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National Fish Habitat Partnership’s 2023 Waters to Watch Projects Feature Coastal Habitats

Five of the National Fish Habitat Partnership's 2023 Waters to Watch projects take place in coastal, estuarine, and marine habitats where NOAA works.
November 16, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Pacific Islands
West Coast
National
Two people hold either end of a net in a clear rocky stream Fisheries surveys in the Mid-Klamath watershed help to answer questions around fish movement and habitat use to inform restoration efforts. Credit: Mid Klamath Watershed Council.

NOAA VetCorps: Creating Jobs for Veterans

Supporting veterans is imperative to our agency. NOAA VetCorps gives veterans the training and tools to pursue careers in habitat conservation and restoration.
November 09, 2023 - Podcast ,
Alaska
West Coast
National
A person in waders in the water checking crab traps. Veteran intern Antonio Jones at an oyster farm in Drayton Harbor, Washington, checking traps for European Invasive Green Crab. Credit: Northwest Straits Commission

FY 2024 Received Prescott Grant Proposals

For the fiscal year 2024, 66 proposals were received from 21 states and 1 Tribe. The total amount of federal funding requested was $8,262,854. These proposals met the minimum requirements and will be considered for funding.
November 08, 2023 - News ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
National

New Funding and Coordinated Action to Help Bring California Salmon Back from the Brink

NOAA and its partners are implementing dozens of projects to benefit endangered Central California Coast coho salmon.
November 06, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Coho salmon with pinkish gray body swimming. Background of sand and rocks looks blurred. Coho salmon. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

NOAA Announces Confirmed Large Whale Entanglement Numbers in 2021

There were 70 large whale entanglement cases in 2021—an increase from 2020, but below the historical average.
November 03, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
National
An entangled North Atlantic right whale, Snowcone (known individual #3560), and her calf An entangled North Atlantic right whale, Snowcone (known individual #3560), and her calf. Snowcone was first documented as entangled in Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts in March 2021. Snowcone was then documented with a calf during an aerial survey on December 2, 2021 near Cumberland Island, Georgia. Credit: Georgia Department of Natural Resources; NOAA Permit No. 20556

Klamath River Salmon, the Yurok Tribe, and the Dams Coming Down: A Conversation with Miss Indian World 2023–2024

Interview highlights tribal culture during Native American Heritage Month.
November 03, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Tori McConnell in traditional dress smiling for the camera Tori McConnell in traditional dress at the tribal Gathering of Nations, where she was crowned Miss Indian World in spring 2023. She is the first member of the Yurok Tribe of Northern California to hold the title. Credit: Emergence Productions

Persistent Pollutants from Mother’s Milk Turn Dolphin Calves More Toxic Than Mom

May raise concerns for killer whales that are closely related. Southern Resident Connections - Post 32
November 02, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
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Rare Juvenile White Abalone Spotted Off California Raises Hope for Endangered Shellfish

Divers find evidence of reproduction in the wild as NOAA continues recovery efforts.
October 31, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Close-up view of a small juvenile abalone attached to the inside edge of an adult shell The small red shell is a juvenile white abalone on the inside edge of an adult abalone shell. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

What Fish Stock Rebuilding Means to Communities

What it means and the work it takes to rebuild fish stocks.
October 26, 2023 - Podcast ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
West Coast
National
Dozens of white, brown, and pink-colored sea scallops photographed on a black ocean floor. Dense beds of small Atlantic sea scallops photographed on the ocean floor in the Mid-Atlantic in 2015. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

A Major Rebuilding Milestone: 50th Fish Stock Rebuilt

Snohomish coho salmon was declared overfished in 2018 and has now been rebuilt to a sustainable level, making it the 50th rebuilt fish stock under the Magnuson-Stevens Act.
October 17, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
National
Coho salmon leaping out of the water. Two coho salmon leap from the water.