Look out, July is Habitat Month! We're thankful to our partners & colleagues for helping to restore fish habitat, protect endangered species, and support a healthy ecosystem from coast to coast. Hey, hey @NOAA Fisheries NE/MA, care to show YOUR favorite habitat? 👀

Rocky reefs off the West Coast provide excellent habitat for invertebrates like these plumose anemone. To survive, all types of anemones depend on clean water and healthy habitat. Credit: John Pohl, NOAA Fisheries #HabitatMonth

Not NOT a shark. 📷 : A close-up image of a smooth, dark water surface with subtle ripples & a small, gentle wave peak, creating an abstract tranquil appearance. The dorsal fin of an unidentified shark is visible in top center of the frame. Credit: NOAA Fisheries #SharkWeek

It’s only Wednesday, but we’re still keeping it lit. 🌊💨 Photo: Tillamook lighthouse, taken from flying bridge of NOAA Ship Bell M. Shimada during 2023 Integrated Ecosystem and Pacific Hake Survey. Credit: John Pohl, NOAA Fisheries

When you're just trying to conduct a research survey, but Mother Nature's like, 'Hold my lava!' 🌋💨 Photo: Instantly cooled lava from Kilauea Volcano creates a vapor column at Kamokuna, Hawaii, from 2017 cetacean & ecosystem survey aboard NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker. #HabitatMonth

Can we keep it cool in the face of rising temperatures? Many partners are working to restore habitat and carefully manage scarce cold water to help recover Sacramento River winter-run Chinook salmon. Learn more bit.ly/3LgTnGP. Photo: NOAA Fisheries. #HabitatMonth

Salmon sleuths at work in the Idaho wilderness, sampling Chinook salmon to understand their migration and survival. 🐟🌲 Credit: Benjamin Sandford, NOAA Fisheries. #HabitatMonth

🌊🚢 Embracing life at sea with NOAA! See what it's like aboard the NOAA Ship Bell M. Shimada during leg one of Pacific hake integrated ecosystem and acoustic trawl survey. 🔬⚓️ 🌊🚢 bit.ly/4amMTBv

pədgʷədbixʷ (Coast Salish) Moon of the Blackberry Chenséqi7 (Samish) Moon of the Sockeye For Indigenous nations, full moons mark seasonal changes & a connection to the natural world, including events related to resources gathering. 🌚 Credit: John Pohl, NOAA Fisheries

Calling all mariners!🗣️ Set a course for your career and sail with NOAA! If you’re in the Pacific Northwest region, join us at the end of this month to learn more about the career opportunities we have for you. Learn more: omao.noaa.gov/marine-operati…

We're hiring! We're looking for an Executive Officer to be located in Newport OR, or Seattle, WA who will work in the Science Directorate's (SD) Office, reporting to the Deputy Science Director. Salary: $103,409 - $177,885. Job opens 8/27, deadline 9/10 bit.ly/3T5CJhk

🐬 We recently collaborated with Dr. Eily Andruszkiewicz Allan UW Marine Affairs Kim Parsons NOAA Fisheries NWFSC The eDNA Collaborative @invertDNA to collect marine mammal #eDNA at depth using our new sampling #tech. Read the story: hubs.ly/Q02M6_XT0 🐳 #marinescience #biodiversity #cetaceans #oceantech #newtech

In collaboration with UW Marine Affairs The eDNA Collaborative Kim Parsons Dr. Eily Andruszkiewicz Allan NOAA Fisheries NWFSC and @invertDNA, our depth sampler was used to uncover how #environmentalDNA travels within space and time to better monitor large #marinemammals like whales and dolphins. hubs.ly/Q02NpXjm0

🌊🐬 On National Wildlife Day, we’re making a splash as we celebrate the beauty and grace of our ocean's incredible inhabitants! 💙 Photo: Four Pacific white-sided dolphins leap in harmony into the ocean waves. Credit: John Pohl, NOAA Fisheries

🌊🐬 On National Wildlife Day, we’re making a splash as we celebrate the beauty and grace of our ocean's incredible inhabitants! 💙 Photo: Four Pacific white-sided dolphins leap in harmony into the ocean waves. Credit: John Pohl, NOAA Fisheries

NOAA Fisheries’ Northwest Fisheries Science Center is hiring a Division Director for the Environmental and Fisheries Sciences Division Director in Manchester, WA or Seattle, WA. Apply by 9/13 at bit.ly/4ghCiL9

🌊🐟 Dive into the incredible journey of the Elwha River restoration! Once blocked by dams, this iconic river now flows free, and salmon are showing signs of recovery. 📈✨ bit.ly/3Xut8U7 Photo Credit: John McMillan

🚤🐋 Calling all Salish Sea boaters & paddlers! Starting in 2025, vessels need to stay 1,000 yards away from endangered orcas in WA waters. Our friends Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife are hosting virtual workshop on Thurs, 9/12 for public input bit.ly/4e2J3is Photo: Candice Emmons/NOAA Fisheries

🚢🔊 Researchers point to a phenomenon called “auditory masking” as primary culprit affecting killer whale foraging efficiency. 🐋✨ bit.ly/3XFnXko Photo taken under NOAA permit. Credit: Candice Emmons/NOAA Fisheries

New research reveals that harbor seals in Nisqually River Delta are consuming up to one-third of young steelhead smolts on their journey to the ocean. 🌊🐟 This predation is a significant threat to steelhead recovery efforts and tribal fishing rights. bit.ly/4e04TmE