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Learning More about “Dark” Fishing Vessels' Activities at Sea

NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement is exploring technology innovations and limitations in the ongoing fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.
November 02, 2022 - Feature Story ,
National
International
IUU fishing boat

Pilot System Could Return Endangered Salmon to Their Historic Habitat

Collection system would help restore salmon populations in McCloud River above Shasta Reservoir.
November 01, 2022 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Shasta Reservoir seen from the shore with a floating structure extending to the other shore An experimental system stretches across the McCloud Arm of Shasta Reservoir. The system undergoing testing is designed to guide juvenile salmon to a collection point where they can be gathered and transported to the river below the reservoir. Photo by California Department of Water Resources.

Public-Private Initiative to Fight Labor Abuses in the Seafood Supply Chain

Public-private partners across the seafood industry have kicked off a new initiative to promote legal and safe working conditions in the fishing and seafood industry.
October 31, 2022 - Feature Story ,
International
fishermen on boat with catch

Partnership Profiles: A Queen Conch Hatchery and the Local Fish Initiative

Partnerships are essential to the success of NOAA Fisheries work and mission. One of the agency's most effective tools for channeling funds to partners is the Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Competition.
October 31, 2022 - Podcast ,
National
2592x1728-San-Diego-Docks-2015-LianaHeberer_NOAA.jpg Rainbow in the dusk sky at San Diego Harbor. Credit: NOAA/Liana Heberer.

NOAA Announces 5-Year Strategic Plan for Aquaculture

The NOAA Aquaculture Strategic Plan will guide our efforts to enhance the growth of sustainable U.S. aquaculture.
October 26, 2022 - Feature Story ,
National
NOAA Aquaculture Strategic Plan (2022) report cover. A montage of aquaculture photos: Kampachi swimming, Ulva on oyster bags, Alakoko Fishpond (Hawai’i), net pen aquaculture, oyster farmers at work, raw oysters, mussel longlines, a hand holding bay scallops, and hard shell clams. The NOAA Aquaculture Strategic Plan (2023–2028) includes goals and objectives to sustainably develop the aquaculture industry in the United States. Credit: NOAA Aquaculture Program

Seafood for Everyone: A Conversation with Janet Coit

NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator Janet Coit talks about the challenges and opportunities facing the U.S. seafood industry, and getting Americans to eat more local seafood.
October 26, 2022 - Podcast ,
National
Shucked oysters on a plate Raw oysters on plate. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

Can You Catch More Fish When the Water Is Spinning?

New study sheds light on how fish use spinning water masses as habitat.
October 24, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A striped marlin with a school of smaller fish The striped marlin is a species of billfish that lives in the North Pacific. A new study co-led by NOAA scientists finds that marine predators, like the striped marlin, aggregate in anticyclonic, clockwise-rotating ocean eddies to feed. Credit: Pat Ford Photography.

Intern Spotlight: Students Analyze Connection Between Skagit River Dams, Chinook Salmon, and Southern Resident Orcas

Summer assignment involved crunching decades of data on salmon and whales. Southern Resident Connections - Post 25
October 24, 2022 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
People aboard a boat smiling at the camera Alexa Haucke (Left) and Jenna Callan (Right) touring the Skagit River Hydroelectric Project.

Statement on Alaska Crab Stock Declines

Dr. Robert Foy, Science and Research Director, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
October 21, 2022 - News ,
Alaska

Join NOAA Fisheries in Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Marine Mammal Protection Act

NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator Janet Coit reflects on 50 years of protecting marine mammals and looks to the future.
October 21, 2022 - Leadership Message ,
National
A humpback mother and calf swimming off the West Coast A humpback mother and calf swimming off the West Coast. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Ed Lyman. NOAA Fisheries Permit #14682.