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Economic Snapshot Shows Alaska Seafood Industry Suffered $1.8 Billion Loss 2022–2023

NOAA Fisheries’ industry snapshot shows the social and economic ramifications of Alaska’s losses have reverberated across the country.
October 09, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Offloading frozen Pacific cod from a catcher-processor vessel in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Offloading frozen Pacific cod from a catcher-processor vessel in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Credit: NOAA Fisheries / Paul Hillman.

More U.S.-Caught Pacific Bluefin Tuna to Hit U.S. Markets Next Year

Increased catch limits culminate a decade-long international effort to rebuild the once-imperiled species.
October 08, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
A school of silvery Pacific bluefin tuna swim underwater, lit from above. Pacific bluefin tuna swim underwater. Credit: Adobe Stock

Federal and Tribal Leaders Celebrate $240 Million for Tribal Hatchery Modernization

NOAA Fisheries and the Bureau of Indian Affairs partner to meet treaty promises and sustain tribal access to salmon.
October 07, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Group of singers and dancers performing Tulalip tribal youth singers and dancers kicked off the celebration of new federal funding for tribal fish hatcheries.

NOAA Fisheries Releases National Seafood Strategy Implementation Plan

The plan outlines actions we can take to enhance industry resilience and competitiveness in the face of climate change and other stressors.
October 01, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
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Seafood on ice Seafood on ice for display. Credit: Shutterstock

NOAA Fisheries Releases 2024 Alaska Aquaculture Accomplishments Report

NOAA's 2024 annual aquaculture report highlights key achievements in research, sustainability, and community-driven projects for industry growth in Alaska.
September 27, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
NOAA Aquaculture staff talking with Alaskan oyster farmers NOAA Fisheries Aquaculture staff discussing oyster farming strategies with stakeholders near Juneau, Alaska. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

How to Maximize Aquaculture: Growing More Seafood Through Science

Scientists are using an ecosystem approach to aquaculture, growing multiple seafood products together in a sustainable system.
September 26, 2024 - Podcast ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A man with a mustache in a gray shirt stands in a lab, holding a large tray full of green sea beans. On either side of him are tanks growing plants and fish. Other equipment is visible in the background. Mike Acquafredda holding a tray of sea beans. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Mike Acquafredda

Commerce Secretary Announces Fishery Resource Disaster Determination for 2023 Klamath River Salmon Fishery

The Secretary of Commerce announced that a fishery resource disaster occurred in the 2023 Pulikla Tribe of Yurok People Klamath River subsistence salmon fishery.
September 25, 2024 - Feature Story ,
National
A chinook salmon jumping out of a body of water. A chinook salmon. Credit: iStock

Ocean Rainforest Farms Seaweed in Southern California

This Tide to Table profile features Javier Infante, a seaweed scientist doing cutting-edge research offshore Santa Barbara, California.
September 25, 2024 - News ,
West Coast
A scuba diver holds up a line full of giant kelp seaweed in southern California. Javiar Infante, in scuba gear, holds up a seaweed line where he's growing giant kelp at the Ocean Rainforest farm in southern California (Courtesy of Javier Infante.)

Scientists Improve the Way They Measure Fish Fat to Accelerate Understanding of Fish Population Health

New streamlined method allows scientists to vastly increase the number of samples they can analyze at a time, gaining insights into fish population health—information critical for fisheries management.
September 24, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Scientist using lab equipment Bryan Cormack, fisheries biologist at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center, uses a multi-channel pipette for streamlined high-throughput processing using the sulfo-phospho-vanillin (SPV) assay. He processed more than 2,700 SPV samples this past year. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Cody Pinger.

American Unagi Farms: Growing Eels, on Land, in Maine

This Tide to Table profiles Sara Rademaker, an eel farmer passionate about bringing sustainable jobs to rural Maine.
September 24, 2024 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Woman holding an eel in her hands Sara Rademaker, CEO and founder of American Unagi eel farm, smiles while holding an American eel (Courtesy of American Unagi.)