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We thrive on sustainable seafood; it's key to our health and well-being. We also benefit from recreational and commercial fishing industries, which contribute nearly $1 billion in sales and 10,000 jobs to our economy. In 2015, commercial fishermen landed more than 36 million pounds of finfish and shellfish.</p><p>We are home to the lovable, yet endangered Hawaiian monk seal—only 1,500 remain. Other popular species include green sea turtles, spinner dolphins, false killer whales, and humpback whales. Our coral reefs support about 25 percent of marine life, but these areas are among the most threatened ecosystems because of the effects of natural events and human activities such as ocean acidification, coral bleaching and disease, marine debris, and pollution.</p><p>Our work to ensure sustainable fisheries and protect marine life is a joint effort between NOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands Regional Office and the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, offering cutting-edge science to help inform management decisions in an ever-changing environment. We work together to conserve and manage domestic and international marine resources in a vast geographical area. </p><p>Our vision for the region is to achieve sustainable fisheries and seafood, healthy marine ecosystems that provide stability for fishery resources, recovery of threatened and endangered species, and enhanced opportunities for commercial, recreational, and cultural activities in the marine environment.</p></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="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/marine-life-viewing-guidelines/viewing-marine-wildlife-hawaii">Viewing Marine Wildlife in Hawaiʻi</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="/pacific-islands/resources-fishing/pacific-islands-fishing-permits">Apply for a Fishing Permit</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="/pacific-islands/funding-financial-services/pacific-islands-funding-opportunities">Funding Opportunities</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/topic/careers-more">Jobs and Internships</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="info-links"> <h2 class="info-links__title">About Us <span class="pipe">|</span> Contact Us </h2> <ul class="list--arrow info-links__links"> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="/about/pacific-islands-regional-office">Pacific Islands Regional Office </a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="/about/pacific-islands-fisheries-science-center">Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="social-links"> <h3 class="social-links__title">Follow Us</h3> <div class="social-links__link-wrap"> <i class="fab fa-fa-brands fa-x-twitter"></i><a href="https://twitter.com/NOAAFish_PIFSC" class="social-links__link">@NOAAFish_PIFSC</a> </div> <div class="social-links__link-wrap"> <i class="fab fa-fa-brands fa-x-twitter"></i><a href="https://twitter.com/NOAAFish_PIRO" class="social-links__link">@NOAAFish_PIRO</a> </div> <div class="social-links__link-wrap"> <i class="fab fa-facebook-f"></i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/usnoaafisheriespacificislands/" class="social-links__link">NOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands</a> </div> </div> </div> <hr class="region_hr"> <div class="subhrnav-tab__extra-content"> <div class="col-md-12 col-lg-6"> <div class="views-element-container"> <div class="horizontal-list__container"> <h2 class="horizontal-list__title horizontal-list__title--small">Featured News</h2> <div class="horizontal-list--1-column"> <div class="horizontal-list__item"> <div class="news-card"> <div class="news-card__image"> <div class="aspect-ratio--three-by-two"> <div class="aspect-ratio__content"> <img class="dam-image img-responsive" src="/s3//styles/inline_field_thumbnail/s3/2024-11/512x341-NCRMP-2024_0.png?h=0a365b51&amp;itok=BUrvwyEi" width="540" height="360" alt="Healthy coral reef with fishes in the foreground, a diver conducts a survey in the background. 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Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Alexa Gonzalez</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="news-card__content"> <div class="news-card__eyebrow"></div> <h3 class="news-card__title"> <a href="/science-blog/night-life-seagoing-marine-ecologist" class="header-link news-card__title-link"> <span>A Night in the Life of a Seagoing Marine Ecologist </span> </a> </h3> <div class="news-card__region"> <div class="regions "> <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> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-list__item"> <div about="/science-blog/locating-larvae"> <div class="news-card news-card--small"> <div class="news-card__image"> <div class="aspect-ratio--three-by-two"> <div class="aspect-ratio__content"> <img class="dam-image img-responsive" src="/s3//styles/inline_field_thumbnail/s3/2023-10/917x571-plankton-net-tow-Hawaii-Fisheries-PIFSC.jpg?h=213f9c5e&amp;itok=bYrzecgL" width="540" height="360" alt="Two researchers on the side of a vessel, deploying a plankton net into the ocean." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <span class="dam_caption">Don Kobayashi (left) and Justin Suca (right, CIMAR/RCUH in support of NOAA Fisheries, PIFSC) deploy the Isaac-Kidd Midwater Trawl plankton net. Credit: NOAA Fisheries</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="news-card__content"> <div class="news-card__eyebrow"></div> <h3 class="news-card__title"> <a href="/science-blog/locating-larvae" class="header-link news-card__title-link"> <span>Locating the Larvae</span> </a> </h3> <div class="news-card__region"> <div class="regions "> <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> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-list__item"> <div about="/science-blog/my-sea-kit"> <div class="news-card news-card--small"> <div class="news-card__image"> <div class="aspect-ratio--three-by-two"> <div class="aspect-ratio__content"> <img class="dam-image img-responsive" src="/s3//styles/inline_field_thumbnail/s3/2023-07/750x500-tuna-erin.jpg?h=9e499333&amp;itok=bdEReiBe" width="540" height="360" alt="Fishery observer holding a large tuna by the tail longer than her." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <span class="dam_caption">Erin has worked as a NOAA Fisheries observer these past 8 months. 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link--region-pacific-islands" href="/region/pacific-islands">Pacific Islands</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="pacific-islands"> <a class="link link--region link--region-pacific-islands" href="/region/pacific-islands">Pacific Islands</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="teaser__image-link teaser__image-link--small" href="/feature-story/ai-meets-aquaculture-study-hawaiian-monk-seal-interactions-net-pens"> <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/s3/2024-11/seals-swim-near-net-pens-BOM.jpg?itok=J6rHfXMC" width="375" height="250" alt="Two Hawaiian monk seals swim near an aquaculture net pen full of fish." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <span class="dam_caption">NOAA Fisheries, in collaboration with Blue Ocean Mariculture, is conducting a multi-year pilot study to evaluate observational methods and tools for studying Hawaiian monk seal behavior. Courtesy of Blue Ocean Mariculture</span> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vertical-list__item"> <div about="/news/ocean-gliders-listen-whales-oregon-test-new-ways-count-them"> <div class="teaser teaser--small"> <div class="teaser__content teaser__content--small"> <h4 class="teaser__title teaser__title--small"><a class="teaser__title-link" href="/news/ocean-gliders-listen-whales-oregon-test-new-ways-count-them"> <span>Ocean Gliders Listen for Whales off Oregon in Test of New Ways to Count Them</span> </a></h4> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--hide">  <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <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="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="/news/ocean-gliders-listen-whales-oregon-test-new-ways-count-them"> <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/s3/2024-11/750x500-Glider_Preparations-MMTD-SWFSC.png?itok=jTfRrGMv" width="375" height="250" alt="Photograph of two scientists on a small boat preparing glider for deployment." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <span class="dam_caption">Oregon State University professor David Mellinger and Doug Batson from the Oregon Coast Aquarium prepare the Seagliders for deployment off the coast of Oregon in mid-September. They were aboard the Oregon Coast Aquarium’s vessel, the R/V Gracie Lynn. Photo courtesy Genece Grisby, Oregon Coast Aquarium. </span> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vertical-list__item"> <div about="/feature-story/2024-research-pacific-protected-species"> <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/2024-research-pacific-protected-species"> <span>2024 Research for Pacific Protected Species</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="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/across-islands-and-oceans-bridging-ideas-between-caribbean-and-pacific-fisheries"> <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/across-islands-and-oceans-bridging-ideas-between-caribbean-and-pacific-fisheries"> <span>Across Islands and Oceans: Bridging Ideas Between Caribbean and Pacific Fisheries</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="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> </div> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <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> </div> </div> <a class="teaser__image-link teaser__image-link--small" href="/feature-story/across-islands-and-oceans-bridging-ideas-between-caribbean-and-pacific-fisheries"> <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/s3/2024-11/Kaneohe-Bay-HI-Moment-of-PerceptionAdobeStock_277969084.jpeg?itok=Z2JnQI4U" width="375" height="250" alt="Three small, bare-bones boats moored off a mountainous island coastline" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <span class="dam_caption">U.S.-island fisheries typically consist of small-scale commercial or non-commercial—including subsistence, artisanal, and recreational fisheries. Credit: Adobe Stock</span> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vertical-list__item"> <div about="/feature-story/new-tool-provides-insight-coastal-community-well-being"> <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-tool-provides-insight-coastal-community-well-being"> <span>New Tool Provides Insight into Coastal Community Well-Being</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/new-tool-provides-insight-coastal-community-well-being"> <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/CEJE-web-story-0.png?itok=WCkjaEfD" width="375" height="250" alt=""This tool is one important part of taking a human-centered and Equity and Environmental Justice approach to fisheries management." - Dr. Danika Kleiber, Executive Committee Member, NOAA Fisheries EEJ Committee" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vertical-list__footer vertical-list__footer--small"> <a href="/news-and-announcements/science-blog?title=&field_region_vocab_target_id%5B1000001116%5D=1000001116&field_species_vocab_target_id=&sort_by=created" class="link link--cta vertical-list__footer-link">More News</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="subnav-tab__content" id=fisheries> <div class="row"> <div class="subnav-tab__main col-md-12 col-lg-8"> <h2 class="subnav-tab__title">Sustainable Fisheries</h2> <div class="subnav-tab__main-content"> <div class="tab-meta-data hidden"> <div class="meta-title">Pacific Islands Commercial and Non-Commercial Fishing Resources</div> <div class="meta-decs">Find permits, reporting forms, rules, and regulations for commercial and non-commercial fisheries in the Pacific Islands.</div> </div> <p><span>Fishery management in the Pacific Islands supports the region's fisheries through the development, evaluation, and implementation of fishery policy and legislation. The Pacific Islands Regional Office provides guidance to the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council in developing fishery management plans for commercial and non-commercial domestic fisheries. This ensures that plans are supported by required analyses and are consistent with all applicable laws. Staff coordinate and administer the processing of proposed and final regulations to implement fishery management plans that are approved by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce.</span></p><p><span>Our objectives are to maintain healthy stocks, eliminate overfishing, and rebuild overfished stocks important to commercial, recreational, and subsistence fisheries. Under these objectives, the goal is to increase long-term economic and social benefits to the nation from living marine resources. 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Islands Marine Life Conservation and Recovery Resources</div> <div class="meta-decs">We protect, conserve, and manage protected marine mammals, fish, invertebrates, and sea turtles. Find information on our protected species programs.</div> </div> <p><span>Managing protected species includes issues surrounding marine mammal and sea turtle injury and mortality as a result of commercial and non-commercial fishing, coastal development, military operations and other ocean/beach usage. We oversee the Marine Mammal Stranding Network, working with partners and volunteers to respond to live and dead stranded or distressed marine mammals in the main Hawaiian Islands. We also work with partners and stakeholders to create effective messages and outreach materials and volunteer programs, as we believe that an informed public is integral to the protection and recovery of our protected species.</span></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/pacific-islands/endangered-species-conservation/esa-consultations-pacific-islands">Section 7 Consultations</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/endangered-species-conservation/marine-protected-species-american-samoa">Marine Protected Species of American Samoa</a> </li> <li 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href="/feature-story/ai-meets-aquaculture-study-hawaiian-monk-seal-interactions-net-pens"> <span>AI Meets Aquaculture to Study Hawaiian Monk Seal Interactions With Net Pens</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="pacific-islands"> <a class="link link--region link--region-pacific-islands" href="/region/pacific-islands">Pacific Islands</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="pacific-islands"> <a class="link link--region link--region-pacific-islands" href="/region/pacific-islands">Pacific Islands</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="teaser__image-link teaser__image-link--small" href="/feature-story/ai-meets-aquaculture-study-hawaiian-monk-seal-interactions-net-pens"> <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/s3/2024-11/seals-swim-near-net-pens-BOM.jpg?itok=J6rHfXMC" width="375" height="250" alt="Two Hawaiian monk seals swim near an aquaculture net pen full of fish." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <span class="dam_caption">NOAA Fisheries, in collaboration with Blue Ocean Mariculture, is conducting a multi-year pilot study to evaluate observational methods and tools for studying Hawaiian monk seal behavior. Courtesy of Blue Ocean Mariculture</span> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vertical-list__item"> <div about="/feature-story/deck-observer-0001-looking-back-30-years"> <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/deck-observer-0001-looking-back-30-years"> <span>On Deck With Observer 0001— Looking Back 30 Years</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="pacific-islands"> <a class="link link--region link--region-pacific-islands" href="/region/pacific-islands">Pacific Islands</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="pacific-islands"> <a class="link link--region link--region-pacific-islands" href="/region/pacific-islands">Pacific Islands</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="teaser__image-link teaser__image-link--small" href="/feature-story/deck-observer-0001-looking-back-30-years"> <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/s3/2024-11/Tonya_atsea1998.jpeg?itok=VFd8bBTE" width="375" height="250" alt="A woman poses holding a fish while aboard a fishing vessel with fisherman and their catch separated into baskets in the background. " loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <span class="dam_caption">Tonya Wick aboard a fishing vessel at sea in 1998. Photo courtesy of Tonya Wick</span> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vertical-list__item"> <div about="/news/ocean-gliders-listen-whales-oregon-test-new-ways-count-them"> <div class="teaser teaser--small"> <div class="teaser__content teaser__content--small"> <h4 class="teaser__title teaser__title--small"><a class="teaser__title-link" href="/news/ocean-gliders-listen-whales-oregon-test-new-ways-count-them"> <span>Ocean Gliders Listen for Whales off Oregon in Test of New Ways to Count Them</span> </a></h4> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--hide">  <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <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="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="/news/ocean-gliders-listen-whales-oregon-test-new-ways-count-them"> <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/s3/2024-11/750x500-Glider_Preparations-MMTD-SWFSC.png?itok=jTfRrGMv" width="375" height="250" alt="Photograph of two scientists on a small boat preparing glider for deployment." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <span class="dam_caption">Oregon State University professor David Mellinger and Doug Batson from the Oregon Coast Aquarium prepare the Seagliders for deployment off the coast of Oregon in mid-September. They were aboard the Oregon Coast Aquarium’s vessel, the R/V Gracie Lynn. Photo courtesy Genece Grisby, Oregon Coast Aquarium. </span> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vertical-list__item"> <div about="/podcast/ai-identifies-mysterious-whale-calls"> <div class="teaser teaser--small"> <div class="teaser__content teaser__content--small"> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <span class="teaser__meta-link">Podcast</span> </div> <h4 class="teaser__title teaser__title--small"><a class="teaser__title-link" href="/podcast/ai-identifies-mysterious-whale-calls"> <span>AI Identifies Mysterious Whale Calls</span> </a></h4> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--hide">  <span class="teaser__meta-link">Podcast</span> <span class="teaser__meta-spacer">,</span> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <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> </div> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <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> </div> </div> <a class="teaser__image-link teaser__image-link--small" href="/podcast/ai-identifies-mysterious-whale-calls"> <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/s3/2024-09/3872x2592-Bryde-s-Whale-Mariana-Fisheries-PIFSC.JPG?itok=xawguskO" width="375" height="250" alt="A Bryde's whale swims along the surface of the ocean." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <span class="dam_caption">A Bryde’s whale photographed in the Mariana Archipelago. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Adam Ü (NOAA Fisheries MMPA-ESA Permit #14097)</span> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vertical-list__item"> <div about="/feature-story/caught-waves-cost-getting-too-close-hawaiian-spinner-dolphins"> <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/caught-waves-cost-getting-too-close-hawaiian-spinner-dolphins"> <span>Caught in the Waves: The Cost of Getting Too Close to Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins</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="pacific-islands"> <a class="link link--region link--region-pacific-islands" href="/region/pacific-islands">Pacific Islands</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="pacific-islands"> <a class="link link--region link--region-pacific-islands" href="/region/pacific-islands">Pacific Islands</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="teaser__image-link teaser__image-link--small" href="/feature-story/caught-waves-cost-getting-too-close-hawaiian-spinner-dolphins"> <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/Hawaiin-spinner-dolphin-PIFSC-20220524.jpg?itok=ylA1K8F1" width="375" height="250" alt="Two Hawaiian spinner dolphins swim side-by-side at the surface of the water." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vertical-list__footer vertical-list__footer--small"> <a href="/news-and-announcements/news?title=&field_region_vocab_target_id%5B1000001116%5D=1000001116&field_topics_vocab_target_id%5B12%5D=12&field_topics_vocab_target_id%5B1000000051%5D=1000000051&field_topics_vocab_target_id%5B11%5D=11&field_topics_vocab_target_id%5B1000001391%5D=1000001391&field_species_vocab_target_id=&sort_by=created" class="link link--cta vertical-list__footer-link">More News</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="subnav-tab__content" id=habitat> <div class="row"> <div class="subnav-tab__main col-md-12 col-lg-8"> <h2 class="subnav-tab__title">Conserving Habitat</h2> <div class="subnav-tab__main-content"> <div class="tab-meta-data hidden"> <div class="meta-title">Pacific Islands Habitat Conservation and Restoration Resources</div> <div class="meta-decs">We conserve habitats to boost fish populations, recover threatened and endangered species, and support communities. Find information on our habitat programs.</div> </div> <p><span>The NOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands region encompasses a large percentage of the nation's ocean habitat to support fisheries stocks, marine mammals, coral reef ecosystems, and a broad spectrum of marine life. These ocean habitats include essential fish habitat under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, seamounts, trenches, and ridges, much of which occurs in the four Marine National Monuments. These ecosystems are important to Pacific Island communities, including Native Hawaiians, Chamorros, Carolinians, and American Samoans, for food, cultural practices, recreation, and overall livelihood. The Pacific Ocean exposes the islands’ coral reefs to large open ocean swells and equatorial currents, which play an important role in structuring the coral ecosystems in and around the Monuments, seamount, trenches, and ridges habitats, as well as the multitude of Pacific Islands.</span></p><p><span>Our habitat protection efforts include broad research programs on the marine habitat throughout the Pacific Islands region. Our goal is to conserve, protect, and restore marine habitat and coastal ecosystems. The management objectives and priorities for the Pacific Islands include Monument management efforts and the Fisheries Local Action Strategy, a collaborative effort to decrease fishing-related impacts to coral reefs locally. These efforts include:</span></p><ul><li><span>Habitat mapping and characterization</span></li><li><span>Physical and biological oceanography studies</span></li><li><span>Research on a variety of marine habitat issues, including marine debris, invasive species, and pollutant</span></li></ul><p><span>We also work to increase partnerships with other federal and local authorities. These partnerships allow us to maintain sustainable coastal ecosystems and implement strategies that minimize the introduction and impacts of alien species and marine pollution. We provide technical reviews of all proposed federal actions in coastal habitats in the Pacific Islands region to eliminate or reduce potential negative environmental impacts on the marine habitat..</span></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">Conserving Habitat </h2> <ul class="list--arrow info-links__links"> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/habitat-conservation/marine-national-monuments-pacific">Marine National Monuments</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/coral-reefs-pacific">Coral Reefs in the Pacific</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/coral-health-and-threats-pacific-islands">Coral Health and Threats</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/consultations/frequently-asked-questions-about-essential-fish-habitat-pacific">Essential Fish Habitat</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/habitat-conservation/shallow-coral-reef-habitat">Restoring Shallow Corals </a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/habitat-conservation/fisheries-local-action-strategy-hawaii">Fisheries Local Action Strategy in Hawaiʻi</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/habitat-conservation/hawaii-fisheries-extension">Hawaiʻi Fisheries Extension</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/habitat-conservation/scientists-and-fishermen-exchange">Scientists and Fishermen Exchange</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-list__item"> <div class="info-links"> <h2 class="info-links__title">Consultations </h2> <ul class="list--arrow info-links__links"> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/consultations/essential-fish-habitat-consultations-pacific-islands">Essential Fish Habitat Consultations</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/endangered-species-conservation/esa-consultations-pacific-islands">Endangered Species Act Consultations</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">Regional Activities </h2> <ul class="list--arrow info-links__links"> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/noaa-develops-new-type-coral-nursery">NOAA Develops A New Type of Coral Nursery</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/how-tiny-sea-urchins-are-saving-kaneohe-bay">How Tiny Sea Urchins Are Saving Kāne‘ohe Bay</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/shallow-coral-reefs-essential-fish-habitat-pacific-islands">Shallow Coral Reefs — Essential Fish Habitat of the Pacific Islands</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/habitat-conservation/american-samoa-coastal-uses-mapping-project">American Samoa Coastal Uses Mapping Project</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/saga-pacific-paradise">The Saga of Pacific Paradise</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/improving-habitat-restoration-and-conservation-guams-manell-geus-habitat-focus-area">Improving Habitat Restoration and Conservation in Guam's Manell-Geus Habitat Focus Area</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-list__item"> <div class="info-links"> <h2 class="info-links__title">Resources </h2> <ul class="list--arrow info-links__links"> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/map/pacific-islands-benthic-habitat-mapping-center">Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/outreach-and-education/measurement-guide-regulated-nearshore-fishes-hawaii">Measurement Guide for Regulated Nearshore Fish of Hawaiʻi</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/consultations/frequently-asked-questions-about-essential-fish-habitat-pacific">Frequently Asked Questions about Essential Fish Habitat in the Pacific Islands </a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resources/data-and-maps?title=critical%20habitat&combine=All&field_species_vocab_target_id=&region%5B1000001116%5D=1000001116&sort_by=created">Pacific Islands critical habitat designations, maps, and GIS data</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/educational-materials/using-scientific-data-collected-marine-national-monuments">7-12 Grade Lesson Plans: Using Scientific Data Collected in the Marine National Monuments</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/educational-materials/marianas-trench-classroom-posters">Marianas Trench Classroom Posters</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="/topic/habitat-conservation">National Overview: Habitat Conservation</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/surveying-vast-pacific-ocean">Surveying a Vast Ocean</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.habitatblueprint.noaa.gov/habitat-focus-areas/">Habitat Blueprint in the Pacific Islands</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/ecosystems/pacific-islands-complex">Ecosystems: Pacific Islands Complex</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://coralreef.noaa.gov/">NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/funding-opportunities/open-opportunities">Funding Opportunities </a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pacific-islands/outreach-and-education/outreach-and-education-pacific-islands">Outreach and Education Resources</a> </li> <li class="info-links__links-item"> <a class="link" href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resources/data-and-maps?title=critical%20habitat&combine=All&field_species_vocab_target_id=&region%5B1000001116%5D=1000001116&sort_by=created">Pacific Islands Data and Maps</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="view 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teaser__meta-link-group"> <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> </div> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <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> </div> </div> <a class="teaser__image-link teaser__image-link--small" href="/feature-story/hawaii-coral-reef-assessments-complete-2024"> <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/s3/2024-11/512x341-NCRMP-2024_0.png?itok=XH2fnqWc" width="375" height="250" alt="Healthy coral reef with fishes in the foreground, a diver conducts a survey in the background. " loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <span class="dam_caption">A scientist carefully hovers above the reef off of Kailua-Kona to take photographs while swimming along a transect line. He took more than 1,000 photos of this single transect that will be stitched together to form a 3D model of this reef. It will be interesting to see how this reef with high coral cover has changed over time! Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Dani Escontrella</span> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vertical-list__item"> <div about="/video/community-members-restore-hawaii-coral-reefs-and-reconnect-traditional-hawaiian"> <div class="teaser teaser--small"> <div class="teaser__content teaser__content--small"> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <span class="teaser__meta-link">Video</span> </div> <h4 class="teaser__title teaser__title--small"><a class="teaser__title-link" href="/video/community-members-restore-hawaii-coral-reefs-and-reconnect-traditional-hawaiian"> <span>Community Members Restore Hawaiʻi Coral Reefs and Reconnect with Traditional Hawaiian Ecological Practices</span> </a></h4> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--hide">  <span class="teaser__meta-link">Video</span> <span class="teaser__meta-spacer">,</span> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <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> </div> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <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> </div> </div> <a class="teaser__image-link teaser__image-link--small" href="/video/community-members-restore-hawaii-coral-reefs-and-reconnect-traditional-hawaiian"> <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/s3/2024-10/2000x1333-Kuleana-June2024-MollyFeltner-NOAA.jpg?itok=pFegWlxm" width="375" height="250" alt="Kuleana COAST participant Honuʻāina Nichols gets suited up for a coral restoration training dive on Oʻahu. Credit: Molly Feltner/NOAA" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <span class="dam_caption">Kuleana COAST participant Honuʻāina Nichols gets suited up for a coral restoration training dive on Oʻahu. 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Credit: Hawaiʻi Land Trust" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <span class="dam_caption">Waiheʻe Coastal Dunes and Wetlands Refuge. Credit: Hawaiʻi Land Trust</span> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vertical-list__item"> <div about="/feature-story/substantial-reduction-seal-entanglement"> <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/substantial-reduction-seal-entanglement"> <span>A Substantial Reduction in Seal Entanglement </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="pacific-islands"> <a class="link link--region link--region-pacific-islands" href="/region/pacific-islands">Pacific Islands</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="pacific-islands"> <a class="link link--region link--region-pacific-islands" href="/region/pacific-islands">Pacific Islands</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="teaser__image-link teaser__image-link--small" href="/feature-story/substantial-reduction-seal-entanglement"> <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/s3/2024-09/4608x3456-Hawaiian-monk-seal-entangled-Fisheries-PIFSC.jpg?itok=niVvIyyJ" width="375" height="250" alt="A Hawaiian monk seal lays on a sandy beach while a green net is wrapped around their neck and mouth. " loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <span class="dam_caption">A Hawaiian monk seal entangled in a derelict fishing net. Credit: NOAA Fisheries (Permit #10137)</span> </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. 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src="/s3//styles/original/s3/dam-migration/640x427-coral_cauliflower_150_rrr.jpg?itok=vDkGT0-r" alt="640x427-Coral_Cauliflower.jpg" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> </div> </span> <h3 class="species-card__title"> <span>Pocillopora meandrina Coral</span> </h3> </a> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-list__item"> <a href="/species/acropora-retusa-coral" 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-acropora_retusajpg.jpg?itok=3YvIai3f" alt="640x427-Acropora_retusa.jpg.jpg" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> </div> </span> <h3 class="species-card__title"> <span>Acropora retusa Coral</span> </h3> </a> </div> </div> <div class="horizontal-list__footer horizontal-list__footer--center"> <a href="/species-directory/?title=&species_category=any&regions=1000001116" class="button button--primary">View All</a> </div> <div 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class="teaser__meta-spacer">,</span> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <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> </div> <div class="teaser__meta teaser__meta--small"> <div class="regions teaser__meta-link-group"> <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> </div> </div> <a class="teaser__image-link teaser__image-link--small" href="/feature-story/hawaii-coral-reef-assessments-complete-2024"> <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/s3/2024-11/512x341-NCRMP-2024_0.png?itok=XH2fnqWc" width="375" height="250" alt="Healthy coral reef with fishes in the foreground, a diver conducts a survey in the background. " loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <span class="dam_caption">A scientist carefully hovers above the reef off of Kailua-Kona to take photographs while swimming along a transect line. He took more than 1,000 photos of this single transect that will be stitched together to form a 3D model of this reef. It will be interesting to see how this reef with high coral cover has changed over time! Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Dani Escontrella</span> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vertical-list__item"> <div about="/feature-story/ai-meets-aquaculture-study-hawaiian-monk-seal-interactions-net-pens"> <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/ai-meets-aquaculture-study-hawaiian-monk-seal-interactions-net-pens"> <span>AI Meets Aquaculture to Study Hawaiian Monk Seal Interactions With Net Pens</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="pacific-islands"> <a class="link link--region link--region-pacific-islands" href="/region/pacific-islands">Pacific Islands</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="pacific-islands"> <a class="link link--region link--region-pacific-islands" href="/region/pacific-islands">Pacific Islands</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="teaser__image-link teaser__image-link--small" href="/feature-story/ai-meets-aquaculture-study-hawaiian-monk-seal-interactions-net-pens"> <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/s3/2024-11/seals-swim-near-net-pens-BOM.jpg?itok=J6rHfXMC" width="375" height="250" alt="Two Hawaiian monk seals swim near an aquaculture net pen full of fish." loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <span class="dam_caption">NOAA Fisheries, in collaboration with Blue Ocean Mariculture, is conducting a multi-year pilot study to evaluate observational methods and tools for studying Hawaiian monk seal behavior. 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" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <span class="dam_caption">Tonya Wick aboard a fishing vessel at sea in 1998. 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