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Ring In the New Year With These Crowd-Favorite Seafood Recipes

Try these top five seafood recipes to kick off 2025 with nutritious and delicious dishes.
January 06, 2025 - Feature Story ,
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Curried skate wings plated with rice and chutney Chef Tyler Hadfield’s Curried Skate Wings with Tomato-Masala Chutney

Some Fish and Crab May Shift Further North in Alaskan Waters Than Previously Predicted

New regional models are being developed for the Bering Sea to better anticipate and incorporate climate change into resource management.
December 17, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Prow of ship with dense sea ice and sky in background. The research vessel Norseman II pushes carefully through the ice, maneuvering for open water. Credit: Gavin M Brady/NOAA Fisheries.

A Few Surprises in Alaska’s Marine Environment in 2024

NOAA Fisheries releases their annual Ecosystem Status Reports including a new report card for the northern Bering Sea which shares some promising news about sea ice conditions
December 11, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
3d map of Alaska 3D render and imaging of topographic map of Alaska showing the Gulf of Alaska, Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea. Satellite images courtesy of NASA. Credit: Frank Ramspott

What’s in the Water Might Be A New Way to Measure the Amount of Fish Present

Novel approach to study fish DNA collected from water samples enables researchers to estimate biomass of multiple Alaska fish species simultaneously.
October 31, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Fish swimming in tank for scientific research. Arctic Cod in tank. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

Economic Snapshot Shows Alaska Seafood Industry Suffered $1.8 Billion Loss 2022–2023

NOAA Fisheries’ industry snapshot shows the social and economic ramifications of Alaska’s losses have reverberated across the country.
October 09, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Offloading frozen Pacific cod from a catcher-processor vessel in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Offloading frozen Pacific cod from a catcher-processor vessel in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Credit: NOAA Fisheries / Paul Hillman.

Scientists Improve the Way They Measure Fish Fat to Accelerate Understanding of Fish Population Health

New streamlined method allows scientists to vastly increase the number of samples they can analyze at a time, gaining insights into fish population health—information critical for fisheries management.
September 24, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Scientist using lab equipment Bryan Cormack, fisheries biologist at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center, uses a multi-channel pipette for streamlined high-throughput processing using the sulfo-phospho-vanillin (SPV) assay. He processed more than 2,700 SPV samples this past year. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Cody Pinger.

Study Explores Combined Impacts of Ocean Warming and Acidification on Pacific Cod

Laboratory experiments simulate future conditions to help predict the climate resilience of a valuable Alaska fish.
April 29, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Photograph showing side view of transparent Pacific cod larva with large black eye. Newly hatched Pacific cod larva. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Emily Slesinger

Integrating Ecosystem and Socioeconomic Information into Fisheries Management

A new rapid communication tool takes a significant step toward ecosystem-based management of sustainable seafood.
December 26, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Graphic showing how ecosystem socioeconomic profiles fit into ecosystem based fisheries management The Ecosystem and Socioeconomic Profile completes the ecosystem-based fisheries management feedback loop by integrating ecosystem and socioeconomic information into fisheries advice for decision makers. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

NOAA Fisheries Releases 2023 Ecosystem Status Reports for Alaska

Reports provide a synthesis of current conditions and trends in indicators of ecosystem health.
December 15, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Topographic map of the Gulf of Alaska, Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea. 3D render and imaging of topographic map of Alaska showing the Gulf of Alaska, Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea. Satellite images courtesy of NASA. Credit: Frank Ramspott

Introducing the New Pacific Cod Trawl Cooperative Program

As one of the most abundant and valuable groundfish species harvested off Alaska’s coast, Pacific cod require a more efficient solution to regulate harvest.
August 09, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Pacific cod Pacific cod. Credit: NOAA Fisheries