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New Report Highlights Alaska Aquaculture Priorities and Accomplishments

Projects and actions aim to support the growing Alaska aquaculture industry.
September 10, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Harvesting Kelp in Alaska. Credit: Seagrove Kelp Co. Harvesting Kelp in Alaska. Credit: Seagrove Kelp Co.

Meet Brittany Struck, Natural Resource Management Specialist

Brittany Struck conducts Endangered Species Act consultations for threatened and endangered steelhead in South-Central and Southern California.
September 10, 2021 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Woman standing in a stream examining a scientific device

Meet Zuzy Abdala, Program Analyst for the NOAA Restoration Center

Zuzy Abdala works to evaluate the impact of the technical assistance that the NOAA Restoration Center provides to its partners.
September 09, 2021 - Feature Story ,
National
Zuzy Abdala stands in front of a glacier while conducting research in Antartica Zuzy conducted research off the coast of Antarctica during graduate school. Credit: Zuzy Abdala.

Four Endangered North Pacific Right Whales Spotted in the Gulf of Alaska

Biologists were able to collect valuable data on these rare animals during a special whale survey in August.
September 09, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Tail of one north Pacific right whale shown as it dives next to second whale with head above water.

2021 Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program Awards

NOAA Fisheries announces $2.2 million in funding for 12 innovative bycatch reduction research projects.
September 09, 2021 - Feature Story ,
National
Large black and white sea turtle swims in the blue ocean with yellow and black striped fish One of the funded projects will include innovative technology to understand the impacts of fisheries gear entanglement on endangered leatherback sea turtles. Credit: Jason Isley/Scubazoo.

Central Gulf of Alaska Marine Heatwave Watch

The sea surface temperatures in the Central GOA have remained above the long-term (1982-2012) mean since August 18. However sea surface temperatures have not approached the 90th percentile between then and September 6.
September 08, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
photo of a trawler in the Gulf of Alaska

The Little-Known History of the Narragansett Lab Research Aquarium

In celebration of our 150th anniversary, we explore the research marine aquarium facility at our Narragansett lab.
September 08, 2021 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
The egg and larva are seen in relief against the light colored background.

Meet Elena Flores, Graduate Scholar

Part of the Faces of the Southeast Fisheries Science Center series.
September 07, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
Elena Flores sitting in a kayak visiting mangrove sites in Tamaulipas, Mexico. Visiting mangrove sites in Tamaulipas, Mexico. Photo courtesy of Elena Flores.

2021 Northeast Summer Ecosystem Monitoring Cruise Completed

The 2021 Northeast summer ecosystem monitoring survey aboard NOAA Ship Pisces completed sampling at about 85 percent of their planned stations.
September 03, 2021 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A white circular frame with 12 gray bottles is suspended over the ocean water from an A-frame on the side of the ship. The image is taken from above the A-frame. It is daytime in good weather. Two crew in hard hats stand on the deck near the rail, beneath the sampling gear.

Discovering Deep-Sea Sponges in Alaska

Hundreds of species have yet to be described in the ecosystems that support Alaska’s valuable commercial fisheries.
September 02, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Underwater photo of a pink fish hiding inside a conical yellow sponge. A pregnant sharpchin rockfish shelters within a sponge on the seafloor off Alaska. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.