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New Model Predicts Where Red King Crab Bycatch Is Likely to Occur in Bering Sea Flatfish Trawl Fisheries

Fishing data coupled with survey data useful for predicting fall, winter, and spring crab bycatch distribution.
September 05, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Blue gloved hand holding three crabs on a ship Three juvenile Bristol Bay red king crab. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

The Elwha River Restoration: A Case Study in Adaptive Management for Salmon Recovery

Elwha River restoration project offers valuable insights into the complex ecological processes involved in dam removal and river recovery.
September 05, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Chinook salmon along a rocky river bed Female Chinook Salmon guarding her nest. Credit: John McMillian

NOAA Names Sarah Malloy to Lead Fisheries’ Pacific Islands Region

Malloy brings more than 25 years of experience in natural resource management and policymaking to the job.
September 05, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Headshot of Sarah Malloy smiling with dark blue background Ms. Sarah Malloy is the new Regional Administrator for NOAA Fisheries’ Pacific Islands Regional Office. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

Quiet Sound’s Voluntary Ship Slowdown Reduces Underwater Noise Reaching Killer Whales

Last year, most ships slowed down—and cut noise in half. Southern Resident Connections - Post 36
September 04, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
killer whale breaches in front of commercial vessel A voluntary slowdown of large ships in Puget Sound aims to quiet the waters for endangered Southern Resident killer whales, which use echolocation to hunt. Credit: Kersti E. Muul

Data from Tagged Fish to Help Scientists Enhance Restoration Efforts

Project tracks how nearly 400 fish use restored and natural areas near Poplar Island, Maryland.
September 04, 2024 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A woman measures a fish as a man holds the fish on a ruler over a tub of water. Both people are on a boat and are wearing life jackets and hats with large brims. A NOAA Fisheries team checks the length of a fish before inserting a telemetry tag.

Climate Change Escalates Threats to Species in the Spotlight

Climate change will continue to amplify existing threats to our Species in the Spotlight—10 endangered, highly at-risk marine and anadromous species. Our recovery efforts for these species are increasingly important as they face the additional challenges of a changing climate.
August 29, 2024 - Feature Story ,
National
a poster showing species in the spotlight The NOAA Fisheries Species in the Spotlight initiative brings greater attention and marshalls resources to recover highly at-risk species. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Community Partners Respond to Hawaiʻi Island Cetacean Strandings

NOAA Fisheries and the Native Hawaiian Organization Kiaʻi Kanaloa are developing a new partnership for whale and dolphin stranding responses on Hawaiʻi Island.
August 28, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A group of people look at a deceased Kogia calf which has been placed on two large leaves atop a table. Kiaʻi Kanaloa and Hui Hoʻoleimaluō members respond to a stranded palaoa (whale), a Kogia calf, on Hawaiʻi Island. Their efforts are part of a new and developing stranding response partnership with NOAA Fisheries. Credit: Kiaʻi Kanaloa (NOAA Fisheries Permit #24359)

$12 Million Available for Great Lakes Habitat Restoration

NOAA is seeking proposals for new grant awards that will restore habitat for Great Lakes fisheries, helping to support local ecosystems and communities.
August 27, 2024 - Feature Story ,
National
Aerial image of a river with a road spanning across it and a boat in the background Aerial view of the Little Rapids restoration project site on the St. Marys River in Michigan. Credit: Jim Lehocky.

Washington Tribes Restore Salmon Habitat on South Fork Nooksack River

With $9.5 million in NOAA funds, the Nooksack and Lummi tribes are restoring habitat for Spring Chinook using engineered log jams to recreate healthy river processes.
August 26, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Engineered log jam along the river bank. (Photo: Nooksack Tribe Natural Resources Department/Lummi Natural Resources) Engineered log jam along the river bank. Credit: Nooksack Tribe Natural Resources Department/Lummi Natural Resources

Twenty-Seven New Projects Will Advance Habitat Restoration and Climate Resilience Priorities of Tribes and Underserved Communities

More than $45 million in funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act will help ensure tribes and underserved communities are at the center of restoration and resilience efforts happening in their communities.
August 22, 2024 - Feature Story ,
National
OysterCorps members planting marsh grasses (Photo: Franklin’s Promise Coalition) Funding will support multiple efforts to engage local young adults in habitat restoration and coastal resilience, including the OysterCorps program in Florida. Credit: Franklin's Promise Coalition.