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Hawai‘i Fishermen Reel in Data With Local Tagging Project

Hawai‘i anglers are tagging popular game fish with Pacific Islands Fisheries Group to power informed and abundant fisheries.
June 02, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A smiling fisherman holds a nearly 35-inch-long silvery fish in his hands while on a boat in the ocean. Ulua angler Cory Olores is one of many fishermen tagging popular game fish with Pacific Islands Fisheries Group’s Tag It program. The program helps fishermen, scientists, and resource managers better understand fish populations. Photo courtesy of Cory Olores

White House National Science and Technology Council Finalizes New Aquaculture Plan, First in 40 Years

In addition to providing a sustainable source of American-raised seafood, aquaculture plays an important role in fisheries restoration.
December 16, 2024 - Feature Story ,
National
Two men spray baskets of oysters on a boat. Oyster growers harvest farmed shellfish from the Damariscotta River in Maine. NOAA has awarded several grants to small businesses working to develop new tools to advance sustainable U.S. aquaculture. (Image credit: C. Katalinas/ Maine Sea Grant)

United Nations Endorses New “Guidelines for Sustainable Aquaculture”

NOAA provided scientific expertise on the guidelines, which will develop global aquaculture best practices.
July 12, 2024 - Feature Story ,
National
A vessel lifts a seaweed line in a fjord in the Faroe Islands.

Gear Up for the Summer Snapper Season with Return ‘Em Right

Gulf of Mexico offshore anglers: prep for summer reef fish seasons with gear, training, and giveaways to help fish survive.
May 24, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
a red snapper is held partially underwater off the side of a boat with a SeaQualizer descending device in its mouth

An Amberjack by Any Other Name: Rethinking Identification and Unlocking Historical Data for Four Species

NOAA Fisheries, the National Systematics Laboratory, and their partners use contemporary survey data to shed new light on historical data and the life histories of four species of amberjack in the western North Atlantic.
May 10, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
National
A man on the deck of a ship wearing orange overalls holds a silver fish and examines it. Dr. Matthew Girard examines an almaco jack on the deck of NOAA ship Henry B. Bigelow during the fall 2022 Northeast Fisheries Science Center bottom trawl survey. Credit: Dr. Katherine Bemis

Return 'Em Right: Empowering Anglers to Save Fish from Barotrauma

Hear how a federal program is providing free gear and training to anglers to reduce barotrauma in Gulf of Mexico reef fisheries.
June 09, 2022 - Podcast ,
Southeast
An angler holds a fish, its mouth open and air bladder inflated from barotrauma. Barotrauma expands gasses in a fish causing the air bladder and other organs to expand as well, making it difficult for fish to swim after release. Credit: NOAA Fisheries, Florida SeaGrant

Aquaculture Grower Profiles

Marine aquaculture is an important industry with economic, environmental, and social benefits. In the U.S. farming of fish, shellfish, and seaweeds is providing sustainable seafood and helping build resilience in a changing environment.
November 01, 2021 - Feature Story ,
National
On a foggy day at low tide, oyster bags are above the water's surface as a Hog Island boat passes by.

Tide to Table Profiles: Blue Ocean Mariculture

Blue Ocean Mariculture is a finfish grower located in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
October 29, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A school of farmed Kanpachi swimming off the coast of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Almaco jack (Seriola rivoliana) is in the same family as yellowtail and is prized by chefs. The species is marked by a dark blue-green upper body with a lavender-tinted belly and elongated fins. Credit: Blue Ocean Mariculture.

Aquaculture Grower Profiles

Marine aquaculture is an important industry. In many fishing and coastal communities, aquaculture creates year-round jobs that support resilient working waterfronts and economic development.
October 23, 2020 - Feature Story ,
National
Two employees use rakes to clean algae off of oyster bags. Farmers cleaning oyster bags. Clean bags allow more water to get through for the shellfish to filter feed.

Removing Fish From Fish Diet for Tastier, More Sustainable Aquaculture

NOAA-funded research shows that a diet of poultry meal and algae oil could be just as good for aquaculture fish as fishmeal and fish oil.
September 29, 2020 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Thinly sliced cut fish on a plate garnished with vegetables and wasabi. Kampachi sashimi. Kampachi fed on a new fish-free diet tasted better, according to a blind taste test. Credit: © Ocean Era, Inc.