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Klamath River Salmon, the Yurok Tribe, and the Dams Coming Down: A Conversation with Miss Indian World 2023–2024

Interview highlights tribal culture during Native American Heritage Month.
November 03, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Tori McConnell in traditional dress smiling for the camera Tori McConnell in traditional dress at the tribal Gathering of Nations, where she was crowned Miss Indian World in spring 2023. She is the first member of the Yurok Tribe of Northern California to hold the title. Credit: Emergence Productions

How NOAA Fisheries Helps Get American Seafood into American Diets

A long-standing federal program presents a valuable opportunity to help American fisheries.
October 24, 2023 - Feature Story ,
National
Seafood on a lunch tray with a student from a Greenville County school NOAA Fisheries' support of a U.S. Department of Agriculture program helps get healthy American seafood—like Alaska pollock fish sticks—into school lunches. Greenville County Schools in South Carolina make a point of serving seafood at least once a week. Photo courtesy of Joe Urban/Greenville County Schools.

Working Towards Zero-Waste Seafood

Conservation International Hawaiʻi and Chef Hui are hosting a series of dinners during Seafood Month to promote zero-waste seafood in Hawaiʻi.
October 11, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Fish cut up into sections. Our partner Conservation International-Hawaiʻi is hosting a series of zero-waste seafood dinners for Seafood Month. Credit: Nami Kaze

New Hawaiian Language Video Series: He Moʻolelo ʻĪliokai

Join us on a journey through the Hawaiian archipelago to learn more about the charismatic and endangered Hawaiian monk seal through He Moʻolelo ʻĪliokai, the Story of the Hawaiian Monk Seal.
September 25, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A Hawaiian monk seal swims in blue-green water near a gray rocky cliff A seal dives off the coast of Nihoa. Credit: NOAA Fisheries (Permit #22677)

Rewriting the Disaster Narrative in New Orleans through Collaboration and Community

With $1.2 million in funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act, NOAA is amplifying local efforts in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward and St. Bernard Parish to restore wetlands and revitalize communities.
September 22, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
Bayou Bienvenue Wetlands today (left) versus a healthy cypress swamp in Louisiana (right). Bayou Bienvenue Wetlands today (left) versus a healthy cypress swamp in Louisiana (right). (Photos: Shutterstock)

NOAA Funding Supports Chesapeake Bay Watershed Environmental Education

NOAA is recommending nearly $2.62 million for NOAA Chesapeake Bay-Watershed Education and Training projects that support student learning, teacher training, and more.
July 11, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Two women lean over to examine how one of the women is holding a yardstick in a stream as other people look on. Credit: Virginia Commonwealth University. Professional development experiences funded by Chesapeake B-WET give educators the tools they need to help their students become environmentally literate. Photo: Virginia Commonwealth University.

Interns Dive into Chesapeake Science, Policy, Programs

Summer interns give college students valuable experience and help the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office work toward a healthy Bay.
July 03, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A grid of six blocks: Five are images of smiling young women showing their enthusiasm for NOAA science and healthy habitat; one is the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office logo We welcome the five NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office interns for summer 2023!

Profiles in Sustainability: A New Look for FishWatch

Re-designed FishWatch site helps users understand the sustainability of U.S. seafood.
June 22, 2023 - Feature Story ,
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A grid of seven photos depicting various seafood communities. Whether you catch it yourself, purchase it at your local store, or order it from your favorite restaurant, sustainable seafood is cause to celebrate. Credits: Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (top left), Canopy Sea Farms (bottom left), and NOAA Fisheries (all others).

Woods Hole Science Aquarium Wins Popular Award

Takes home the silver for children’s activities on Cape Cod.
June 21, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A tall young man holds a list of instructions and is looking at a wolffish in an aquarium tank on the right side of the picture. Two visitors on a scavenger hunt during our 2023 “7th Grade Science in the Village” event face off with an Atlantic wolffish. Credit: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution/Jayne Doucette

2023 Fisheries Art + Science Fellow Selected

Fellowship seeks ways to broaden engagement in fisheries management.
June 01, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Catherine Ross dancing in front of an outdoor art installation Catherine Ross has been selected for the fourth AICAD/NOAA Fisheries Art + Science Fellowship.