• Image slide of Photo Credit: Rudee Tours - tag deployed under NMFS permit #21482 (Dan Engelhaupt)

    Photo Credit: Rudee Tours - tag deployed under NMFS permit #21482 (Dan Engelhaupt)

  • Image slide of Photo Credit: Ari Friedlaender - taken under NMFS permit #14534

    Photo Credit: Ari Friedlaender - taken under NMFS permit #14534

  • slide
  • Image slide of Photo Credit: MarEcoTel - taken under NMFS permit #15530

    Photo Credit: MarEcoTel - taken under NMFS permit #15530

  • Image slide of Photo Credit: HDR Inc. - taken under NMFS permit #21482

    Photo Credit: HDR Inc. - taken under NMFS permit #21482

  • Image slide of Photo Credit: Danielle Jones - taken under NMFS permit #25811

    Photo Credit: Danielle Jones - taken under NMFS permit #25811

  • Image slide of Photo Credit: Greg Schorr/MarEcoTel - taken under NMFS permit #21163

    Photo Credit: Greg Schorr/MarEcoTel - taken under NMFS permit #21163

  • slide
  • Science
  • anchor icon break 1
  • Stewardship
  • anchor icon break 2
  • Protection

Marine Species Monitoring & Environmental Stewardship

Welcome to the US Navy's Marine Species Monitoring Program web portal.  This website serves as an online portal providing access to reports, documentation, data, and updates on current monitoring projects, as well as information on the background of the program and U.S. Navy's investments in marine species research and monitoring.

As stewards of the sea, the U.S. Navy is committed to protecting the environment while defending freedom. Check out U.S. Fleet Forces Command's video on Environmental Stewardship, U.S. Pacific Fleet's video on marine species monitoring, and the Navy's Stewards of the Sea Facebook page.  Additional informational brochures and short videos highlighting specific monitoring projects can be found on the outreach page.

Latest News

New Publication
August 14, 2025
Blondin, Hannah; Garrison, Lance P.; Adams, Jeffrey D.; Roberts, Jason J.; Good, Caroline P.; Gahm, Meghan P.; Lisi, Niki E.; Patterson, Eric M. Scientific Reports : 736 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-84886-z
New Publication
August 8, 2025
Corsi, Enrico; Baird, Robin; Harnish, Annette; Gorgone, Antoinette; Currie, Jens; Stack, Stephanie; Kiszka, Jeremy Marine Mammal Science : 10.1111/mms.70051
New Publication
July 21, 2025
Haver, Samara, Peter Corkeron, Annamaria DeAngelis, Simone Baumann-Pickering, Danielle Cholewiak, Genevieve Davis, Kaitlin Frasier, Natalie Posdaljian, Macey Kadifa, Alba Solsona-Berga, Annabel Westell; Sofie Van Parijs Royal Society : 12 (7): 241658
New Publication
February 14, 2025
DeAngelis AI, Westell A, Baumann-Pickering S, Bell J and others Marine Ecology Progress : 754:137-153

See all news

Recent Project Updates

See all
Current
Visual Survey and Tagging of Hawaiian Odontocetes
Project Objectives
(1) define the spatial movement and habitat use patterns of species that are exposed to mid-frequency active (MFA) sonar (2) determine how these patterns influence exposure and potential responses
View project
Current
Salmonid and Southern Resident Killer Whale Distribution in the Pacific Northwest
Project Objectives
1) Determine the occurrence of bull trout within and near the boundaries of the NWTT; 2) Determine the spatiotemporal occurrence of killer whale and baleen whale in the NWTT; 3) Characterize the occurrence of endangered fish species within the NWTT
View project
Current
North Pacific Marine Mammal Species Distribution
Project Objectives
Develop a North Pacific-wide species distribution model for cetaceans
View project