Refine Results
Region
News Category
Topic
Species Category

News & Announcements

News

3092 items match your filter criteria.

Ten-Day At Sea Joint Mission Successfully Tallies 20+ Violations

On March 10, 2016, two Alaska Wildlife Troopers, a public safety technician, and a NOAA Enforcement Officer got underway for a 10-day at-sea operation in the Aleutian chain, Alaska. The joint patrol mission was focused on conducting at-sea boarding's, as
April 09, 2016 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
2016-Stimson-Alaska-web-OLE.jpg

Undercover Operation Ends With More Than Just Fines, Probation

Most people understand the general concept about what happens in a police investigation. Everything you need to know is shown in an every-day episode of Law and Order. First, there’s a lead or a tip that investigators follow. That lead, in some cases,
April 03, 2016 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
2016-surveillance-photo-Braley-Truck-OLE.jpg

Sentinels of Change: Gray Whales in the Arctic

Gray whales are now making their great annual migration to Arctic feeding grounds. What they find there may be changing.
March 29, 2016 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Tail of whale poking out of water

Four NOAA Fisheries Surveys Planned for Summer to Collect Data Crucial to Sustainable Alaska Fisheries

Scientists from NOAA's Alaska Fisheries Science Center will embark from Dutch Harbor May 28 on another busy survey season, off Alaska's coast, collecting data needed for fisheries managers to determine sustainable fishery harvest levels.
March 28, 2016 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Map of proposed survey stations for research in the eastern Bering Sea

New Web Tools To Examine What Fish Are Eating And Track Marine Ecosystem Trends

Most comprehensive database of Alaska predator diets; First ecosystem report card for Gulf of Alaska.
March 28, 2016 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Examining the inside of a fish's mouth.jpg

Success, 100 Meters Below: Part 2

This article is the second piece in a two-part series about NOAA Fisheries' summer intern Christopher Lindsay.
March 28, 2016 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A group of people pose on the deck of a ship with a Modular Optical Underwater Survey System (MOUSS).

Success, 100 Meters Below: Part 1

Learn how an intern spent the summer in the Pacific Islands, designing his apparatus to provide scientists with a cheap alternative to the expensive underwater camera equipment used in some marine biology research.
March 18, 2016 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A young man sits cross-legged on the desk of a boat as he prepares a camera system for deployment.

Ghostly Octopod Highlights How Little We Know About Life on Earth

In this interview, NOAA Fisheries zoologist Mike Vecchione says that of all the space on Earth that contains multicellular life, more than 95 percent of that is in the deep sea. And we know almost nothing about it.
March 11, 2016 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
octopod_qa.jpg

New Studies Raise Questions About Crabs Adaptability

New studies on the effects of ocean acidification due to rising atmospheric carbon dioxide levels.
March 01, 2016 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Scientist in orange coat holding a large crab

Scientists Study Euphausiids (Krill) In Alaska: Fish Food And Indicators Of Ecosystem Health

Alaska has an abundance of marine life including whales, dolphins, seals and fish. In fact, the walleye pollock resource supports the largest fishery in the U.S. Why is this? Availability of prey has a lot to do with it.
March 01, 2016 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Two scientists pointing at krill in a bucket