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Meet Adriane Michaelis, Aquaculture Social Scientist

As part of the Faces of the Southeast Fisheries Science Center series, meet Dr. Adriane Michaelis an aquaculture social scientist.
November 22, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
Adriane Michaelis harvesting oysters. Adriane Michaelis preparing to harvest oysters from floating gear with Bonus Point Oyster Company, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and high school vocational training program based in Mobile County, Alabama. Credit: Becky Wasden.

Report Highlights Economic and Climate Benefits of America’s Estuaries

Estuaries help support the nation’s economy and climate resilience through benefits like jobs, flood protection, and coastal blue carbon storage.
November 02, 2021 - Feature Story ,
National
Mangroves along an estuary Mangroves near Tampa Bay, Florida. Credit: Tampa Bay Estuary Program.

Primary Production Limits Fisheries Economic Performance

NOAA study illustrates the need to account for primary production’s limitation on fisheries economic performance when managing fisheries.
June 25, 2021 - Feature Story ,
National
Microscopic view of a marine phytoplankton species (Chaetoceros sp.) Microscopic view of a marine phytoplankton species (Chaetoceros sp.). Numerous species of phytoplankton make up most primary production. Image from the NOAA Photo Library.

Surveys Will Collect Data Crucial for Managing Alaska Fisheries and Monitoring Alaska Marine Ecosystems

NOAA Fisheries kicks off summer and fall surveys.
May 27, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Photo of Bering sea with seabirds on the surface and a rainbow on the horizon.

Economic and Social Well-Being of Northeast Commercial Fishing Fleets Displayed in New Web-based Application

NOAA social scientists have developed a website where anyone can easily get a picture of how well a fishery and the communities that depend on it are doing.
January 05, 2021 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
landing page for northeast commercial fishing performance measures. Text with images of fish, organized by fishery management plan

Seriously Useful Seafood Tips: Shellfish and Other Farmed Seafood

Farmed seafood is vital to our nation’s food production and security. For some, it can be intimidating to cook farmed seafood. We asked eight of our region’s stakeholders and industry partners to share their best tips to empower home cooks.
December 15, 2020 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Northeast Fisheries Science Center shellfish and farmed seafood stakeholders and industry partners graphic

New Study Shows Economic Importance of Alaska’s Whale-Watching Industry

Juneau is by far the dominant whale watching port in Alaska.
November 19, 2020 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Humpback whales bubble net feeding in Southeast Alaska. Humpback whales bubble net feeding in Southeast Alaska. NMFS Permit #14296

North Slope Borough, NOAA, University of Washington and Cooperative Institute for Climate Ocean and Ecosystem Studies Scientists Collaborate to Monitor Whales in 2020 in Northern Alaska

When it comes to observing bowhead whales in Arctic waters, scientists and Indigenous communities are learning to “expect the unexpected.”
November 09, 2020 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Photo of a bowhead whale in the Beaufort Sea. One bowhead whale sighted in a feeding aggregation approximately 15 km north of the mouth of Smith Bay, Alaska (event 116), North Slope Borough Autumn Aerial Surveys Flight 1, 17 September 2020. Photo: NOAA Fisheries.

Seafood Bycatch Donation Relieves Hunger And Reduces Waste

A cooperative Alaska program takes an innovative approach to the global problem of unwanted fish catch.
October 30, 2020 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Photo of trawler F/V Commodore hauling in pollock catch in the Eastern Bering Sea. The F/V Commodore fishing for pollock in the Eastern Bering Sea. Credit: Brent Paine/United Catcher Boats.

Seriously Useful Seafood Tips: Fish and Other Wild-Caught Seafood

Those committed to making our nation’s seafood sustainable will likely have an amazing fount of knowledge on how to cook it. Seven of our region’s stakeholders and industry partners share their best seafood tips for the home consumer.
October 28, 2020 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Northeast Fisheries Science Center fish and wild caught seafood stakeholders and industry partners graphic