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Sharpen Your Shark Facts

Celebrate 30 years of federal Atlantic shark fisheries management with new fin-tastic shark facts each week this summer!
July 13, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
Close-up of Great White Shark

Atlantic Sharks: 30 Years of Successes and Lessons

NOAA Fisheries has successfully managed Atlantic highly migratory sharks for 30 years. Learn about some of the challenges of assessing shark stocks and combatting misinformation about sharks.
July 13, 2023 - Podcast ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
Two blacktip sharks swimming Blacktip sharks. Credit: iStock.

NOAA Funding Supports Chesapeake Bay Watershed Environmental Education

NOAA is recommending nearly $2.62 million for NOAA Chesapeake Bay-Watershed Education and Training projects that support student learning, teacher training, and more.
July 11, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Two women lean over to examine how one of the women is holding a yardstick in a stream as other people look on. Credit: Virginia Commonwealth University. Professional development experiences funded by Chesapeake B-WET give educators the tools they need to help their students become environmentally literate. Photo: Virginia Commonwealth University.

Interns Dive into Chesapeake Science, Policy, Programs

Summer interns give college students valuable experience and help the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office work toward a healthy Bay.
July 03, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A grid of six blocks: Five are images of smiling young women showing their enthusiasm for NOAA science and healthy habitat; one is the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office logo We welcome the five NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office interns for summer 2023!

2023 Northeast Atlantic Sea Scallop Survey Canceled

Contingency planning is underway for future surveys.
June 26, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A color image taken in a well-lit laboratory counter. A ruler is laid horizontally in the center of the image in the background. Three larger scallops are laid side-by-side along the top edge of the ruler and three smaller scallops are laid side-by-side along the lower edge. Each scallop has distinct, and different, striped patterns on the top shells. Atlantic sea scallops collected during the 2022 survey show the variety in coloration for this species. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Christine Kircun

Profiles in Sustainability: A New Look for FishWatch

Re-designed FishWatch site helps users understand the sustainability of U.S. seafood.
June 22, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
National
A grid of seven photos depicting various seafood communities. Whether you catch it yourself, purchase it at your local store, or order it from your favorite restaurant, sustainable seafood is cause to celebrate. Credits: Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (top left), Canopy Sea Farms (bottom left), and NOAA Fisheries (all others).

Woods Hole Science Aquarium Wins Popular Award

Takes home the silver for children’s activities on Cape Cod.
June 21, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A tall young man holds a list of instructions and is looking at a wolffish in an aquarium tank on the right side of the picture. Two visitors on a scavenger hunt during our 2023 “7th Grade Science in the Village” event face off with an Atlantic wolffish. Credit: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution/Jayne Doucette

NOAA and the University of Rhode Island Sign Agreement to Explore Effects of Offshore Wind Energy Development

Partnership to help offshore wind energy operations occur in a healthy, functioning ocean ecosystem.
June 15, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Overcast day with mostly gray and silver tones. In the background at left, a line of 8 offshore windmills tower over the horizon. In the foreground, a small boat open-decked boat with a flat roof is silhouetted against a shining sea A small fishing vessel near wind turbines. Credit: Bob Brewer on Unsplash

Peer Review Paves Way Toward Improving North Atlantic Right Whale Risk Assessments

Researchers to focus on better understanding uncertainty in model results.
June 13, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
an illustration of the decision support tool structure: whale density, times gear density, times severity of injury to whales that encounter a gear type, equals risk.

2023–2024 Monkfish Research Set-Aside Project Recommendations

NOAA Fisheries has recommended two monkfish projects to receive awards through the 2023-2024 Monkfish Research Set-Aside program.
June 06, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Two researchers examining a monkfish. Two researchers examining a monkfish. Credit: University of New England