The annual Status of Stocks report highlighting the work toward the goal of maximizing fishing opportunities while ensuring the sustainability of fisheries and fishing communities to support America's Blue Economy.
NWFSC staff are aboard the NOAA Ship Bell M. Shimada to begin the Pacific hake survey. The path of the Shimada will be duplicated by four unmanned surface vehicles that will be launched by Saildrone, Inc. This effort will allow scientists to compare and evaluate the data collected by the Saildrones with the stock assessment needs of the survey.
The NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette is departing on May 15th for a 27-day research expedition throughout the main and Northwestern Hawaiian Islands to support research and recovery of the endangered Hawaiian monk seal and threatened green sea turtle.
A new report from NOAA Fisheries identifies challenges and recommendations to better detect, understand, assess, and manage shifting distributions and changing productivity of marine species with changing climate and ocean conditions.
