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Veterans Get Foothold in Marine Science Through NWFSC Internship

Two veterans gain research experience during internships with the NWFSC.
November 09, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Veteran and intern Katherine Rovinski assisted with experiments on Dungeness crab. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Mission Abalone: Veterans Build SAFE Environments for Endangered White Abalone

NOAA’s California Veterans Corps program, providing post-9/11 veterans with opportunities to protect fisheries resources, is now engaged in restoring abalone along the California coast.
November 09, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
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Veterans Help Restore Valuable Fish Habitat: Success By the Numbers

Learn how the NOAA Veterans Corps provides opportunities for veterans to build their skills while they help conserve endangered salmon and steelhead in California.
November 09, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
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Canary Rockfish—A Story of U.S. Fisheries Management

Learn more about the work to rebuild canary rockfish—one of more than 60 species of rockfish included in the West Coast groundfish fishery.
October 21, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
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Underwater Cameras Capture the Value of Shellfish Habitat

Researchers and growers placed remote, underwater cameras around shellfish aquaculture beds to document the diversity of species that use this nearshore habitat.
October 19, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
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Floods Reshaped Carmel River Following 2015 Dam Removal, New Research Shows

Removal of the dam improved passage for the endangered steelhead native to the river and restored the physical and ecological processes that help create and maintain habitat for the fish in the long term.
October 15, 2018 - News ,
West Coast
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Seafood Industry and Scientists Team Up to Make the Most of Opah

Warm-blooded fish produces seven distinct types of meat providing new opportunities for seafood chefs.
October 15, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
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Deepwater Horizon Left Little Lasting Impact on Trends of Key Fish Species, New Study Finds

The findings are generally consistent with other studies that showed little lasting impact of the spill on selected fish and shellfish species.
October 11, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast

New Lab Unlocks Opportunities for Future Scientists

For many students from high-poverty communities, becoming a scientist can seem like an impossible dream. The opening of a science education lab brings new opportunities for underserved youth in one San Diego community and forges a path for other communities to follow.
October 04, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Ocean Discovery Institute helps underserved students, like Jorge, become scientists. Credit: Ocean Discovery Institute.

The Portfolio Effect: Where Diversity Matters in Marine Fisheries

Scientists found that in six of the seven ecosystems, the distribution of the groundfish throughout the ecosystem mattered more than the diversity of the groundfish at any given location.
October 03, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast