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Integrating Ecosystem and Socioeconomic Information into Fisheries Management

A new rapid communication tool takes a significant step toward ecosystem-based management of sustainable seafood.
December 26, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Graphic showing how ecosystem socioeconomic profiles fit into ecosystem based fisheries management The Ecosystem and Socioeconomic Profile completes the ecosystem-based fisheries management feedback loop by integrating ecosystem and socioeconomic information into fisheries advice for decision makers. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

Warming in the Bering Sea Impacts Phytoplankton Bloom Type

Timing of spring phytoplankton blooms affects the food web.
December 22, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Satellite view of the Bering Sea during spring Bering Sea in bloom on May 15, 2002. Credit: NASA

NOAA Fisheries Releases 2023 Ecosystem Status Reports for Alaska

Reports provide a synthesis of current conditions and trends in indicators of ecosystem health.
December 15, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Topographic map of the Gulf of Alaska, Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea. 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

Ipswich and Parker River Dam Removals in Massachusetts to Restore Fish and Protect Communities

With $2.5 million in funding through NOAA, the Ipswich River Watershed Association and Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries will address dams blocking fish passage and posing flood risks to towns.
December 13, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Field trip group visiting the Ipswich Mills Dam (Photo: Marilyn Humphries, courtesy of Ipswich River Watershed Association) Field trip group visiting the Ipswich Mills Dam (Photo: Marilyn Humphries, courtesy of Ipswich River Watershed Association)

Meet Your Pacific Islands Protected Coral Species

Five of the 15 Indo-Pacific corals listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act occur in U.S. waters. Here they are!
December 07, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Yellow coral that has colonies of thick, finger-like branches that are always closely spaced. Acropora globiceps at Tinian island, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Under the Endangered Species Act, A. globiceps is listed as threatened in CNMI, American Samoa, Guam, Hawaiʻi, and the Pacific Remote Islands Area. Credit: Doug Fenner

Restoring Florida's Iconic Coral Reefs

Mission: Iconic Reefs is an effort to protect and restore seven key reef sites in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
December 07, 2023 - Podcast ,
Southeast
Tan corals fanning out with fish swimming among them The branches of fast-growing elkhorn coral provide important habitat for fish. Populations of this iconic coral have declined across the Caribbean due to disease, bleaching and storms. Credit: NOAA

New Evidence of Marine Heatwave Impacts on Western Alaska Chum Salmon

Alaska ecosystem changes may pose challenge for juvenile chum salmon under warming ocean temperatures
November 30, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Fish swimming up river Chum salmon swimming upriver. Credit: NOAA Fisheries, Stori Oates

Autonomous Vehicles Powered by Ocean Waves Support NOAA Fisheries Research

Researchers are using wave-powered autonomous surface vehicles to assess ocean ecosystem health around the Hawaiian Islands.
November 30, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A rectangular autonomous surface vehicle floats on the ocean’s surface off the coast of a Hawai‘i shoreline. Propelled by ocean waves, the autonomous surface vehicle called the Wave Glider travels along the ocean surface near Hawai‘i Island. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Recent Sightings of Highly Endangered Eastern North Pacific Right Whales Raise Hope for Recovery

Four whales were spotted from the critically endangered population—at least one is new to researchers.
November 14, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Whale swimming in the ocean. A previously unidentified eastern North Pacific right whale spotted in September 2023. Credit: NOAA Fisheries and International Whaling Commission/ Bernardo Alps, WildSea Inc.

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