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Part 1—A Little Goes a Long Way: How Small Programs Are Educating Communities About Farmed Seafood

Innovative aquaculture education projects are finding new ways to connect communities to seafood.
January 08, 2026 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
West Coast
National
A grid of four photos. Top left is a From Hatchery to Habitat exhibit at an aquarium. Top right is a close-up of a person's hands and they are holding a shucked oyster and pouring hot sauce on it. Bottom left is a group of people in waist-high water watching an oyster farmer pull cages up to show their farm. Bottom right is a group of high school culinary students and their mentors standing at a display table. Overlaid on the photo grid reads "eeBLUE naaee Aquaculture Literacy Mini-Grantees" Photo credits: Tampa Bay Watch (top left); South Carolina Aquarium (top right); North Carolina Oyster Trail (bottom left); Tagal Oceanic/Lisa Tagal (bottom right)

First Joint NOAA Killer Whale Survey Examines Endangered Southern Residents’ Shift to Coast

Two NOAA vessels use new technologies to collect more data in less time.
January 07, 2026 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Man steering an orange vessel Research scientist Brad Hanson of the Northwest Fisheries Science Center steers a 24-foot Zodiac while the Storm Petrel parallels the course in the background. The two vessels took part in the first joint NOAA survey to study Southern Resident killer whales. Photo by Paul Hillman/NOAA Fisheries under permit 27052.

Conflicting Ocean Indicators Suggest Moderate Returns of Pacific Salmon

Ocean data in 2025 points to roughly average conditions.
December 29, 2025 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Juvenile salmon piled in an orange bucket Juvenile salmon

Top Marine Stories and Posts You Loved in 2025

A recap of 2025's most popular marine stories, videos, social media posts, and more.
December 22, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
National
A drawing of a small, spiky crab with large round eyes. Fan art of the viral crab by X user @junbuug.

Scientists Breed Sunflower Sea Stars Key to Reviving California’s Imperiled Kelp Forests

With funding from NOAA Fisheries, The Nature Conservancy and its partners are raising sunflower sea stars in hopes of reintroducing them to the wild. This keystone species is critical to kelp forest health.
December 18, 2025 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Sunflower sea star in an aquarium exhibit. Credit: AdobeStock Sunflower sea star in an aquarium exhibit. Credit: Adobe Stock

Shell-ebrate the Holidays with Festive Fisheries Cards

Fisheries-themed cards are sure to spread holiday cheer!
December 17, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
National
A holiday card that says "Here Comes Santa Claws" and has graphics of a lobster with a Santa hat on one claw. The other claw is hanging holiday lights. Here comes Santa Claws!

Part 2: Seafood Tips from the People Bringing You America's Seafood

Need a spark of holiday cooking inspiration? Explore these practical tips from seafood pros—and discover the stories of the families and communities behind America’s sustainable seafood.
December 11, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Pacific Islands
West Coast
National
A grid of two rows of three photos each, with a text box "meet the people brining our nation seafood". The top row: A man in a hat holding two plates of seafood in front of a Fish Market storefront (left); A man kneeling on a tarp in an estuary with a handfull of small oysters (middle); A man in a teal shirt smiling with a beach in the background (right). In the bottom row: A family on a small boat labaled Farm Stand (right); a woman in a chef's apron and shirt holding up a salmon standing on a rocky coastl Credit: NOAA Fisheries and Partners

A Restored Reef Brings Fish Habitat Back to Southern California

New monitoring shows the Palos Verdes Reef restoration project has increased fish biomass by over 150 percent just 4 years after construction.
December 08, 2025 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
A vibrant orange and red fish swimming through a reef. A vermillion rockfish—just one of many species that are now abundant—swims through the restored Palos Verdes Reef. Credit: Jonathan P. Williams, Vantuna Research Group

Most Threatened and Endangered Pacific Coast Salmon Populations Increased After Listings

Endangered Species Act protections move salmon toward recovery.
December 04, 2025 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Aerial view of the Lower Siuslaw River and wetlands The McKenzie River Trust is working with local tribes and groups to restore tidal wetlands that once supported coho, Chinook salmon and steelhead along the Lower Siuslaw River in Oregon. The restoration of such habitat with community support has benefitted salmon and steelhead listed under the Endangered Species Act, a scientific assessment found. Photo courtesy McKenzie River Trust.

Anglers Catch Salmon for Science as Tracking Reveals Risks Facing Adult Fall Chinook

Research detects water temperatures that may affect salmon survival.
December 01, 2025 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Closeup of gloved hands holding and examining an adult Chinook salmon Biologists hold a fall Chinook salmon with a tracking tag attached like a backpack before returning it to the ocean. Photo courtesy Miles Daniels/NOAA Fisheries/UCSC