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Celebrating Earth Day 2025

Every day is Earth Day at NOAA Fisheries!
April 21, 2025 - Feature Story ,
A graphic with the text "Earth Day" showing a globe, fish, corals, a whale, and seagrass. Celebrating Earth Day at NOAA Fisheries. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Alaskan Communities Use Flexibility in Snow Crab Fishery Regulations for Economic Relief

NOAA Fisheries works with communities, harvesters, and processors to navigate solutions in a pinch.
March 31, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Bering Sea snow crabs Bering Sea snow crab. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

Reducing Waste and Feeding Communities in Hawaiʻi with a Whole Fish Approach

A program in Hawai‘i is trying to increase food security and reduce food waste by using every part of the fish, from bone marrow to blood lines—even making the skin into leather!
March 27, 2025 - Podcast ,
Fish sitting on ice in a metal bowl. Fresh-caught taʻape on ice. Credit: Conservation International Hawaiʻi.

Dive Into Our Top Marine Stories, Podcasts, Posts, and Videos of 2024

Check out the stories, podcasts, social media posts, and videos that topped the charts in 2024.
January 02, 2025 - Feature Story ,
A Bryde's whale swims along the surface of the ocean. A Bryde’s whale photographed in the Mariana Archipelago. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Adam Ü (NOAA Fisheries MMPA-ESA Permit #14097)

Global Extinction Risk for Sharks and Rays Is High, United States may Provide Haven

NOAA Fisheries and partners examined the global extinction risk and biodiversity loss of sharks and rays. While they’re in bad shape globally, countries with sustainably managed fisheries like the United States may provide a safe place to survive.
December 06, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Schooling hammerhead sharks

On Deck With Observer 0001—Looking Back 30 Years

This year the Pacific Islands Region Observer Program marks its 30th anniversary. To celebrate, we’re featuring its first observer, Tonya Wick.
November 21, 2024 - Feature Story ,
A woman poses holding a fish while aboard a fishing vessel with fisherman and their catch separated into baskets in the background. Tonya Wick aboard a fishing vessel at sea in 1998. Photo courtesy of Tonya Wick

Direct Marketing: Another Tool to Increase Resiliency of U.S. Seafood

Selling seafood directly to consumers, markets, or restaurants can help strengthen community connections and insulate our domestic seafood supply against disruptions.
November 12, 2024 - Feature Story ,
A chalk signboard outside a fish market that says "Thank You for Supporting Local Fishermen" A signboard thanking patrons at Tuna Harbor Dockside Market in San Diego. Credit: Tuna Harbor Dockside Market.