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Across Islands and Oceans: Bridging Ideas Between Caribbean and Pacific Fisheries

NOAA Fisheries scientists from the Southeast United States and Pacific Islands held a workshop to exchange ideas and solutions for common challenges for island-based fisheries science.
November 04, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Three small, bare-bones boats moored off a mountainous island coastline U.S.-island fisheries typically consist of small-scale commercial or non-commercial—including subsistence, artisanal, and recreational fisheries. Credit: Adobe Stock

New Tool Provides Insight into Coastal Community Well-Being

The Community Environmental Justice Explorer provides insights into coastal community conditions and can be used as a signal for further investigation.
"This tool is one important part of taking a human-centered and Equity and Environmental Justice approach to fisheries management." - Dr. Danika Kleiber, Executive Committee Member, NOAA Fisheries EEJ Committee

Caught in the Waves: The Cost of Getting Too Close to Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins

NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement is helping Hawaiian spinner dolphins catch up on some much needed rest.
October 22, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Two Hawaiian spinner dolphins swim side-by-side at the surface of the water.

Restoring Ecosystems and Rejuvenating Native Hawaiian Traditions in Maui

With support from NOAA, Hawaiʻi Land Trust is restoring a 15th-century Native Hawaiian aquaculture site. This human-made ecosystem will provide food for community members and habitat for wildlife while protecting coral reefs offshore.
October 10, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Waiheʻe Coastal Dunes and Wetlands Refuge. Credit: Hawaiʻi Land Trust Waiheʻe Coastal Dunes and Wetlands Refuge. Credit: Hawaiʻi Land Trust

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.
Seafood on ice Seafood on ice for display. Credit: Shutterstock

$4 Million Awarded for Marine Mammal Rescue Efforts through Prescott Grant Program

NOAA Fisheries recommended awarding 37 grants, totaling more than $4 million, through the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Assistance Grant Program to our partners in 16 states.
Humpback whale carcass lying on beach with two people measuring the pectoral flipper Authorized responders from the Seacoast Science Center take measurements of a dead humpback whale that stranded in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Credit: Seacoast Science Center.

A Substantial Reduction in Seal Entanglement

New analysis confirms Hawaiian monk seals greatly benefit from marine debris cleanup efforts in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.
September 27, 2024 - Feature Story ,
A Hawaiian monk seal lays on a sandy beach while a green net is wrapped around their neck and mouth. A Hawaiian monk seal entangled in a derelict fishing net. Credit: NOAA Fisheries (Permit #10137)

Big Island Abalone Grows Shellfish in Hawai'i

This Tide to Table Profile features Satoshi Yoshida, an abalone farmer bringing a new kind of shellfish to Kona, Hawai'i.
September 26, 2024 - Feature Story ,
A black ezo abalone held in a hand at an abalone farm in Hawaii. A black, ezo, abalone at Big Island Abalone farm in Kona, Hawaii (Courtesy of Big Island Abalone.)

From Past Patients to New Moms

Two Hawaiian monk seals who were previously rescued and rehabilitated are now new mothers!
September 20, 2024 - Feature Story ,
A Hawaiian monk seal mom and pup lay side-by-side on a sandy beach. LL00 and her first pup lay on the sands of Hōlanikū. Credit: Kure Atoll Conservancy (Permit #22677-02)