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Meet OoNee, Sea Urchin Ranchers in Oregon

NOAA’s Tide to Table series profiles members of the aquaculture community who provide valuable jobs and access to fresh, sustainably sourced American seafood.
March 04, 2026 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Two men, one in a grey long sleave and one in a blue camo long sleave, smile for the camera. OoNee Sea Urchin Ranch co-founders Brad Bailey (left) and Aaron Huang (right) with their innovative sea urchin raceways. Credit: OoNee Sea Urchin Ranch

West Coast Waters Experiencing Another Large Marine Heatwave

NOAA scientists track growth of heatwaves that can affect fisheries.
March 03, 2026 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Underwater view of a large school of juvenile coho salmon swimming over a rocky riverbed. Marine heatwaves can reduce salmon survival in the ocean because warmer waters are typically less productive. Coho salmon, shown here, have been an exception in some places, though, since they often stay closer to the coast, taking advantage of cooler and more productive upwelled waters. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

NOAA Fisheries Seeks Input on Groundfish Rules Proposed to Reduce Entanglements

Rules open to comment represent a step toward more flexibility for fishery.
February 11, 2026 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Members of the response team lowering a camera into the water with a humback partially submerged in the background A trained response team uses an underwater camera to view the lines entangling a humpback whale off Washington’s Olympic Peninsula in 2019. A proposed rule would help reduce risk of entanglements. Photo credit: Pacific Northwest Large Whale Entanglement Response Network. NOAA Permit #18786-03

Show Seafood Some Love and Get Heart Healthy!

U.S. seafood is sustainably produced, so it’s good for the planet. But did you know that it’s also good for your heart?
February 11, 2026 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
National
A graphic with pink and red background with a NOAA logo and decorative hearts in the bottom left corner. Text reads: "Get Heart-Healthy with Seafood" and there is a large heart graphic filled with a photo of a shrimp and vegetable bake.

NOAA Fisheries Launches Underwater Glider Challenge in Hawai‘i

NOAA Fisheries is leading a major effort to evaluate how next-generation ocean gliders can transform ocean monitoring and marine mammal conservation, while also benefitting U.S. fishermen and ocean industries.
February 05, 2026 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
West Coast
Autonomous underwater glider floating in circular pool in an oudoor lab. An underwater glider ballasting (stabilizing) at the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center in Honolulu, Hawai‘i, in preparation for the 2026 glider challenge. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Emergency Groundfish Rule Keeps Fleet Fishing as Species Prove More Abundant

New science prompts emergency changes giving fleet more flexibility. 
February 02, 2026 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Closeup of a caught groundfish An emergency rule increases catch limits for shortspine thornyhead and two other groundfish species, increasing fishing opportunities off the West Coast. Photo by NOAA Fisheries/West Coast Region.

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
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National
A drawing of a small, spiky crab with large round eyes. Fan art of the viral crab by X user @junbuug.