NOAA Fisheries is declaring an unusual spike in strandings of gray whales along the West Coast an Unusual Mortality Event, providing additional resources to respond to the strandings and triggering a focused scientific investigation into the cause.
NOAA partners managing innovative pilot in Oregon are constructing dam starter structures for beavers to finish building, creating slow water areas for juvenile coho to thrive.
A stunning spawning success in the White Abalone Captive Breeding program caught NOAA Fisheries scientists and their research partners by surprise this past April.
Research group shows that kelp rockfish born in marine protected areas around the Monterey Peninsula in central California recruit to areas outside of protected areas, including conservation areas where some recreational fishing is allowed, and non-protected areas where commercial and recreational harvest is allowed.
Scientists describe new “upwelling indices,” which represent a breakthrough in understanding the biological engine that drives the West Coast marine ecosystem.
The survival of juvenile salmon in Puget Sound has declined by up to 90 percent. NOAA scientist Megan Moore tags steelhead to learn more about their survival and help recover this threatened species.
