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New Clues Reveal Genetic Diversity among Alaska's Harbor Porpoises

Powerful tools reveal hidden structure of harbor porpoise population.
October 25, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
West Coast
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Responders Prepare to Help Entangled Cook Inlet Beluga Whale

Agencies, businesses, organizations, and the local community come together to create a response plan.
October 24, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
response team plans and prepares gear The response team gathers to discuss plans and prepare gear to help an entangled Cook Inlet beluga spotted on October 1. Credit: Carrie Goertz, Alaska Sea Life Center, used with permission.

Connecting Aquaculture Enthusiasts from Across the World

Ketchikan, Alaska hosts the third annual Seagriculture, USA International Seaweed Conference.
October 21, 2024 - News ,
Alaska
Buildings on the edge of an inlet in Ketchikan, Alaska. Credit: NOAA Fisheries The annual Seagriculture, USA Conference took place in Ketchikan, Alaska.

Economic Snapshot Shows Alaska Seafood Industry Suffered $1.8 Billion Loss 2022–2023

NOAA Fisheries’ industry snapshot shows the social and economic ramifications of Alaska’s losses have reverberated across the country.
October 09, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Offloading frozen Pacific cod from a catcher-processor vessel in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Offloading frozen Pacific cod from a catcher-processor vessel in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Credit: NOAA Fisheries / Paul Hillman.

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.
October 01, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
National
International
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.
September 30, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
National
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.

Kodiak Ocean Bounty Grows Oysters in Rural Alaska

This Tide to Table Profile features Erik O’Brien, an oyster farmer working to anchor jobs and food in his rural Alaska community.
September 27, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Father and daughter sitting on an ATV at an oyster farm in Alaska Erik O'Brien and daughters at Kodiak Ocean Bounty farm in Larsen Bay, Alaska (Courtesy of Kodiak Ocean Bounty.)

NOAA Fisheries Releases 2024 Alaska Aquaculture Accomplishments Report

NOAA's 2024 annual aquaculture report highlights key achievements in research, sustainability, and community-driven projects for industry growth in Alaska.
September 27, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
NOAA Aquaculture staff talking with Alaskan oyster farmers NOAA Fisheries Aquaculture staff discussing oyster farming strategies with stakeholders near Juneau, Alaska. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Scientists Improve the Way They Measure Fish Fat to Accelerate Understanding of Fish Population Health

New streamlined method allows scientists to vastly increase the number of samples they can analyze at a time, gaining insights into fish population health—information critical for fisheries management.
September 24, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Scientist using lab equipment Bryan Cormack, fisheries biologist at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center, uses a multi-channel pipette for streamlined high-throughput processing using the sulfo-phospho-vanillin (SPV) assay. He processed more than 2,700 SPV samples this past year. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Cody Pinger.

New Model Predicts Where Red King Crab Bycatch Is Likely to Occur in Bering Sea Flatfish Trawl Fisheries

Fishing data coupled with survey data useful for predicting fall, winter, and spring crab bycatch distribution.
September 05, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Blue gloved hand holding three crabs on a ship Three juvenile Bristol Bay red king crab. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.