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Celebrating 125 Years of Science at the NOAA Beaufort Lab

The Beaufort Laboratory in North Carolina is celebrating its 125th Anniversary!
October 24, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
Aerial view of a boat near a North Carolina island coastline with docks and several large buildings, text "The Beaufort Lab. 125. 1899-2024"

NOAA Fisheries Releases National Seafood Strategy Implementation Plan

The plan outlines actions we can take to enhance industry resilience and competitiveness in the face of climate change and other stressors.
October 01, 2024 - Feature Story ,
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Seafood on ice Seafood on ice for display. Credit: Shutterstock

$4 Million Awarded for Marine Mammal Rescue Efforts through Prescott Grant Program

NOAA Fisheries recommended awarding 37 grants, totaling more than $4 million, through the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Assistance Grant Program to our partners in 16 states.
September 30, 2024 - Feature Story ,
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Humpback whale carcass lying on beach with two people measuring the pectoral flipper Authorized responders from the Seacoast Science Center take measurements of a dead humpback whale that stranded in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Credit: Seacoast Science Center.

NOAA Fisheries, Gulf Partners Release Blueprint to Improve Recreational Fishing Data Collection

This joint plan prioritizes research projects to improve recreational fishing data collection now and into the future.
September 26, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
Recreational angler holds up a red snapper caught in the Gulf of Mexico Recreational angler holds up a red snapper caught in the Gulf of Mexico. Grayson and Shelley Shepard

Trika Gerard Named Southeast Fisheries Science Center Deputy Director

NOAA Fisheries is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Trika Gerard as the new Deputy Director for Science and Operations of the Southeast Fisheries Science Center.
September 24, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
Trika in the ancient city of Petra in Jordan.

DJ’s Oyster Company, Growing a new Kind of Oyster in Texas

This Tide-to-Table Profile features David Aparicio, an oyster farmer demonstrating resilience in Palacios, Texas.
September 23, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
A married couple stand arm in arm, smiling, in front of an oyster booth with shucked oysters and garnishes. David and Alyssa Aparicio, owners of DJ Oyster Company, smile in front of some of their Matagorda Pearl farmed oysters (Courtesy of DJ Oyster Company.)

Crack Down on Illegal Charter Operations to Keep Reef Fish Safe: More than $130,000 in Fines Assessed in Illegal Fishing Penalties

NOAA Enforcement wraps up the 2024 federal charter season by targeting illegal for-hire operators across the Gulf.
September 19, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
NOAA Officers on a charter patrol off the west coast of Florida. NOAA Officers on a charter patrol off the west coast of Florida. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Meet Graduate Student Lauren Johnson and her Mentor, Dr. Carressa Gerald, Advocates for Oysters

With support from NOAA, the North Carolina Coastal Federation is funding research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. Lauren Johnson and her mentor Dr. Carressa Gerald discuss their work at North Carolina Central University.
September 11, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
Lauren Johnson, far right, and other students show off marine life they found on an NCCU field visit. (Credit: North Carolina Coastal Federation) Lauren Johnson, far right, and other students show off marine life they found on an NCCU field visit. (Credit: North Carolina Coastal Federation)

Meet Undergraduate Fellow Amin Neal, Who Uses Coding to Support Marine Conservation Efforts

With support from NOAA, the North Carolina Coastal Federation is funding research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. Amin Neal has combined his love of coding and marine science to support conservation work in coastal North Carolina.
September 10, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
Amin Neal, Dr. Carol Price, and fellow CMAST student Iileyah Braxton (Credit: Amin Neal) Amin Neal, Dr. Carol Price, and fellow CMAST student Iileyah Braxton (Credit: Amin Neal)

Under Pressure to Restore Deep-Sea Corals

NOAA Fisheries and partners conducted a saturation diving mission deep in the Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico) to advance coral restoration efforts. Throughout the mission, the pressure was on in more ways than one-literally and competitively.
September 09, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
View from an underwater remotely operated vehicle, its robotic arm reaching for a concrete plate on which coral will settle, and two divers in SCUBA gear and helmets working in the background on the seafloor. View from C-Innovation, LLC's remotely-operated vehicle, or ROV, used during a scientific mission in the Gulf of Mexico in August 2024. Here, the ROV deploys coral fragment racks, while saturation divers from the Navy's Experimental Diving Unit are visible in the background collecting samples on the seafloor. Credit: NOAA, C-Innovation, LLC