-list__header--small">Marine Life News</h2> <div class="vertical-list__item"> <div about="/agency-statement/update-continuing-process-clarify-marine-mammal-harvest-eligibility"> <div class="teaser teaser--small"> <div class="teaser__content teaser__content--small"> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <span class="teaser__meta-link">Agency Statement</span> </div> <h4 class="teaser__title teaser__title--small"><a class="teaser__title-link" href="/agency-statement/update-continuing-process-clarify-marine-mammal-harvest-eligibility"> <span>Update on Continuing Process to Clarify Marine Mammal Harvest Eligibility</span> </a></h4> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--hide">  <span class="teaser__meta-link">Agency Statement</span> <span class="teaser__meta-spacer">,</span> 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class="vertical-list__item"> <div about="/feature-story/new-method-provides-reliable-estimates-bearded-seals"> <div class="teaser teaser--small"> <div class="teaser__content teaser__content--small"> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <span class="teaser__meta-link">Feature Story</span> </div> <h4 class="teaser__title teaser__title--small"><a class="teaser__title-link" href="/feature-story/new-method-provides-reliable-estimates-bearded-seals"> <span>New Method Provides Reliable Estimates for Bearded Seals</span> </a></h4> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--hide">  <span class="teaser__meta-link">Feature Story</span> <span class="teaser__meta-spacer">,</span> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="alaska"> <a class="link link--region link--region-alaska" href="/region/alaska">Alaska</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="alaska"> <a class="link link--region link--region-alaska" href="/region/alaska">Alaska</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="teaser__image-link teaser__image-link--small" href="/feature-story/new-method-provides-reliable-estimates-bearded-seals"> <div class="aspect-ratio--three-by-two"> <div class="aspect-ratio__content"> <img class="dam-image img-responsive" src="/s3//styles/media_375_x_250/s3/2024-04/750x500-bearded-seal-afsc.jpg?itok=NFewbsEv" width="375" height="250" alt="Bearded seal laying on ice on water" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <span class="dam_caption">Bearded Seal. Credit: John Jansen/NOAA Fisheries</span> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vertical-list__item"> <div about="/feature-story/responders-prepare-help-entangled-cook-inlet-beluga-whale"> <div class="teaser teaser--small"> <div class="teaser__content teaser__content--small"> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <span class="teaser__meta-link">Feature Story</span> </div> <h4 class="teaser__title teaser__title--small"><a class="teaser__title-link" href="/feature-story/responders-prepare-help-entangled-cook-inlet-beluga-whale"> <span>Responders Prepare to Help Entangled Cook Inlet Beluga Whale</span> </a></h4> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--hide">  <span class="teaser__meta-link">Feature Story</span> <span class="teaser__meta-spacer">,</span> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="alaska"> <a class="link link--region link--region-alaska" href="/region/alaska">Alaska</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="alaska"> <a class="link link--region link--region-alaska" href="/region/alaska">Alaska</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="teaser__image-link teaser__image-link--small" href="/feature-story/responders-prepare-help-entangled-cook-inlet-beluga-whale"> <div class="aspect-ratio--three-by-two"> <div class="aspect-ratio__content"> <img class="dam-image img-responsive" src="/s3//styles/media_375_x_250/s3/2024-10/response-team.jpg?itok=dvB81FHM" width="375" height="250" alt="response team plans and prepares gear" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <span class="dam_caption">The response team gathers to discuss plans and prepare gear to help an entangled Cook Inlet beluga spotted on October 1. Credit: Carrie Goertz, Alaska Sea Life Center, used with permission. </span> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vertical-list__item"> <div about="/feature-story/4-million-awarded-marine-mammal-rescue-efforts-through-prescott-grant-program"> <div class="teaser teaser--small"> <div class="teaser__content teaser__content--small"> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <span class="teaser__meta-link">Feature Story</span> </div> <h4 class="teaser__title teaser__title--small"><a class="teaser__title-link" href="/feature-story/4-million-awarded-marine-mammal-rescue-efforts-through-prescott-grant-program"> <span>$4 Million Awarded for Marine Mammal Rescue Efforts through Prescott Grant Program</span> </a></h4> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--hide">  <span class="teaser__meta-link">Feature Story</span> <span class="teaser__meta-spacer">,</span> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="alaska"> <a class="link link--region link--region-alaska" href="/region/alaska">Alaska</a> </span> </div> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="mid-atlantic"> <a class="link link--region link--region-mid-atlantic" href="/region/mid-atlantic">New England/Mid-Atlantic</a> </span> </div> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="pacific-islands"> <a class="link link--region link--region-pacific-islands" href="/region/pacific-islands">Pacific Islands</a> </span> </div> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="southeast"> <a class="link link--region link--region-southeast" href="/region/southeast">Southeast</a> </span> </div> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="west-coast"> <a class="link link--region link--region-west-coast" href="/region/west-coast">West Coast</a> </span> </div> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="national"> <a class="link link--region link--region-national" href="/about-us">National</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="alaska"> <a class="link link--region link--region-alaska" href="/region/alaska">Alaska</a> </span> </div> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="mid-atlantic"> <a class="link link--region link--region-mid-atlantic" href="/region/mid-atlantic">New England/Mid-Atlantic</a> </span> </div> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="pacific-islands"> <a class="link link--region link--region-pacific-islands" href="/region/pacific-islands">Pacific Islands</a> </span> </div> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="southeast"> <a class="link link--region link--region-southeast" href="/region/southeast">Southeast</a> </span> </div> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="west-coast"> <a class="link link--region link--region-west-coast" href="/region/west-coast">West Coast</a> </span> </div> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="national"> <a class="link link--region link--region-national" href="/about-us">National</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="teaser__image-link teaser__image-link--small" href="/feature-story/4-million-awarded-marine-mammal-rescue-efforts-through-prescott-grant-program"> <div class="aspect-ratio--three-by-two"> <div class="aspect-ratio__content"> <img class="dam-image img-responsive" src="/s3//styles/media_375_x_250/s3/2024-09/Measuring-pectoral-flipper-1-.jpeg?itok=vDEeYNgO" width="375" height="250" alt="Humpback whale carcass lying on beach with two people measuring the pectoral flipper" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <span class="dam_caption">Authorized responders from the Seacoast Science Center take measurements of a dead humpback whale that stranded in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Credit: Seacoast Science Center.</span> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vertical-list__item"> <div about="/feature-story/18-years-eastern-north-pacific-right-whale-sightings-shed-light-important-habitats-and"> <div class="teaser teaser--small"> <div class="teaser__content teaser__content--small"> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <span class="teaser__meta-link">Feature Story</span> </div> <h4 class="teaser__title teaser__title--small"><a class="teaser__title-link" href="/feature-story/18-years-eastern-north-pacific-right-whale-sightings-shed-light-important-habitats-and"> <span>18 Years of Eastern North Pacific Right Whale Sightings Shed Light on Important Habitats and Movements</span> </a></h4> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--hide">  <span class="teaser__meta-link">Feature Story</span> <span class="teaser__meta-spacer">,</span> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="alaska"> <a class="link link--region link--region-alaska" href="/region/alaska">Alaska</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="alaska"> <a class="link link--region link--region-alaska" href="/region/alaska">Alaska</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="teaser__image-link teaser__image-link--small" href="/feature-story/18-years-eastern-north-pacific-right-whale-sightings-shed-light-important-habitats-and"> <div class="aspect-ratio--three-by-two"> <div class="aspect-ratio__content"> <img class="dam-image img-responsive" src="/s3//styles/media_375_x_250/s3/2024-08/750x500-cuatro-matsuoka.jpg?itok=qzFcTl7p" width="375" height="250" alt="Top of whale seen from a vessel" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <span class="dam_caption">Eastern North Pacific Right whale MML# 84 “Cuatro” (female) in the Bering Sea in August 2017. 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class="dam_caption">Coral nurseries are one tool NOAA uses to restore reefs, which are vital habitats for many managed seafood species. Credit: NOAA Fisheries</span> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vertical-list__item"> <div about="/feature-story/meet-emily-mailman-marine-habitat-resource-specialist-noaa-restoration-center"> <div class="teaser teaser--small"> <div class="teaser__content teaser__content--small"> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <span class="teaser__meta-link">Feature Story</span> </div> <h4 class="teaser__title teaser__title--small"><a class="teaser__title-link" href="/feature-story/meet-emily-mailman-marine-habitat-resource-specialist-noaa-restoration-center"> <span>Meet Emily Mailman, Marine Habitat Resource Specialist for the NOAA Restoration Center</span> </a></h4> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--hide">  <span class="teaser__meta-link">Feature Story</span> <span class="teaser__meta-spacer">,</span> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="alaska"> <a class="link link--region link--region-alaska" href="/region/alaska">Alaska</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="alaska"> <a class="link link--region link--region-alaska" href="/region/alaska">Alaska</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="teaser__image-link teaser__image-link--small" href="/feature-story/meet-emily-mailman-marine-habitat-resource-specialist-noaa-restoration-center"> <div class="aspect-ratio--three-by-two"> <div class="aspect-ratio__content"> <img class="dam-image img-responsive" src="/s3//styles/media_375_x_250/s3/2024-07/2000x1333-EmilyMailman-NOAA.jpg?itok=775H2wgB" width="375" height="250" alt="Emily at Tern Lake in Moose Pass, Alaska. Credit: Emily Mailman/NOAA" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <span class="dam_caption">Emily at Tern Lake in Moose Pass, Alaska. Credit: Emily Mailman/NOAA </span> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vertical-list__item"> <div about="/feature-story/first-winter-foraging-ground-endangered-cook-inlet-beluga-whales-identified"> <div class="teaser teaser--small"> <div class="teaser__content teaser__content--small"> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <span class="teaser__meta-link">Feature Story</span> </div> <h4 class="teaser__title teaser__title--small"><a class="teaser__title-link" href="/feature-story/first-winter-foraging-ground-endangered-cook-inlet-beluga-whales-identified"> <span>First Winter Foraging Ground For Endangered Cook Inlet Beluga Whales Identified</span> </a></h4> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--hide">  <span class="teaser__meta-link">Feature Story</span> <span class="teaser__meta-spacer">,</span> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="alaska"> <a class="link link--region link--region-alaska" href="/region/alaska">Alaska</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="alaska"> <a class="link link--region link--region-alaska" href="/region/alaska">Alaska</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="teaser__image-link teaser__image-link--small" href="/feature-story/first-winter-foraging-ground-endangered-cook-inlet-beluga-whales-identified"> <div class="aspect-ratio--three-by-two"> <div class="aspect-ratio__content"> <img class="dam-image img-responsive" src="/s3//styles/media_375_x_250/s3/2024-07/750x500-acoustic-beluga-habtiat-afsc.jpg?itok=kZ0TBV1W" width="375" height="250" alt="Scientist looking at scientific equipment near a lake with hills and trees" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vertical-list__item"> <div about="/feature-story/restoring-coral-and-stream-banks-through-national-fish-habitat-partnership"> <div class="teaser teaser--small"> <div class="teaser__content teaser__content--small"> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <span class="teaser__meta-link">Feature Story</span> </div> <h4 class="teaser__title teaser__title--small"><a class="teaser__title-link" href="/feature-story/restoring-coral-and-stream-banks-through-national-fish-habitat-partnership"> <span>Restoring Coral and Stream Banks Through the National Fish Habitat Partnership</span> </a></h4> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--hide">  <span class="teaser__meta-link">Feature Story</span> <span class="teaser__meta-spacer">,</span> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="alaska"> <a class="link link--region link--region-alaska" href="/region/alaska">Alaska</a> </span> </div> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="pacific-islands"> <a class="link link--region link--region-pacific-islands" href="/region/pacific-islands">Pacific Islands</a> </span> </div> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="national"> <a class="link link--region link--region-national" href="/about-us">National</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="alaska"> <a class="link link--region link--region-alaska" href="/region/alaska">Alaska</a> </span> </div> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="pacific-islands"> <a class="link link--region link--region-pacific-islands" href="/region/pacific-islands">Pacific Islands</a> </span> </div> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="national"> <a class="link link--region link--region-national" href="/about-us">National</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="teaser__image-link teaser__image-link--small" href="/feature-story/restoring-coral-and-stream-banks-through-national-fish-habitat-partnership"> <div class="aspect-ratio--three-by-two"> <div class="aspect-ratio__content"> <img class="dam-image img-responsive" src="/s3//styles/media_375_x_250/s3/2024-06/750x500-NFHP-Montana-Creek-Southcentral-AK-credit-Trout-Unlimited-Alaska.jpg?itok=72RB7-t4" width="375" height="250" alt="People along a stream bank working together to dig holes and plant plants." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <span class="dam_caption">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</span> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vertical-list__item"> <div about="/feature-story/supporting-long-term-survival-copper-river-salmon-and-alaska-native-traditions"> <div class="teaser teaser--small"> <div class="teaser__content teaser__content--small"> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <span class="teaser__meta-link">Feature Story</span> </div> <h4 class="teaser__title teaser__title--small"><a class="teaser__title-link" href="/feature-story/supporting-long-term-survival-copper-river-salmon-and-alaska-native-traditions"> <span>Supporting the Long-Term Survival of Copper River Salmon and Alaska Native Traditions</span> </a></h4> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--hide">  <span class="teaser__meta-link">Feature Story</span> <span class="teaser__meta-spacer">,</span> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="alaska"> <a class="link link--region link--region-alaska" href="/region/alaska">Alaska</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="alaska"> <a class="link link--region link--region-alaska" href="/region/alaska">Alaska</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="teaser__image-link teaser__image-link--small" href="/feature-story/supporting-long-term-survival-copper-river-salmon-and-alaska-native-traditions"> <div class="aspect-ratio--three-by-two"> <div class="aspect-ratio__content"> <img class="dam-image img-responsive" src="/s3//styles/media_375_x_250/s3/2024-05/2000x1333-TiffanyBettle.jpg?itok=6gvqAZpn" width="375" height="250" alt="Eyak Tribal Member Tiffany Beedle holding a 35-pound King (Chinook) salmon she processed for the Native Village of Eyak Subsistence program. (Photo: Tiffany Beedle)" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <span class="dam_caption">Eyak Tribal Member Tiffany Beedle holding a 35-pound King (Chinook) salmon she processed for the Native Village of Eyak Subsistence program. 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Our mission at NOAA Fisheries Alaska Regional Office is the science-based stewardship of Alaska’s marine resources and their habitats in the Gulf of Alaska, eastern Bering Sea, and Arctic oceans. We are responsible for supporting sustainable fisheries, recovering and conserving protected species, such as whales and seals, and promoting healthy ecosystems and resilient Alaska coastal communities.</p></div> </div> <div class="subnav-tab__extra-content"> <div class="horizontal-list__container"> <div class="horizontal-list--3-column"> <div class="horizontal-list__item"> <a href="/species/beluga-whale" class="species-card"> <span class="species-card__image"> <div class="aspect-ratio--three-by-two"> <div class="aspect-ratio__content"> <img class="dam-image img-responsive" src="/s3//styles/original/s3/2023-03/640x427-Whale-Beluga-markedDW.png?itok=bQ18nFuL" alt="Side-profile illustration of white beluga whale with round, flexible "melon" head" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> </div> </span> <h3 class="species-card__title"> <span>Beluga Whale</span> </h3> </a> </div> <div class="horizontal-list__item"> <a href="/species/humpback-whale" class="species-card"> <span class="species-card__image"> <div class="aspect-ratio--three-by-two"> <div class="aspect-ratio__content"> <img class="dam-image img-responsive" src="/s3//styles/original/s3/2023-03/640x427-Whale-Humpback-markedDW.png?itok=sRSndTGd" alt="Left-facing illustration of mostly black Humpback whale with white on underside and pectoral fins and distinctive hump on back." typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> </div> </span> <h3 class="species-card__title"> <span>Humpback Whale</span> </h3> </a> </div> <div class="horizontal-list__item"> <a href="/species/steller-sea-lion" class="species-card"> <span class="species-card__image"> <div class="aspect-ratio--three-by-two"> <div class="aspect-ratio__content"> <img class="dam-image img-responsive" src="/s3//styles/original/s3/dam-migration/640x427-stellar-sea-lion.png?itok=B42r4iZy" alt="drawing of stellar sea lion" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> </div> </span> <h3 class="species-card__title"> <span>Steller Sea Lion</span> </h3> </a> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-list__footer"> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-list__container"> <div class="horizontal-list--3-column"> <div class="horizontal-list__item"> <div about="/species/pacific-cod"> <a href="/species/pacific-cod" class="species-card"> <span class="species-card__image"> <div class="aspect-ratio--three-by-two"> <div class="aspect-ratio__content"> <img class="dam-image img-responsive" src="/s3//styles/original/s3/2022-10/640x427-Cod-Pacific-NOAAFisheries.png?itok=-yRnWar_" alt="Side-profile illustration of a brown/grayish Pacific cod fish with dark spot patterning and long chin barbell (a whisker-like organ). 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class="link link--region link--region-alaska" href="/region/alaska">Alaska</a> </span> </div> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="pacific-islands"> <a class="link link--region link--region-pacific-islands" href="/region/pacific-islands">Pacific Islands</a> </span> </div> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="west-coast"> <a class="link link--region link--region-west-coast" href="/region/west-coast">West Coast</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="alaska"> <a class="link link--region link--region-alaska" href="/region/alaska">Alaska</a> </span> </div> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="pacific-islands"> <a class="link link--region link--region-pacific-islands" href="/region/pacific-islands">Pacific Islands</a> </span> </div> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="west-coast"> <a class="link link--region link--region-west-coast" href="/region/west-coast">West Coast</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="teaser__image-link teaser__image-link--small" href="/feature-story/2024-research-pacific-protected-species"> <div class="aspect-ratio--three-by-two"> <div class="aspect-ratio__content"> <img class="dam-image img-responsive" src="/s3//styles/media_375_x_250/s3/2021-11/4000x3000-marylou-staman-2019-pifsc.JPG?itok=f8v5SdOo" width="375" height="250" alt="Marylou Staman conducts green sea turtle surveys at Lalo (French Frigate Shoals). Credit: NOAA Fisheries." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <span class="dam_caption">Marylou Staman conducts green sea turtle surveys at Lalo in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. More than 90 percent of the Hawaiian green sea turtle population nests at Lalo (French Frigate Shoals). Credit: NOAA Fisheries. Taken under U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Permit #TE-72088A-3 and Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Co-Manager’s Permit.</span> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vertical-list__item"> <div about="/feature-story/new-method-provides-reliable-estimates-bearded-seals"> <div class="teaser teaser--small"> <div class="teaser__content teaser__content--small"> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <span class="teaser__meta-link">Feature Story</span> </div> <h4 class="teaser__title teaser__title--small"><a class="teaser__title-link" href="/feature-story/new-method-provides-reliable-estimates-bearded-seals"> <span>New Method Provides Reliable Estimates for Bearded Seals</span> </a></h4> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--hide">  <span class="teaser__meta-link">Feature Story</span> <span class="teaser__meta-spacer">,</span> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="alaska"> <a class="link link--region link--region-alaska" href="/region/alaska">Alaska</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <div class="regions__vocab"> <span class="alaska"> <a class="link link--region link--region-alaska" href="/region/alaska">Alaska</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="teaser__image-link teaser__image-link--small" href="/feature-story/new-method-provides-reliable-estimates-bearded-seals"> <div class="aspect-ratio--three-by-two"> <div class="aspect-ratio__content"> <img class="dam-image img-responsive" src="/s3//styles/media_375_x_250/s3/2024-04/750x500-bearded-seal-afsc.jpg?itok=NFewbsEv" width="375" height="250" alt="Bearded seal laying on ice on water" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <span class="dam_caption">Bearded Seal. 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