A blessing ceremony was held on Maui today, ushering into service a 38-foot vessel, built to support whale research and assist in entanglement response efforts.  The Koholā, aptly named for the marine mammal it will protect, is stationed at Mā‘alaea Harbor, in the heart of the whale sanctuary.  Click here to watch the video and read more about [...]

NOAA’s Office of Radio Frequency Management (ORFM) provides an application to request an MMSI (Maritime Mobile Service Identity) number for digital select calling (DSC) capable radios. All NOAA radios that require a call sign and/or MMSI number should be using this site and not going through a commercial vendor like Boat US; NOAA was issued a [...]

VOC Tim Stentz from the NMFS Northwest Fisheries Science Center’s Point Adams Research Station pulled together some impressive metrics regarding his small boat unit’s work.  Click the image to view it full size. Thanks for all the hard work Tim!