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Is U.S. Wild-Caught Shrimp Sustainable? The Short Answer Is Yes

Learn the facts about wild-caught American shrimp, including what makes it a sustainable seafood choice.
October 29, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
Shrimp trawl during sunset

2024 Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program Awards

NOAA Fisheries is recommending more than $2.6 million in funding for 13 projects under its 2024 Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program.
September 30, 2024 - Feature Story ,
National
Orca jumping out of water. Jumping orca in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Credit: iStock

New Model Predicts Where Red King Crab Bycatch Is Likely to Occur in Bering Sea Flatfish Trawl Fisheries

Fishing data coupled with survey data useful for predicting fall, winter, and spring crab bycatch distribution.
September 05, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Blue gloved hand holding three crabs on a ship Three juvenile Bristol Bay red king crab. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

Tackling Sea Turtle Bycatch with International Fishing Communities

An international program is helping fishers in the Pacific coast of Mexico to reduce bycatch of protected sea turtles.
June 20, 2024 - Podcast ,
National
International
A loggerhead turtle swims through bright blue water. The surface is barely visible at the top of the frame. A loggerhead sea turtle swimming in a deep blue open ocean. Credit: Adobe Stock

Sea Turtle Week 2024: Partners in Conservation

A message from Kim Damon-Randall, director of NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources, for Sea Turtle Week, June 17–21.
June 17, 2024 - Feature Story ,
National
Green sea turtle foraging in the shallow waters off Kona, Hawai‘I Island. A green sea turtle swims in the waters off O’ahu, Hawaii. These turtles are herbivores, eating mostly seagrasses and algae. This diet gives their fat a greenish color (not their shells), which is where their name comes from. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Ali Bayless

NOAA Fisheries Wins 2023 Presidential Migratory Bird Federal Stewardship Award

The Council for the Conservation of Migratory Birds has recognized an important NOAA Fisheries partnership to conserve seabirds.
June 13, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
National
A large gray bird flies over the ocean. Black-footed albatross. Credit: Robert Pitman

NOAA Fisheries Denies Request for Emergency Action on Bering Sea Chinook Salmon Bycatch

Petition did not meet criteria necessary for emergency action
April 18, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Illustration of a Chinook salmon. Illustration of a Chinook salmon. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

New Study Sheds Light on Alaska’s Largest, Most Mysterious Shark

Researchers created a “one-stop shop” for information critical to conserving the highly vulnerable Pacific sleeper shark.
April 15, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Photograph of a large black sleeper shark hovering over the sandy and rocky deep seafloor Pacific sleeper shark photographed at 3,125 feet depth by the remotely operated vehicle, Deep Discoverer. Credit: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research.

Women's History Month: Talking with Megan Amico

Celebrating Women’s History Month with fish biologist Megan Amico—her science journey, what she loves about her job, what advice she has for the next generation of women scientists, and more!
March 21, 2024 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Megan Amico stands next to her painting at the World Fisheries Congress 2024 conference. The painting is an under and above water scene. Above the water, the sky is bright orange with some yellow clouds. There is a commercial lobster boat hauling up a lobster pot. Below the water is a North Atlantic right whale mother calf pair swimming under the boat.

Cause of Death Determined for 11 Killer Whales Incidentally Caught in Fishing Gear in Alaska in 2023

Majority of whales belong to Eastern North Pacific Alaska Resident stock.
December 01, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
A pod of killer whales swim through the water off the coast of Alaska A pod of killer whales. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.