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Inflation Reduction Act: A Historic Investment in America’s Climate Resilience

NOAA Fisheries will receive an unprecedented investment in strengthening the agency’s core mission to provide science-based management and conservation of the nation’s marine resources as we confront climate change.
June 08, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Red light house sits on island in Great Lakes

NOAA Fisheries to Hold Public Hearing on Amendment that Would Establish Federal Management of Salmon in Upper Cook Inlet

Absent Council action, agency must prepare amendment to meet court deadline.
April 26, 2023 - Feature Story ,
A cluster of pink salmon underwater

Endangered Salmon Regain Access to Healthy West Coast Habitat through 20 Projects Funded by NOAA Fisheries

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides a once-in-a-generation opportunity for NOAA Fisheries to restore access to ancestral habitats for endangered and threatened species in the face of climate change.
January 19, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Juvenile Chinook salmon

Scientists Release Annual Status Reports for Three Alaska Marine Ecosystems

Ecosystem conditions in the Eastern Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska are adjusting to a new normal in the aftermath of heatwave conditions, while the Aleutian Islands continue to feel the heat.
December 20, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Snow covered mountains reflect off of placid water containing rocky islands, pine trees, and grassy tussocks Snow capped mountains reflect off the waters of the Prince William Sound in the Gulf of Alaska. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

Meet Katrina Poremba, Fish Biologist for Water Operations and Delta Consultations

Katrina works on Endangered Species Act Section 7 consultations for Sacramento Valley's waterways. Consultations are the way we make sure federal projects do not jeopardize salmon and steelhead populations.
March 03, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Woman conducting water monitoring samples, turbidity, depth, and temperature  on multiple creeks that flow into the Columbia River Conducting water monitoring samples, turbidity, depth, and temperature on multiple creeks that flow into the Columbia River, for the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership. Credit: Katrina Poremba/NOAA Fisheries

NOAA Fisheries Implementing Amendment 14 in Alaska’s Cook Inlet

On June 21, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska vacated the implementing regulations for Amendment 14 and this rule is no longer valid.
November 02, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Upper Cook Inlet EEZ

NOAA Fisheries Seeks Public Input on Proposal to Close Commercial Salmon Fishing in the Cook Inlet EEZ

Council recommended measure responds to court ruling requiring Federal management of EEZ waters in Cook Inlet.
June 04, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Amendment 14 map

A Sustainable Seafood Sampler from Coast to Coast

The United States has sustainable seafood choices for every occasion. Learn more about some regional favorites and find a new recipe for your next summer celebration.
May 19, 2021 - Feature Story ,
A table with a variety of fish and shellfish dishes An array of fish and shellfish dishes. Credit: iStock.

A Career Spent Saving Sockeye Salmon in the Pacific Northwest

Northwest Fisheries Science Center biologist Carlin McAuley spent 29 years running the Redfish Lake Sockeye Captive Broodstock Program.
February 22, 2021 - Feature Story ,
NWFSC scientist on left releasing a mature captive sockeye into Redfish Lake for volitional spawning. Pictured with Jeff Heindel (left), an Idaho Department of Fish and Game employee.