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#ShowUsYourSeafood Challenge: Results Are In!

Staff at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center participated in a #ShowUsYourSeafood Challenge to help support NOAA Fisheries’ #EatSeafoodAmerica campaign. The competition was fierce. Judging was tough. These seven dishes rose above the rest.
December 28, 2020 - Feature Story ,
Graphic of seven winning dishes in the NEFSC Show Us Your Seafood Challenge

Get Crafty With Our Woods Hole Science Aquarium’s Snowflake Templates!

This winter, get your craft on with our adorable Woods Hole Science Aquarium snowflakes! Enjoy four designs celebrating just a few of our aquarium residents: loggerhead sea turtle, seahorses, sea stars, or horseshoe crab.
December 18, 2020 - Feature Story ,
Graphic of four Woods Hole Science Aquarium snowflake templates

Researchers Use Aerial Images and Artificial Intelligence to Map Coral Across the Main Hawaiian Islands

Maps of coral cover overlaid with locations of human activities revealed that nearshore development has a strong negative impact on corals.
December 16, 2020 - Feature Story ,
The ASU Global Airborne Observatory on a mapping mission over the North Maui Island coast.

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 ,
Northeast Fisheries Science Center shellfish and farmed seafood stakeholders and industry partners graphic

20 Memorable Marine Stories, Videos, and Photos of 2020

As we wrap up 2020, check out the most memorable marine features, videos, and photos of the year.
December 11, 2020 - Feature Story ,
4994x3329 Oasis at the barren bottom.jpg Pocillopora grandis coral colonies serve as a welcome shelter for these butterflyfish and damselfish. Photo: NOAA Fisheries/Ari Halperin.

String of Marine Heatwaves Continues to Dominate Northeast Pacific

Researchers question whether heatwaves are becoming more common than not.
December 02, 2020 - Feature Story ,
Big Sur coastline looking north to Bixby Canyon Bridge. California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.

Using eDNA to Monitor Alaskan Waters for Invasive European Green Crabs

Voracious crustacean known to gobble juvenile salmon and outcompete Dungeness crab.
December 01, 2020 - Feature Story ,
European green crab A European green crab. Credit: Emily Grason/Washington Seagrant

NOAA Fisheries Science Helps Maine’s Pioneering Sea Scallop Farmers

Enterprising fishermen have been developing sea scallop aquaculture in Maine with technology adapted from Japan. Recently, NOAA Fisheries scientists conducted a study to help with site selection.
November 09, 2020 - Feature Story ,
A whole shucked scallop is held in a person's hands.

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 ,
Northeast Fisheries Science Center fish and wild caught seafood stakeholders and industry partners graphic