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It’s Peak Monk Seal Pupping Season. Here’s What You Need to Know

During peak pupping season, a 150-foot distance is the best gift you can give a newborn Hawaiian monk seal pup and its mother. Report all seal sightings to the NOAA Marine Wildlife Hotline: (888) 256-9840.
April 17, 2026 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Along a sandy stretch of beach, a Hawaiian monk seal mom and pup vocalize at one another with their mouths close together. Credit: National Park Service/Glauco Puig-Santana (NOAA Fisheries Permit #22677)

Restoring Cold-Water Pathways for Idaho’s Salmon and Steelhead

NOAA-funded projects are reconnecting tributaries and restoring habitat in the Snake River Basin, helping threatened salmon and steelhead complete one of the longest migrations in the lower 48 states.
April 17, 2026 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
The Salmon River, which is part of the Snake River Basin in Idaho. Credit: Adobe Stock The Salmon River, which is part of the Snake River Basin in Idaho. Credit: Adobe Stock

Celebrating our Top Taggers for Citizen Science Month

April is Citizen Science Month! To celebrate, we’re highlighting the anglers who make our cooperative tagging research possible—including our 2025 top taggers! Could you be the next top tagger?
April 15, 2026 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
A large blue and white billfish in the water with an orange string-like tag sticking out of its back, hooked and held close to a boat by an angler holding a fishing line. A white marlin tagged with a spaghetti tag, getting ready to be released. Photo courtesy of Chris Jobes.

Scientists and the Fishing Industry Join Forces for Better Data and Management (Part 2)

NOAA Fisheries’ Cooperative Research programs build partnerships between scientists and fishermen to collect data that improves fisheries management.
April 15, 2026 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Crew members and NOAA staff working together onboard fishing vessel.

NOAA Fisheries Asks for Public Comment on Identifying Aquaculture Opportunity Areas in Alaska State Waters

The 45-day comment period is open through May 28, 2026. We will also host two public scoping meetings to gather input.
April 13, 2026 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
oysters Oysters grown on Alaskan aquaculture farms. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

50 Years of Innovation and Leadership: Celebrating the Magnuson-Stevens Act

NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator Eugenio Piñeiro Soler reflects on the legacy and the future impact of the Act.
April 13, 2026 - Leadership Message ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
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U.S. Senators Ted Stevens (R-AK) and Warren Magnuson (D-WA) having a conversation in their neighboring senate seats, with state flags in the background. U.S. Senators Ted Stevens (R-AK) and Warren Magnuson (D-WA), 1973.

New Jersey Captain and Seafood Buyer Found Guilty of a Multiyear Scallop Harvest Conspiracy

NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement led an investigation that uncovered an illegal scallop harvest.
April 10, 2026 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Hidden compartment on board the captain’s vessel used to conceal scallop overages. Hidden compartment on board the captain’s vessel used to conceal scallop overages.

Yakima River Salmon Get a Lifeline with Removal of Causeway

NOAA funding helped the Yakama Nation and partners remove a causeway in Richland, Washington, that had wreaked havoc on Yakima River salmon and steelhead populations. Now, fish have a better chance of surviving migration in and out of the river.
April 09, 2026 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
An excavator breaches the Bateman Island causeway, allowing water to flow freely through the river channel for the first time in 85 years. Credit: Michael-David A. Bushman/Yakama Nation Fisheries An excavator breaches the Bateman Island causeway, allowing water to flow freely through the river channel for the first time in 85 years. Credit: Michael-David A. Bushman/Yakama Nation Fisheries

NOAA Fisheries Trains African and Southeast Asian Partners to Combat Illegal Fishing Practices

NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement protects the U.S. seafood industry and public by training partners to recognize and deter IUU fishing at the source.
April 07, 2026 - Feature Story ,
International
NOAA Fisheries instructor demonstrates how to inspect a shipping container to participants of an International Law Enforcement Academy training course. NOAA Fisheries instructor demonstrates how to inspect a shipping container to participants of an International Law Enforcement Academy training course.

Scientists and the Fishing Industry Join Forces for Better Data and Management (Part 1)

NOAA Fisheries’ Cooperative Research programs build partnerships between scientists and fishermen to collect data that improves fisheries management.
April 06, 2026 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
This illustration features different types of cooperative research and benefits of the partnership between the fishing industry and scientists. The collaboration is represented by a fishing vessel at the center with the silhouettes of fisherman and a scientist working together to deploy bottom longlines.