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Al Roker Showcases Aquaculture as a Climate Solution

Al Roker and his team visited aquaculture efforts in California and Connecticut to learn firsthand how aquaculture can support working waterfronts, local businesses, and the coastal economy, all of which are threatened by climate change.
April 17, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
West Coast
Al Roker with Danielle Blacklock, Director of NOAA's Office of Aquaculture Al Roker with Danielle Blacklock, Director of NOAA's Office of Aquaculture. Credit: NOAA.

Filling the Gap: Tagging Highly Migratory Species in Curaçao

Conducting research to learn more about yellowfin tuna habitat use and movement patterns in the southern Caribbean.
March 29, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
Two scientists gripping a tuna on a boat deck to tag the species. The scientists are using a satellite tag on the yellowfin tuna to understand the species dynamics, abundance, distribution, movement patterns, and habitat use. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

For the First Time, Scientists Can Predict Traits for All Fish Worldwide

New research takes a “Robin Hood” approach to provide missing information on data-poor fish species for more effective ecosystem based fisheries management.
March 27, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Model showing similarities like parental care, offspring, and maturity between different fish Model results showing where fish species (circles, with examples shown around perimeter) within each family or class (colors, legend on right) fall among three life-history strategies (periodic, opportunistic, and equilibrium) based on their traits. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

West Coast Research Alliance Projects Climate Effects, Management Options for Key Species

‘Future Seas’ uses models to depict changing outlook and strategies.
March 16, 2023 - News ,
West Coast

Fishadelphia: Connecting Communities with Fresh Seafood

Fishadelphia is a community-supported fishery that brings fresh, local seafood to economically and culturally diverse communities in Philadelphia.
March 14, 2023 - Podcast ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
National
The Fishadelphia team. The Fishadelphia team. Credit: Dr. Talia Young.

Partnership Profiles: A Queen Conch Hatchery and the Local Fish Initiative

Partnerships are essential to the success of NOAA Fisheries work and mission. One of the agency's most effective tools for channeling funds to partners is the Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Competition.
October 31, 2022 - Podcast ,
National
2592x1728-San-Diego-Docks-2015-LianaHeberer_NOAA.jpg Rainbow in the dusk sky at San Diego Harbor. Credit: NOAA/Liana Heberer.

NOAA Announces 5-Year Strategic Plan for Aquaculture

The NOAA Aquaculture Strategic Plan will guide our efforts to enhance the growth of sustainable U.S. aquaculture.
October 26, 2022 - Feature Story ,
National
NOAA Aquaculture Strategic Plan (2022) report cover. A montage of aquaculture photos: Kampachi swimming, Ulva on oyster bags, Alakoko Fishpond (Hawai’i), net pen aquaculture, oyster farmers at work, raw oysters, mussel longlines, a hand holding bay scallops, and hard shell clams. The NOAA Aquaculture Strategic Plan (2023–2028) includes goals and objectives to sustainably develop the aquaculture industry in the United States. Credit: NOAA Aquaculture Program

Seafood for Everyone: A Conversation with Janet Coit

NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator Janet Coit talks about the challenges and opportunities facing the U.S. seafood industry, and getting Americans to eat more local seafood.
October 26, 2022 - Podcast ,
National
Shucked oysters on a plate Raw oysters on plate. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

Can You Catch More Fish When the Water Is Spinning?

New study sheds light on how fish use spinning water masses as habitat.
October 24, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A striped marlin with a school of smaller fish The striped marlin is a species of billfish that lives in the North Pacific. A new study co-led by NOAA scientists finds that marine predators, like the striped marlin, aggregate in anticyclonic, clockwise-rotating ocean eddies to feed. Credit: Pat Ford Photography.

Special Issue Journal Focuses on Ecosystem Processes in the Gulf of Alaska

A third volume in a series of special issue journals was recently released highlighting research findings in the Gulf of Alaska.
October 18, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Satellite image showing winds and waves churning fine sediments and phytoplankton over the shallow nearshore waters and continental shelf of northern Gulf of Alaska Satellite image showing fine sediments and phytoplankton over the shallow nearshore waters and continental shelf of northern Gulf of Alaska, March 13, 2008. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory, NASA image by Norman Kuring, MODIS Ocean Color Team