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To Manage Fish Populations, Scientists Study An Entire Ecosystem

Scientists seek to understand how physical and biological forces combine to drive fish productivity in the Gulf of Alaska.
April 09, 2014 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
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Spring and Fall Phytoplankton Blooms in the Eastern Bering Sea During 1995–2011

Alaska Fisheries Science Center Quarterly Report.
April 01, 2014 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Satellite view of Alaska with green algae blooms in the ocean

How to Disentangle a Whale

Every year, dozens of whales become entangled in fishing gear off the U.S. Atlantic coast. The Atlantic Large Whale Disentanglement Network works to save them.
March 29, 2014 - Podcast ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
Entangled whale as viewed underwater, gear appears to be wrapped around tail.

How Oil Affects Fish Populations: 25 Years of Research Since Exxon Valdez

When Exxon Valdez ran aground 25 years ago, spilling 11 million gallons of crude oil into Prince William Sound, the results were plainly visible on the nightly news: fouled beaches, oiled carcasses, and closed fisheries.
March 24, 2014 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Aerial view of response vessels The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Photo: NOAA Fisheries

Secret Route of Sea Turtles Revealed for First Time

Scientists recently mapped the migration routes of baby loggerhead sea turtles for the first time. It took four scientists and one manicurist to make this breakthrough possible.
March 11, 2014 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
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Removing Barrier Opens 40 Miles of Habitat to Threatened Steelhead in California Creek

For more than a century, a concrete wall stood in the way of steelhead reaching their prime spawning and rearing habitat in San Francisquito Creek, a tributary to south San Francisco Bay.
February 27, 2014 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Rocky, dry riverbed Bonde Weir before removal and reconstruction. Credit: NOAA

Observers Serve Vital Role for Fisheries

Observers are independent field biologists that are deployed aboard commercial fishing boats and at-sea processing facilities, and their work is vital to NOAA's mission of ensuring the economic and ecological sustainability of US fisheries.
February 26, 2014 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Standard equipment that observers take on each trip, approximately $13,000 worth of supplies. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Heart Failure in Fish Exposed to Oil Spills

Even low levels of oil pollution can damage the developing hearts of fish embryos and larvae, reducing the likelihood that those fish will survive.
February 13, 2014 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Image from May 25, approximately 12 miles east of Pass a Loutre, Louisiana, showing dark brown and red emulsion. Credit: NOAA

A Changing Climate in Fisheries Management

How will we manage fish populations as the climate changes? NOAA Fisheries biologist John Manderson is working on one small piece of the puzzle.
February 13, 2014 - Podcast ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Temperature map of the ocean in the Northeast Atlantic

How Many Cowcod Rockfish Populations Are Out There?

Since being declared overfished in 2000, cowcod (Sebastes levis) has been managed for recovery as a continuous population throughout its range, from the U.S.–Mexico border to just north of Cape Mendocino, California. But what if it’s more than one population?
January 27, 2014 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Deckhand Paul Hansen displays cowcod specimens caught aboard the F/V Aggressor during the 2007 Hook and Line Survey