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Advancing Transparency in Fisheries Monitoring and Enforcement

Trends in compliance over 21 years provide insight to help build greater collaboration in support of sustainable fisheries.
November 01, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Image of a man in a sweater and a man in uniform shaking hands on a dock surrounded by boats A NOAA Enforcement officer meets with a fisherman. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Rare Juvenile White Abalone Spotted Off California Raises Hope for Endangered Shellfish

Divers find evidence of reproduction in the wild as NOAA continues recovery efforts.
October 31, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Close-up view of a small juvenile abalone attached to the inside edge of an adult shell The small red shell is a juvenile white abalone on the inside edge of an adult abalone shell. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Canopy Kelp Forests Persist in Coastal Alaska Despite Century of Climatic and Ecosystem Change

Drawing upon diverse datasets, scientists look for patterns of change and stability in an important nearshore habitat in a data-scarce region.
October 31, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Aerial view of the ocean with kelp forests Aerial photograph of a kelp forest apparently aligned with predominant currents. The aquamarine color of the water probably indicates proximity to glacial outwash. Alaska, Icy Strait. Credit: Alaska ShoreZone Program NOAA/NMFS/AFSC; Courtesy of Mandy Lindeberg, NOAA/NMFS/AFSC

U.S. Scientists Integral to Sustainable Management of Atlantic Tunas

Last month, NOAA Fisheries scientists represented the United States on the international stage to provide scientific advice on many economically important fisheries.
October 31, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
U.S. Delegates to ICCAT Standing Committee on Research and Statistics Species Group. U.S. Delegates to ICCAT SCRS Species Group meetings from NOAA’s Southeast Fisheries Science Center. From left to right: Guillermo Diaz, John Walter, Francesca Forrestal, Shannon Cass-Calay, Matthew Lauretta, Michael Schirripa, John Carlson, Xinsheng Zhang, and Dean Courtney. Credit: University of Miami/ Katie Geddes

Local Talent and Indigenous Knowledge Key to Restoring Hawaiʻi Coral Reefs

Threats to coral are increasing and the involvement of the local community is imperative. With funding through NOAA’s underserved community grants, Kuleana Coral Restoration graduated their first cohort of local and Native Hawaiian ocean conservationists.
October 30, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
COAST participants prepare for one of their first restoration dives. From left to right: Baylee Jackson, Pono Okimoto, Denise Oishi (instructor) Ciara Ratum, and Makaio Villanueva. COAST participants prepare for one of their first restoration dives. From left to right: Baylee Jackson, Pono Okimoto, Denise Oishi (instructor) Ciara Ratum, and Makaio Villanueva. (Photo: Blake Nowack/Kuleana Coral Reefs)

ICCAT's Climate Change Meeting: A Milestone for Atlantic Tunas

The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, responsible for Atlantic marine species, recently convened its first dedicated forum to address the pressing challenge of climate change.
October 27, 2023 - Feature Story ,
International
School of bluefin tuna swimming in dark ocean waters with some light coming in from above.

Restorative Aquaculture for Hawaiian Kūmū

Oceanic Institute is developing technology to raise a Hawaiian goatfish species in captivity to try to help declining wild populations.
October 26, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
One white goatgish and three red kumu fish swimming. Kūmū, or Hawaiian whitesaddle goatfish, at Kure Atoll in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Credit: NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries/James Watt

What Fish Stock Rebuilding Means to Communities

What it means and the work it takes to rebuild fish stocks.
October 26, 2023 - Podcast ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
West Coast
National
Dozens of white, brown, and pink-colored sea scallops photographed on a black ocean floor. Dense beds of small Atlantic sea scallops photographed on the ocean floor in the Mid-Atlantic in 2015. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

Successful Effort to Rescue an Entangled Humpback Whale in Alaska

Trained responders freed the whale from a life-threatening entanglement near Gustavus, Alaska.
October 26, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
This aerial drone image shows the complexity of the entanglement through the mouth and wrapped around the flukes. The team approaches the whale with specialized tools to remove the gear. This aerial drone image shows the complexity of the entanglement through the mouth and wrapped around the flukes. Credit: Sean Neilson, used with permission. Taken under NOAA MMHSRP Permit No. 24359

Atlantic Sturgeon and Climate Change: Warming Water Impacts Spawning and Development

Atlantic sturgeon are sensitive to climate change impacts such as increasing water temperatures, which may affect spawning behavior and seasonal migration.
October 26, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
National
Two atlantic sturgeons swimming under the water All sturgeon species, including the Atlantic sturgeon pictured, have prominent bony, diamond-shaped scales, called scutes, along the length of their body. Scutes help protect the sturgeon from predators. Credit: NOAA Fisheries