News and Announcements | NOAA Fisheries

60 Years of Science on the Atlantic

The Northeast Bottom Trawl survey reached a major milestone when it turned 60 years old in fall 2023. Learn how this survey is conducted and how it informs science and management in the Atlantic.

February 01, 2024 - Podcast ,

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Survey tow net is hauled up with catch for sorting and processing

After each survey tow, the net is retrieved and the catch is emptied into a hopper where a series of conveyors move the catch to the sorting and processing area aboard the NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow. There, scientists sort the catch and collect data and biological samples. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jessica Blaylock

10 Projects Will Support Urban Fish Restoration around Portland, Oregon

With $3.8 million in funding from NOAA’s Office of Habitat Conservation, the Clackamas Partnership is removing fish passage barriers and restoring habitat to benefit threatened Chinook salmon and steelhead.

February 01, 2024 - Feature Story ,

West Coast

View of greater Portland, Oregon, area (Photo: Zack Frank/Adobe Stock)

Saving Fish for Tomorrow: Tagging Provides a New Lens on Charter Fishing

A charter fishing couple shares their experience tagging tunas and billfish, along with their hope for the future of the fishery.

January 31, 2024 - Feature Story ,

Southeast

A woman in a hat and glasses on the deck of a boat holds a tuna with a red, string-like object attached near its top fin

Lakelynn Devine prepares to release a yellowfin tuna with a conventional spaghetti tag (the red item sticking out near its dorsal fin) attached. Photo courtesy of Lakelynn and Blake Devine.

$700,000 Available for Atlantic Salmon Habitat Restoration Projects

NOAA is seeking proposals for projects that will restore habitat for endangered Atlantic salmon in the Gulf of Maine region.

January 31, 2024 - Feature Story ,

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Atlantic salmon. Credit: jamie/AdobeStock.

Hatcheries Yield More Salmon for Endangered Killer Whales; New Analysis Open for Comment

NOAA Fisheries seeks review of an analysis of methods to help the Southern Resident killer whale population. Southern Resident Connections - Post 33

January 25, 2024 - Feature Story ,

West Coast

Credit: Shutterstock

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Issues a Fishery Disaster Determination for the Squaxin Island Tribe Salmon Fishery

NOAA Fisheries will provide guidance on the development of applications for federal financial assistance.

January 12, 2024 - Feature Story ,

West Coast

National

Close-up of two chum salmon at the bottom of murky water. Can see rocks below the fish.

Chum salmon. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Resolve to Meet (and Eat) New Seafood

This year, explore overlooked sustainable seafood options to discover a world of flavors.

January 09, 2024 - Feature Story ,

National

New Funding Reinvigorates Efforts to Recover Upper Willamette River Chinook Salmon and Steelhead

With $27 million in funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act, NOAA is supporting four major projects to bring threatened salmon and trout species back to Oregon’s Willamette River watershed.

January 02, 2024 - Feature Story ,

West Coast