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2024 National Recreational Fishing Highlights

NOAA Fisheries' accomplishments and highlights in recreational fisheries and fishing.
January 17, 2025 - Feature Story ,
National
A bearded black man holds up a large, orange yelloweye rockfish using both hands and smiles for the camera. Three individuals stand behind him on a boat among fishing rods, buckets, caught fish, and other supplies.

Four-Month Survey Tracking West Coast Marine Mammals Finds Some Shifting North

Scientists use new tools and technologies to gather in-depth data.
January 16, 2025 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
School of northern right whale dolphins at sea A school of northern right whale dolphins observed off Oregon on the recent Southwest Fisheries Science Center marine mammal survey. Image collected under NOAA Fisheries research permit #22306. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Cory Hom-Weaver.

More Than $1 Million Recommended for Ruth D. Gates Coral Restoration Innovation Grants Projects

Projects will develop novel coral restoration and intervention methods to restore resilient coral ecosystems.
January 16, 2025 - Feature Story ,
National
Dozens of coral fragments hang from horizontal criss-crossed poles attached to a thicker vertical pole rising from the seafloor. The underwater background is bright blue. Coral fragments hang from a nursery tree in the Johnston Applied Marine Sciences' nursery in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Credit: Victoria Barker/NOAA

How NOAA Satellites Monitor Ocean Health: Tracking Changes from Space

Satellites provide scientists important data they use to manage and protect fisheries and marine mammals.
January 16, 2025 - Podcast ,
National
A view from a satellite over Earth’s ocean and an aerial view of a blue whale A view from a satellite over Earth’s ocean and an aerial view of a blue whale.

Update on Continuing Process to Clarify Marine Mammal Harvest Eligibility

NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are reviewing requirements for Alaska Native marine mammal harvest eligibilities.
January 15, 2025 - Agency Statement ,
Alaska
Adult ribbon seal in Alaska An adult female ribbon seal looks around among ice floes in the Bering Sea. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Josh M London. Photo taken while working under authority of NMFS Research Permit #23858

NOAA Helps Students and Educators Dive into Environmental Education

$2.7 million in NOAA Chesapeake Bay-Watershed Education and Training will help students learn about the watershed and take action on local issues.
January 15, 2025 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A young boy and girl lean over trays containing critters from their local stream. Photo by Chesapeake Bay Program/Will Parson. Fifth-grade students participate in Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience involving a benthic macroinvertebrate investigation using leaves collected from nearby streams at Buckland Mills Elementary School in Gainesville, Virginia. Photo: Chesapeake Bay Program/Will Parson.

Southern Resident Killer Whale Calf Dies Days after Birth; Second Newborn Appears Healthy

J35 (aka Tahlequah), who made an impression around the world in 2018 for carrying her dead calf for 17 days, is again carrying a newly dead newborn calf. Southern Resident Connections - Post 39
January 14, 2025 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Killer whale carrying calf in Puget Sound

Optics Technology: At the Heart of Marine Research

Videos and images from advanced underwater cameras are a critical component of collecting data. We use this information to make informed management decisions for marine species and habitat.
January 14, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
National
Flower Garden Banks Reef Scene A Spanish hogfish (left) and yellowtail damselfish (right) peek out from a reef in the Gulf of Mexico. Credit: Emma Hickerson/NOAA

Technology Week: Launching into the Future with Advanced Technologies

Join us as we highlight the technologies our scientists use to fulfill our mission!
January 13, 2025 - Feature Story ,
National
Promotional graphic for Tech Week featuring various types of technology like airplanes, ships, and drones connected through digital network lines on a blue background.

Meet Fisheries Biologist, Kelsey Martin

As part of the Faces of the Southeast Fisheries Science Center series, meet Dr. Kelsey Martin.
January 10, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
A woman in a wet suit swims near a hammerhead shark just above the sandy ocean floor. Kelsey swimming with a great hammerhead in Bimini, Bahamas while she was volunteering at the Bimini Biological Field Station Foundation. © CJ Crooks