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GulfCorps Member Connor Robison: Leaving the Street to Become Conservation Leader

The GulfCorps, a program managed by NOAA and The Nature Conservancy, helps restore Gulf Coast habitat and provides young people with a pathway to environmental careers. Meet GulfCorps alumnus Connor Robison and learn how the program transformed his life.
December 04, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
Connor Robison’s GulfCorps crew prepare to remove invasive species from the Pearl River in Mississippi. Credit: Connor Robison Connor Robison’s GulfCorps crew prepare to remove invasive species from the Pearl River in Mississippi. Credit: Connor Robison

GulfCorps Member Eric Lucas: From Fast Food to Full-Time Parks Employee

The GulfCorps, a program managed by NOAA and The Nature Conservancy, helps restore Gulf Coast habitat and provides young people with a pathway to environmental careers. Meet GulfCorps alumnus Eric Lucas and learn how the program transformed his life.
December 03, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
Eric Lucas working on a GulfCorps project in Alabama. Credit: Eric Lucas Eric Lucas working on a GulfCorps project in Alabama. Credit: Eric Lucas

GulfCorps: Gulf Coast Restoration Work Gives Young People Jobs, Pathway to Career and Life Success

NOAA’s Office of Habitat Conservation awarded The Nature Conservancy $12 million to fund the GulfCorps program for the next 3 years. The program will employ 150 crew members to restore and enhance 5,000 acres of coastal habitat.
December 02, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
GulfCorps members at orientation. Credit: Mike Dumas/TNC GulfCorps members at orientation. Credit: Mike Dumas/TNC

Illegal Wildlife Smuggling Operation Shut Down in Puerto Rico

Two men sentenced to prison for illegally smuggling live eels from Puerto Rico.
November 26, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement agent, U.S. Coast Guard officers, and Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources rangers process seized eels in San Juan, Puerto Rico. NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement agent, U.S. Coast Guard officers, and Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources rangers process seized eels in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Direct Marketing: Another Tool to Increase Resiliency of U.S. Seafood

Selling seafood directly to consumers, markets, or restaurants can help strengthen community connections and insulate our domestic seafood supply against disruptions.
November 12, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
West Coast
National
A chalk signboard outside a fish market that says "Thank You for Supporting Local Fishermen" A signboard thanking patrons at Tuna Harbor Dockside Market in San Diego. Credit: Tuna Harbor Dockside Market.

Fifteen Years of Searching for Smalltooth Sawfish

NOAA Fisheries scientists have been studying smalltooth sawfish in South Florida since 2009. Here’s what we’ve learned so far.
November 12, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
A female scientist inserts a tag into a sawfish, with white belly up and long, toothed rostrum extended, while two other scientists hold it in the water Annsli Hilton performs surgery on a smalltooth sawfish to insert an acoustic tag to track the animal’s movement. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Reni Poston-Hymel (ESA Permit #22078, Everglades National Park Permit #0007)

Using Drones and Tags to Study Rice’s Whales

NOAA Fisheries and partners got an up-close look at the life of these endangered whales.
November 06, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
A whale raises its head out of the ocean's surface to breathe as a drone hovers overhead holding a bright orange tag A drone hovers over a Rice’s whale, ready to drop a suction cup tag to collect data. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Ocean Alliance (Permit #21938)

Across Islands and Oceans: Bridging Ideas Between Caribbean and Pacific Fisheries

NOAA Fisheries scientists from the Southeast United States and Pacific Islands held a workshop to exchange ideas and solutions for common challenges for island-based fisheries science.
November 04, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Southeast
Three small, bare-bones boats moored off a mountainous island coastline U.S.-island fisheries typically consist of small-scale commercial or non-commercial—including subsistence, artisanal, and recreational fisheries. Credit: Adobe Stock

Meet the NOAA Fisheries Tribal Liaison Team

Meet members of the team and learn more about their work.
November 01, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
National
Plants sprouting from the reservoir footprint on the Klamath (Credit: Tommy Williams/NOAA) Plants sprouting from the reservoir footprint on the Klamath (Credit: Tommy Williams/NOAA)

Is U.S. Wild-Caught Shrimp Sustainable? The Short Answer Is Yes

Learn the facts about wild-caught American shrimp, including what makes it a sustainable seafood choice.
October 29, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
Shrimp trawl during sunset