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Mischievous Snailfish and Other Mysteries of the Deep

Discovering snailfish in Alaska waters.
July 13, 2016 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Three small pink fish against a white background

Tagging Along on an Ocean Migration

Scientists track Salmon on first swim to sea.
July 11, 2016 - Feature Story ,
Alaska

Conserving Skate Nursery Habitat In The Bering Sea

Ensuring a healthy ecosystem for sustainable fisheries.
June 29, 2016 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Skate swimming on the seafloor

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act in Action: How Biological Surveys Support Sustainable Alaskan Fisheries

This month NOAA Fisheries celebrates the 40th Anniversary of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the federal law that set the U.S. on track to healthy fish stocks and fisheries. Underlying the success of this important U.S. law is a management system supported by good science. Biological surveys make it possible for scientists to provide reliable estimates of how many fish are in the ocean. Sometimes, scientists also get a few surprises, like discovering a new species.
June 06, 2016 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
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Where Do Alaska Fish Go?

The Alaska Fisheries Science Center, the McDowell Group and the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission have produced a new publication examining how federally managed groundfish and crab stocks caught in Alaskan waters
May 23, 2016 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Man wearing blue hat, yellow jacket and orange gloves holding up seafood.

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation And Management Act In Action: Age Data Are Important For Sustainable Fisheries

A little stone in a fish’s ear contains valuable information that helps determine its age.
May 10, 2016 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Ear stone of a fish

The Cost of Saving Sea Turtles From Gillnets

In small-scale fisheries around the world, gillnets are helping individual fishermen put food on the table day in and day out. But at the same time, this non-selective fishing gear is inadvertently catching bycatch.
April 26, 2016 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
In the left foreground, a set of hands hold a gillnet with green LED sticks attached. In the background the sunsets in an array of pinks, purples, yellows and oranges in the clouds over the water.

Status of Stocks 2015

U.S. Fisheries Continue to Rebuild
April 20, 2016 - Feature Story ,
National
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The Governance of Fish: Forty Years under the Magnuson-Stevens Act

The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) has helped us end chronic overfishing and establish sustainable fisheries in the U.S.
April 11, 2016 - Leadership Message ,
National

Ten-Day At Sea Joint Mission Successfully Tallies 20+ Violations

On March 10, 2016, two Alaska Wildlife Troopers, a public safety technician, and a NOAA Enforcement Officer got underway for a 10-day at-sea operation in the Aleutian chain, Alaska. The joint patrol mission was focused on conducting at-sea boarding's, as
April 09, 2016 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
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