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Reeling Them In: Teaching Kids Why Science Matters

4th and 5th graders learn how to cast during annual St. Petersburg Science Festival.
May 29, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
A white man in a blue button down shirt and shorts standing next to a tent holds a fishing reel while several children watch. NOAA Fisheries’ Southeast Regional Recreational Fisheries Coordinator, Sean Meehan, teaching a student how to cast.

NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement Foils Crab Trafficking Plot in Alaska

Kodiak fisherman sentenced to prison and banned from fishing for trafficking diseased crab.
May 29, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement special agent and Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife Police officers seize Tanner crab on Corey Potters' crab catcher vessel F/V Arctic Dawn. NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement special agent and Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife Police officers seize Tanner crab on Corey Potters' crab catcher vessel F/V Arctic Dawn. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Restoring Habitat and Engaging the Recreational Community through the National Fish Habitat Partnership

Partners are advancing progress of habitat restoration and angler engagement projects in Hawaiʻi, Oregon, and South Carolina.
May 28, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
two girls look up close at a coral sample Kuleana Coral Restoration works with volunteers to prepare coral fragments for planting. (Credit: Mike Ito)

Washington Students Dive into Salmon Science with NOAA Biologists at Annual Summit

Elementary students learn about NOAA’s research on tagging technology before releasing hundreds of tagged Chinook salmon into Columbia River.
May 28, 2025 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Veronica Runge and Jesse Lamb are describing how to sample salmon juveniles in natal streams using an electro-shocker unit that Loren Stearman is demonstrating. Credit Ben Sandford, NOAA Fisheries

NOAA Fisheries Investigates Illegally Imported Tuna in Virginia

NOAA investigation leads to civil penalty and surrender of tuna illegally imported from embargoed country.
May 28, 2025 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A pallet containing embargoed tuna the subject attempted to import into the United States. A pallet containing embargoed tuna the subject attempted to import into the United States. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Restoration Revitalizes Fish Stock, Brings Community Together

An innovative partnership with the commercial fishing industry successfully reduced bycatch of oceanic fish species injured by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
May 28, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
Man stands along the railing of a fishing vessel, next to a rig Deckhand Duy Nguyen—a member of the pelagic longline fishery in Florida—on F/V Queensland. (Credit: Jay Fleming Photography/National Fish and Wildlife Foundation)

Meet Salish Seafoods: Geoduck Farmers in Washington

NOAA’s Tide to Table series profiles members of the aquaculture community, who provide valuable jobs and increase access to fresh, sustainably sourced American seafood.
May 27, 2025 - Feature Story ,
National
A person in a gray sweatshirt holding a large geoduck clam on the beach. A geoduck, a long-lived clam native to the West Coast of the United States. Credit: Washington Sea Grant

Florida Fisherman Convicted for Killing Dolphins

Panama City Fisherman sentenced to 1 month in jail and $51,000 for illegally shooting and poisoning dolphins.
May 23, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
Barfield’s fishing vessel, based out of Panama City, Florida. Barfield’s fishing vessel, based out of Panama City, Florida. Credit: pcbfishingcharter.com

Preventing Violence Against Dolphins

If we do better, they will be better; human behavior impacts animal safety
May 23, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Southeast

New Kids on the Block: Species Discovered by Our Scientists

Over the years, NOAA Fisheries scientists have discovered dozens of species. Learn more about these species and what we've learned about them.
May 19, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
National
International
A type D killer whale swims at the surface of the ocean. It has a small white mark near its eye and a white belly. A Type D killer whale, a new species in the Southern Ocean. Credit: Paul Tixier