West Coast Gray Whale Population Increases Gray whales were nearly hunted to extinction by commercial whaling. Protections under the MMPA, ESA, and the end of

Humpback Whale Freed in Alaska The NOAA Fisheries response team uses poles with specialized knives to cut entangling lines.  (Image credit: Alaska Department of Fish

Protecting the living waters of the Channel Islands from marine debris Inspiration Point on Anacapa Island provides a glorious view of the Channel Islands. (Image

Adopt a Drifter Program grows this summer Teacher at Sea Susan Dee deploys a drifter buoy. (Image credit: NOAA Teacher at Sea) Download Image June

The story behind the shot: 2025 winners share tips before the next contest begins Stargazing near the Old Seven Mile Bridge, Florida Keys National Marine

Building community resilience through CALM Upper Lake Park bluff tour in 2025. (Image credit: Lydia Salus, Wisconsin Coastal Management Program) Download Image July 10, 2026

Florida partners supercharge teacher workshop at the Guana Tolomato Matanzas Reserve View of the transition between hammock, marsh and the Tolomato River at the Guana

Minnesota, Texas Sea Grant programs to lead next aquaculture leadership academy Sea Grant Aquaculture Leadership Academy participants tour a Sandbar Oyster Company oyster and salt

City nature challenge at Mallows Bay Photos uploaded to iNaturalist help record biodiversity in the sanctuary. (Image credit: Taylor Schneider/NOAA) Download Image May 26, 2026

Professional pevelopment workshop brings deep-sea science to Palau’s middle and high school classrooms A shallow coral reef community in Palau National Marine Sanctuary. (Image credit: