NOAA scientists pinpoint increased juvenile-to-adult mortality connected to recent heatwaves as a major factor in recent Chinook salmon declines on the Yukon River.
A NOAA-funded project on Virginia’s Ragged Island is restoring habitat for fish, oysters, and birds. The project will also prevent hundreds of tons of sediment and pollution from entering the Chesapeake Bay.
How do Pacific cod respond to warming seas, and what does it mean for the future of fisheries? Satellite tagging helps scientists track cod migration in Alaska and understand the implications for stock assessments and sustainable management.
Capelin are a major forage fish species in high-latitude marine ecosystems. Recent heatwaves in Alaska led to a dramatic decline in capelin abundance, which can have major impacts on predators, including marine mammals, seabirds, and fish.
With $7 million in funding from NOAA Fisheries, the Ford House estate on Lake St. Clair in Michigan is rebuilding shoreline habitat for fish and other wildlife while expanding access and educational opportunities for visitors.
NOAA-funded projects are reconnecting tributaries and restoring habitat in the Snake River Basin, helping threatened salmon and steelhead complete one of the longest migrations in the lower 48 states.
NOAA funding helped the Yakama Nation and partners remove a causeway in Richland, Washington, that had wreaked havoc on Yakima River salmon and steelhead populations. Now, fish have a better chance of surviving migration in and out of the river.
Researchers identify distinctive genetic stocks of Pacific cod in Alaska and use that information to build a cost-effective genetic tool to answer important ecological questions for the species.
