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How the 2024 Hurricane Season Impacted Recreational Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season had a profound impact on recreational fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, presenting new challenges to coastal communities. Learn how business owners, marine ecosystems, and recreational fishing seasons were affected.
December 13, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
On Oct. 8, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. EDT, NOAA’s GOES East satellite captured this imagery of Hurricane Milton approaching the Gulf Coast of Florida. At its most powerful, Milton’s maximum sustained winds reached 180 mph making the storm an extremely dangerous Category 5 hurricane. On Oct. 8, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. EDT, NOAA’s GOES East satellite captured this imagery of Hurricane Milton approaching the Gulf Coast of Florida. At its most powerful, Milton’s maximum sustained winds reached 180 mph making the storm an extremely dangerous Category 5 hurricane.

$20 Million Available to Advance Habitat Restoration Priorities of Tribes and Underserved Communities

NOAA will support capacity building and restoration activities that benefit tribes and underserved communities and enhance their resilience to climate change.
December 13, 2024 - Feature Story ,
National
BoriCorps members prepare to plant mangroves in Jobos Bay. (Photo: BoriCorps) BoriCorps members prepare to plant mangroves in Jobos Bay, Puerto Rico. NOAA funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is helping Franklin’s Promise Coalition, BoriCorps’ parent organization, expand the program’s reach. (Credit: BoriCorps)

Wild Oregon Coast Coho Salmon Sustain Popular Sportfishing Seasons

Rebound of wild populations boosts productivity enough for harvest.
December 12, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Person aboard a fishing boat holding a caught coho salmon Oregon angler Jim Anderson displays a wild Oregon Coast coho salmon that he caught in the popular coastal fishery for the rebounding species. Although still listed under the Endangered Species Act, the wild species is productive enough to support a popular sport fishery. Photo courtesy Lance Kruzic/NOAA Fisheries.

NOAA Fisheries Seafood Inspection Program Revises Regulations to Modernize and Improve Inspection Procedures

NOAA announces overhaul of seafood inspection regulations
December 12, 2024 - Feature Story ,
International
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Four Pacific Salmon and Steelhead Retain Threatened Status in Reviews of Recovery Progress

The Endangered Species Act 5-year reviews show challenges to recovery, yet highlight positive developments.
December 11, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Flowing river York Creek flows free after removal of York Dam reopened the upper reaches of the creek to Central California Coast steelhead after nearly a century. Photo by Brian Meux/NOAA Fisheries.

A Few Surprises in Alaska’s Marine Environment in 2024

NOAA Fisheries releases their annual Ecosystem Status Reports including a new report card for the northern Bering Sea which shares some promising news about sea ice conditions
December 11, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
3d map of Alaska 3D render and imaging of topographic map of Alaska showing the Gulf of Alaska, Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea. Satellite images courtesy of NASA. Credit: Frank Ramspott

47-Foot Fin Whale Found Washed Ashore Near Anchorage

The Alaska Marine Mammal Stranding Network and the Anchorage Community faced frigid temperatures to observe the deceased whale.
December 10, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
A crowd of people surrounds a fin whale carcass on the shore Late afternoon residents walk to investigate the fin whale carcass. Credit: Bridget Crokus, volunteer Alaska Veterinary Pathology Services

New Study Will Improve Abundance Estimates for Bearded, Ribbon, and Spotted Seals in Alaska

New research on ice seal haul-out behavior helps to more accurately estimate the number of ice seals in the Arctic, and improve our efforts to conserve and monitor their populations.
December 10, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
A ribbon seal with dark brown hair and a pattern of large white ribbons on the chest raises her head and shoulders above the water line and looks around among ice floes. An adult female ribbon seal looks around among ice floes in the Bering Sea. Animals are much harder to detect during aerial surveys when they are in the water. Credit: NOAA Fisheries / Josh M London / Photo taken under authority of NOAA Fisheries Research Permit #23858.

Teachers Help Tell the Story of Pollock in a Changing Bering Sea

For 30 years, NOAA Teachers at Sea have sailed with scientists in the Bering Sea to learn about this vital fishery.
December 09, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Nick is wearing a heavy orange rain coat and long yellow gloves. He holds up two pollock fish vertically, comparing their lengths to one another. We see more fish on a sorting table in the background. Teacher at Sea Nick Lee compares the lengths of two pollock aboard NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson.

Celebrate Corals Week

Corals Week is December 9–13, 2024! Join us in celebrating this diverse group of invertebrate animals and the reef habitats they create.
December 09, 2024 - Feature Story ,
National
Corals in clear pristine waters. Shallow water provides habitat for branching corals (Acropora spp), as seen here on a reef flat in Guam. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jonathan Brown