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Shell-ebrate the Holidays with Festive Fisheries Cards

Fisheries-themed cards are sure to spread holiday cheer!
December 17, 2025 - Feature Story ,
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A holiday card that says "Here Comes Santa Claws" and has graphics of a lobster with a Santa hat on one claw. The other claw is hanging holiday lights. Here comes Santa Claws!

Part 2: Seafood Tips from the People Bringing You America's Seafood

Need a spark of holiday cooking inspiration? Explore these practical tips from seafood pros—and discover the stories of the families and communities behind America’s sustainable seafood.
December 11, 2025 - Feature Story ,
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A grid of two rows of three photos each, with a text box "meet the people brining our nation seafood". The top row: A man in a hat holding two plates of seafood in front of a Fish Market storefront (left); A man kneeling on a tarp in an estuary with a handfull of small oysters (middle); A man in a teal shirt smiling with a beach in the background (right). In the bottom row: A family on a small boat labaled Farm Stand (right); a woman in a chef's apron and shirt holding up a salmon standing on a rocky coastl Credit: NOAA Fisheries and Partners

Snow Crab Collapse Linked to Energetic Limitations During a Marine Heatwave

New study provides critical insights into the Bering Sea snow crab population collapse in 2018–2019, offers hope for recovery, and provides a new tool for fisheries management.
December 05, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
On the back deck of a fisheries survey vessel, two adult snow crabs on top of a blue plastic tote. Snow crabs sampled during the 2024 eastern Bering Sea bottom trawl survey. Credit: NOAA Fisheries / Erin Fedewa

NOAA Fisheries Seeks Recommendations for Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness

The public comment period in support of the recent Executive Order has been reopened until December 15, 2025.
December 01, 2025 - Feature Story ,
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Commercial fishing boats lined up in Sitka, Alaska. Commercial fishing boats lined up in Sitka, Alaska. Credit: Shutterstock.

Celebrate Seafood This Holiday Season

The holiday season is here, and it’s the perfect time to celebrate with your favorite U.S. seafood!
November 20, 2025 - Feature Story ,
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An assortment of seafood including crustaceans, mussels, filets of salmon, shrimp, sardines, and other whole fish. Garnished with lemon wheels, leafy greens, and ice. The assortment takes up about two thirds of the image and the remaining one third on the right says "Celebrate Seafood This Holiday Season!" with gold confetti in the background.

Investigating Salmon Bycatch Dynamics in the Alaska Pollock Fishery

NOAA Fisheries scientists are studying factors that may contribute to the bycatch of Chinook and chum salmon in Alaska’s pollock fishery.
November 18, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Two adult chum salmon, one male and one female, hover over a river bed of cobbles and pebbles. The salmon have green bodies with purple stripes along the body, and the male has large, pointed teeth. New research may help scientists and fisheries managers reduce bycatch of chum salmon (above) and Chinook salmon in the eastern Bering Sea pollock fishery. Credit: Roger Tabor/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Helping Alaska's Coastal Communities Adapt with Next-Generation Ocean Forecasting

As Alaska’s oceans rapidly change, NOAA scientists are developing cutting-edge tools to help communities respond and adapt.
November 17, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
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Small boats and colorful houses line a river bank beneath a bright blue sky filled with clouds. Small boats along the Ningliqvak (Ninglikfak) River below the village of Chevak in western Alaska. Credit: Lisa Hupp/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Faster Analysis of Data to Evaluate Bycatch Reduction Efforts in Pollock Fishery

Advancements in Artificial Intelligence forms such as computer vision, machine learning, and deep learning assist with processing data. The model was highly accurate at detecting pollock and salmon.
September 30, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Looking inside the webbing of an orange trawl net. In the center hangs a scientific camera used to collect video footage to test the effectiveness of the bycatch reduction device in the net. Sexton trawl camera used to collect video footage inside pollock trawls to test the effectiveness of bycatch reduction devices in nets. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

NOAA Fisheries Releases 2025 Alaska Aquaculture Accomplishments Report

In 2025, NOAA Fisheries provided science to help grow Alaska’s aquaculture industry.
September 26, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
wild bull kelp Wild bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana). Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Celebrating Aquaculture Week: Farming from Tide to Table

Join us for Aquaculture Week 2025 to learn how marine aquaculture—or farmed seafood—is vital for supporting our nation’s seafood production and jobs on the water, enhancing coastal resilience, and more.
September 22, 2025 - Feature Story ,
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A person stands in chest deep water holding a floating oyster cage. Thomas Piecuch flips floating oyster bags on his farm (Credit: Holy Ground Oyster Company).