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Marine Mammal Stocks in North Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Are Highly Vulnerable to Climate Change

A new study led by NOAA Fisheries outlines marine mammal populations’ estimated vulnerability to changing ocean conditions as part of ongoing Climate Vulnerability Assessments.
September 20, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
National
An overhead shot of an adult right whale swimming next to a right whale calf in blue water. A new study has classified the North Atlantic right whale stock as very highly vulnerable to climate change. Credit: NOAA

Louisiana Living Shoreline to Protect Levees, Restore Wetlands, and Reconnect People to the Coast

With $4.5 million dollars in funding from NOAA under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act, Jefferson Parish is building the first living shoreline to protect a federal levee system.
September 11, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
Construction of the Bucktown Living Shoreline (Photo: Moffatt & Nichol) Construction of the Bucktown Living Shoreline (Photo: Moffatt & Nichol)

New Research Predicts Effects of Marine Heatwaves on Top Ocean Predators

Real-time shifts in marine ecosystems and species demand “climate-ready” fisheries. This new research will inform fisheries management.
September 05, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
National
Two blue whales swim near the surface of the ocean. Two tagged blue whales swim in Monterey Bay in 2016. NOAA Fisheries permit 16111. Credit: Elliott Hazen/NOAA Fisheries

Monitoring Island Health in the Chesapeake Bay

A team uses technology to track the effects of climate change on the Goodwin Islands, located in the Middle Peninsula Habitat Focus Area.
August 25, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Water laps up against a mostly grassy shoreline. There is a small area of bulkheaded shoreline. In the background, there are a few taller trees. The Goodwin Islands are mostly marshland but also include some forested areas. Photo: Tricia Hooper, NOAA Office for Coastal Management

Are Alaska Fishing Communities and Fishermen Prepared for Climate Change?

Scientists found that more planning is needed to help fishing communities in the Gulf of Alaska adapt and mitigate the potential economic impacts of climate change.
August 25, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Marina full of boats with a mountain in the background View of marina in Petersburg, Alaska. Credit: Marysia Szymkowiak/NOAA Fisheries

Climate Change Likely to Reshape West Coast Fisheries by Sending Fish Farther Offshore

Vessels may have to travel farther and fish deeper to keep catching fish.
August 17, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Looking at the seafloor from underwater, we see a flat fish almost camouflaged in the substrate of the seafloor, with a nearby orange fish and dark colored fish swimming close by. Researchers studied four species of West Coast groundfish commonly harvested together, including sablefish, Dover sole, and thornyhead (pictured here). This image was captured from an AUV hovering above the sea floor off the West Coast.

Coral Reefs Benefit From Reduced Land-Sea Impacts Under Ocean Warming

Local human impacts combine with global ocean warming to threaten coral reef persistence. New research finds that simultaneously reducing land- and sea-based human impacts supports coral reef persistence in our changing climate.
August 09, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Fish swimming above a colorful coral reef. Coral reef ecosystems, like this reef on Hawaiʻi Island, are more likely to persist under ocean warming when local human impacts originating from land and sea are reduced simultaneously. Credit: Arizona State University/Greg Asner

Funding to Support Research on How Climate Change Is Affecting Fisheries in the Chesapeake Bay

New NOAA Chesapeake Bay Fisheries Research Program projects will explore how climate change is affecting Bay habitats.
August 02, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A closeup of human hands holding a blue crab and measuring the crab with a ruler Blue crabs are just one species dealing with the effects of climate change in the Chesapeake Bay. Scientists are eager to learn more about how Bay species will be affected in the future. Photo: NOAA Fisheries/NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office

Report from the Central Pacific

Researchers conduct seafloor mapping and coral reef and ocean condition surveys in American Sāmoa and the Pacific Remote Island Areas.
July 26, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A diver swims over coral while recording its size and condition. Scientist, Joao Garriques, measures the size and condition of corals. In the shallow reefs around Rose Atoll, calcifying algae give the reefs their pink color and help create the habitat structure of the reef ecosystem. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Damaris Torres-Pulliza

Climate Regional Action Plan in the Southeast

A regional action plan will guide and implement science activities in the Southeast supporting NOAA Fisheries' Climate Science Strategy.
July 24, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
Aerial view of the western Gulf of mexico showing the land and water with swirls of lighter blue green near the coast Clouds of sediment color the western Gulf of Mexico. A few hours before the image was taken, a tropical storm had passed to the east. The storm’s wind and waves may have churned up waters farther west. Photo courtesy of NASA