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Kelp Farms and Marine Life Co-Exist in Southeast Alaska

Scientists teamed up to investigate how kelp farms may provide novel habitat for fish and invertebrate species.
September 16, 2026 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Aerial view of a kelp farm. A small skiff tends a buoy. Several pink buoys float on the surface with lines of kelp. A forested shoreline on the left and mountains in the distance. NOAA Fisheries and Sea Quester Farms partnered up to evaluate if kelp farms provide habitat for marine life in Alaska. Pictured here is one of Sea Quester’s farms in southeast Alaska near Juneau. Credit: Hatch Blue, Alaska Mariculture Cluster

Nine Species of Deep-Sea Sponges Discovered in Alaska

One sponge species is so unique that scientists created an entirely new genus to classify it. Another represents a group never seen before outside of the tropics.
September 10, 2026 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
A blue basket holds a pile of tan, pink, orange and red invertebrates from sponges to sea urchins to sea stars Deep-sea sponges and other invertebrates in a collection basket during a bottom trawl survey. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Start-Up Beaver Dams Transform Parched California Creeks into Salmon Havens, New Research Finds

Juvenile survival rose and adult returns surged in the Klamath Basin.
September 09, 2026 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
photo of a slow moving creek and vegetation, with pools of water on either side of a small dam created with beaver dam analogues to help improve habitat for coho salmon and other wildlife. Sugar Creek flows over a dam initially created with beaver dam analogues to help improve habitat for coho salmon and other wildlife. Photo courtesy of Scott River Watershed Council.

Charting the Future of Fisheries-Independent Surveys

A team of NOAA Fisheries biologists and international collaborators built a roadmap to evolve fisheries monitoring for a changing ocean. The approach blends advanced technology and new statistical methods with traditional field sampling data.
September 03, 2026 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
West Coast
Infographic showing traditional capture-based survey methods as advanced technology such as acoustic, optical, and molecular tools deployed from survey vessels, uncrewed vehicles, and moored to the seafloor The future of fisheries-independent surveys will include traditional capture-based surveys as well as advanced technology such as acoustic, optical, and molecular tools deployed from survey vessels, uncrewed vehicles, and moored to the seafloor. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Su Kim

Caribbean Fishery Management: Voices from the Islands

Sustainably managing the diverse resources and distinct regions across the Caribbean relies on careful collaboration, local expertise, and flexibilities provided by the Magnuson-Stevens Act.
August 28, 2026 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
view of a tropical island in the background with two photos on top: left black and white image of several boats with Puerto Rico and American flags, and right image of several wood and wire fish traps on a dock (Overlay) Left: Christening of new shrimp boats acquired by the Dorado Fishing Cooperative in Puerto Rico, 1965. Credit: NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection; Right: Description Wood-and-wire lobster pots, seen here on a dock at Puerto Rico's Fajardo Beach, are still common in the Caribbean. Credit: Julio A. Serrano; (Background): A view of a tropical coastline in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Credit: Meaghan Emory

A River Reborn: Restoring a Stronghold for Hood Canal Summer-Run Chum Salmon

A $9.7 million NOAA Fisheries investment is helping restore salmon habitat in Washington’s Big Quilcene River while reducing flood impacts on the local community.
August 27, 2026 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
A single chum salmon with dark vertical tiger stripes swimming horizontally underwater over a rocky riverbed. Summer chum salmon. Credit: Adobe Stock

Mackerel on the Move: Cooperative Research Investigates Atlantic Mackerel Abundance Under Changing Ocean Conditions

Changing conditions are more than an oceanographic curiosity—they’re reshaping where fish are found and when fishermen encounter them.
August 24, 2026 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Black back, light belly fish on tray. Atlantic Mackerel collected during the Northeast Bottom Trawl Survey. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Beyond Ocean Mapping: Using Uncrewed Vehicles to Advance Ocean Research

Even when traditional research vessels can’t safely reach parts of the ocean, the science doesn’t stop. Uncrewed surface vehicles give scientists access to the ocean with fewer constraints, rewriting what is possible in oceanographic and fisheries research and addressing longstanding research questions.
August 20, 2026 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A bright yellow uncrewed boat floats in choppy seas under cloudy skies. The boat is carrying various ocean sensors and equipment and is 40 feet in length. In the background is a bridge. Chance Maritime Technologies MC40 Uncrewed Surface Vehicle in Narragansett Bay during pre-mission testing. Credit: Courtesy of Chance Maritime Technologies.

A Winter at Sea Reveals Seasonal Habits of Whales, Dolphins, and Seabirds in Hawaiʻi

Results are in from our survey mission to study the winter populations of whales, dolphins, and seabirds in the main Hawaiian Islands. It’s only the second expedition of its kind. Take a look behind the scenes aboard the NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette.
August 20, 2026 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Three melon-headed whales swim together in bright blue ocean water. Their heads and dorsal fins emerge from the water. A group of melon-headed whales swimming together on February 1, 2026, seen during the Winter Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Mary Applegate, taken under NOAA permit #25754.

NOAA Scientists Discover Repeat Spawning in Pacific Capelin

Pacific capelin are a major forage species for predators in the North Pacific. They are short-lived and, like salmon, were thought to spawn only once and die. A new study found that some are capable of spawning multiple times.
August 12, 2026 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
A small silvery capelin lies on a table next to a ruler and measures about 11 centimeters long Pacific capelin with unknown maturity. Scientists make microscopic observations to determine if capelin spawn only once or if they are capable of spawning over multiple years. Credit: NOAA Fisheries