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2024 Winter News Roundup

A roundup of recent headlines from around the agency—hear about using illegal eel smuggling operation, scientists using AI to better understand monk seals, and funding announcements tied to climate resiliency and helping coastal communities.
A scientist wearing a personal flotation device squats in front of a long-range autonomous underwater vehicle typing on a laptop while on the back deck of a research vessel at sea. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution engineer Owen Ceserano downloads images collected from a long-range autonomous underwater vehicle called “Stella” on deck of R/V Hugh R. Sharp. HabCam can be seen in the background. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Zach Fyke

Celebrate Winter with Four New Paper Snowflake Designs

Craft yourself a wondrous winter wonderland with our new paper snowflake designs! This year’s designs highlight four of our Woods Hole Science Aquarium residents: Black sea bass, Northern sea robin, planehead filefish, and short big-eye.
December 09, 2024 - Feature Story ,
snowflake collage

Advancing International Atlantic Salmon Conservation by Engaging Indigenous Peoples

Recognizing and incorporating Indigenous Peoples’ perspectives and traditional knowledge strengthens our ability to conserve and responsibly manage Atlantic salmon.
November 01, 2024 - Feature Story ,
A school of Atlantic salmon swimming. Atlantic salmon Credit: Nick Hawkins

Clam Survey Dredges Up Ice Age Find

Scientists on our 2024 Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Survey dredged up a mysterious object. A Smithsonian expert solved the mystery, identifying it as a likely extinct Ice Age walrus jawbone—a once-in-a-lifetime find!
October 30, 2024 - Feature Story ,
An old gray jawbone about the length of an adult forearm sits upon a table in a lab. The right jawbone of a walrus, possibly thousands of years old, discovered during a NOAA dredge survey in 2024. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jonathan Duquette

New Tool Provides Insight into Coastal Community Well-Being

The Community Environmental Justice Explorer provides insights into coastal community conditions and can be used as a signal for further investigation.
"This tool is one important part of taking a human-centered and Equity and Environmental Justice approach to fisheries management." - Dr. Danika Kleiber, Executive Committee Member, NOAA Fisheries EEJ Committee