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Predicting Winners and Losers in a Warming Arctic

Habitat for key prey species may shrink dramatically if climate change continues on its current trajectory, new research shows.
November 15, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Photo of a cream-colored basket star with delicate, lacy arms extended over a rock encrusted with colorful orange and purple animals on the Alaska seafloor. A basket star on the Alaska seafloor. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

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.

Statement on Alaska Crab Stock Declines

Dr. Robert Foy, Science and Research Director, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
October 21, 2022 - News ,
Alaska

Alaska Mariculture Cluster Wins Regional Challenge Grant for Aquaculture

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration issues awards for impactful economic development initiatives.
October 19, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
National
Two aquaculture workers pull a line of kelp out of the water and into their boat, on Seagrove Kelp Co's farm site. Buoy markers are present on the water's surface. Alaska mariculture in practice - seaweed farming in Doyle Bay, Alaska with Seagrove Kelp Co. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Special Issue Journal Focuses on Ecosystem Processes in the Gulf of Alaska

A third volume in a series of special issue journals was recently released highlighting research findings in the Gulf of Alaska.
October 18, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Satellite image showing winds and waves churning fine sediments and phytoplankton over the shallow nearshore waters and continental shelf of northern Gulf of Alaska Satellite image showing fine sediments and phytoplankton over the shallow nearshore waters and continental shelf of northern Gulf of Alaska, March 13, 2008. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory, NASA image by Norman Kuring, MODIS Ocean Color Team

Snow Crab and Red King Crab Declines in 2022

Science behind snow crab and Bristol Bay red king crab stock declines in Alaska in 2022.
October 17, 2022 - News ,
Alaska
Red king crab Red king crab. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Gray Whale Numbers Continue Decline; NOAA Fisheries Will Continue Monitoring

Fluctuations have long affected the eastern North Pacific population.
October 07, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
West Coast
Photograph showing gray whale mother and calf swimming along the central California Coast near Piedras Blancas, CA. A gray whale mother calf pair migrating along the central California coast from the wintering grounds in Mexico to the summer feeding grounds in Alaska. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

New Program Manager to Lead Larval Fish and Ecosystem Studies Team in Alaska

This critical position will help NOAA Fisheries gather ecosystem science to advance ecosystem-based fisheries management.
October 05, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
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Sustainable Pacific Oyster Farming

Pacific oysters are a smart seafood choice because they are sustainably grown and harvested under state and federal regulations.
October 03, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Pacific oysters on the half shell at Kodiak Ocean Bounty. Credit: Erik Obrien. Pacific oysters on the half shell at Kodiak Ocean Bounty. Credit: Erik Obrien.