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Meet Nick Hopkins, Fisheries Method and Equipment Specialist

As part of the Faces of the Southeast Fisheries Science Center series, meet Nick Hopkins.
November 07, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
Nick Hopkins holding a Lookdown on the Oregon 2 while assisting with sampling on a research survey. Nick Hopkins holding a lookdown (Selene vomer) while assisting in sampling fish on the Oregon II during a survey. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Road Removal Project Reconnects Wetlands and Benefits Salmon

A recently completed habitat restoration project in Washington State opens up a wetland for migratory fish, including threatened Puget Sound Chinook salmon.
November 04, 2022 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
A shallow creek runs over small rocks and into a larger creek. A road removal project in Pierce County, Washington reconnected Clear Creek with a wetland area, increasing valuable spawning and juvenile habitat for migratory fish, including endangered Chinook salmon. Credit: Pierce County

NOAA Enforcement Helps Protect North Atlantic Right Whales

NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement plays an important role in enforcing regulations that mitigate vessel strikes and fishing gear entanglements.
November 03, 2022 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
NOAA Enforcement Officer monitoring the vessel speed of a cargo ship. NOAA Enforcement Officer monitoring the vessel speed of a cargo ship.

Meet Geri Stoll, Permit Assistant

During National Native American Heritage Month, learn more about Geri Stoll and her work as a Permit Assistant for the Alaska Regional Office.
November 03, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
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Meet Mabel Baldwin-Schaeffer, Tribal Research Coordinator

During National Native American Heritage Month, learn more about Mabel Baldwin-Schaeffer and her work as a Tribal Research Coordinator at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center.
November 03, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Mabel Baldwin-Schaeffer with Utqiagvik whale bone on beach.

Celebrate National Native American Heritage Month

November is National Native American Heritage Month. Learn more about our colleagues and how they to contribute to NOAA Fisheries' mission.
November 03, 2022 - Feature Story ,
National
Native American Eskimo and kayak Native American Eskimo and kayak. Credit: Fish and Wildlife Service/E.P. Haddon.

Grant Opportunities for School Districts, Regional Environmental Education Efforts in Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Up to $700,000 for new projects to be awarded in Fiscal Year 2023.
November 02, 2022 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Two students wearing gloves lean over a desk, where they are counting and recording information about baby oysters. Hampton City Schools (Virginia) students track information about oysters they are growing in a project supported by Chesapeake B-WET.

Learning More about “Dark” Fishing Vessels' Activities at Sea

NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement is exploring technology innovations and limitations in the ongoing fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.
November 02, 2022 - Feature Story ,
National
International
IUU fishing boat

Pilot System Could Return Endangered Salmon to Their Historic Habitat

Collection system would help restore salmon populations in McCloud River above Shasta Reservoir.
November 01, 2022 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Shasta Reservoir seen from the shore with a floating structure extending to the other shore An experimental system stretches across the McCloud Arm of Shasta Reservoir. The system undergoing testing is designed to guide juvenile salmon to a collection point where they can be gathered and transported to the river below the reservoir. Photo by California Department of Water Resources.

Public-Private Initiative to Fight Labor Abuses in the Seafood Supply Chain

Public-private partners across the seafood industry have kicked off a new initiative to promote legal and safe working conditions in the fishing and seafood industry.
October 31, 2022 - Feature Story ,
International
fishermen on boat with catch