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Part 2: Seafood Tips from the People Bringing You America's Seafood

Need a spark of holiday cooking inspiration? Explore these practical tips from seafood pros—and discover the stories of the families and communities behind America’s sustainable seafood.
December 11, 2025 - Feature Story ,
A grid of two rows of three photos each, with a text box "meet the people brining our nation seafood". The top row: A man in a hat holding two plates of seafood in front of a Fish Market storefront (left); A man kneeling on a tarp in an estuary with a handfull of small oysters (middle); A man in a teal shirt smiling with a beach in the background (right). In the bottom row: A family on a small boat labaled Farm Stand (right); a woman in a chef's apron and shirt holding up a salmon standing on a rocky coastl Credit: NOAA Fisheries and Partners

Snow Crab Collapse Linked to Energetic Limitations During a Marine Heatwave

New study provides critical insights into the Bering Sea snow crab population collapse in 2018–2019, offers hope for recovery, and provides a new tool for fisheries management.
December 05, 2025 - Feature Story ,
On the back deck of a fisheries survey vessel, two adult snow crabs on top of a blue plastic tote. Snow crabs sampled during the 2024 eastern Bering Sea bottom trawl survey. Credit: NOAA Fisheries / Erin Fedewa

Hilo Intern Chloe Winter Explores Sustainable Fisheries

From deepwater shrimp fisheries to electronic monitoring, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo intern Chloe Winter explores the science, policy, and teamwork behind sustainable fisheries.
December 03, 2025 - Feature Story ,
A diver in full wetsuit gear smiling brightly while on a boat near the coast. Chloe Winter is a graduate student at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo and an intern with NOAA Fisheries’ Pacific Islands Regional Office. Photo courtesy of Chloe Winter

NOAA Fisheries Seeks Recommendations for Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness

The public comment period in support of the recent Executive Order has been reopened until December 15, 2025.
December 01, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Commercial fishing boats lined up in Sitka, Alaska. Commercial fishing boats lined up in Sitka, Alaska. Credit: Shutterstock.

Gearing Up: Turtle Excluder Devices Strengthen Fisheries and Help Recover Sea Turtle Populations

Since 1987, turtle excluder devices have protected sea turtles from getting accidentally caught in trawl nets. NOAA scientists and fishermen are working together to make TED designs even more effective, helping some sea turtle populations to rebound while continuing to provide economic opportunities.
November 26, 2025 - Feature Story ,
turtle-escape-Dan-Foster.jpg A sea turtle escaping from a turtle excluder device. TEDs are metal grids placed in trawl nets to direct turtles out through escape openings. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Dan Foster

Celebrate Seafood This Holiday Season

The holiday season is here, and it’s the perfect time to celebrate with your favorite U.S. seafood!
November 20, 2025 - Feature Story ,
An assortment of seafood including crustaceans, mussels, filets of salmon, shrimp, sardines, and other whole fish. Garnished with lemon wheels, leafy greens, and ice. The assortment takes up about two thirds of the image and the remaining one third on the right says "Celebrate Seafood This Holiday Season!" with gold confetti in the background.

Part 1: Seafood Tips from the People Bringing You America's Seafood

During this time of thanksgiving, we’re honoring the American people, families, and communities who bring delicious, sustainable seafood to our tables.
November 19, 2025 - Feature Story ,
A grid of text and photos. A man flips oyster cages in chest deep water at sunrise (top left); a woman in a pink shirt with curly hair poses for a professional photo with a grey background (top middle); a fisherman in fishing gear holds up a fish in each hand from his boat (top right); two people in winter allweather gear and hats hold up scallops, one in each of their hands; a man in a tan baseball cap presents a yellowfin tuna to the camera while sitting on his boat (bottom middle); a woman in a teal jack

Modernizing Fisheries Survey Science: Advancing NOAA’s Fisheries-Independent Data Collection

As marine ecosystems change and technology advances, modernizing survey tools allows NOAA to maintain critical survey time series and deliver the best available science to support sustainable fisheries management.
August 22, 2025 - Feature Story ,
A group of five people are surrounded by a large red fisheries trawl net. The net is hung avove them and hangs onto the floor and under their feet. Shawn Russell trains the other fisheries scientists about the net operations. Shawn Russell, AFSC Net Shed and Survey Support Team Supervisor, leading a training on bottom trawl survey gear in the net shed, a converted World War II era airplane hangar at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center's Seattle Campus. Credit: Emily Markowitz/NOAA Fisheries.

Emergency Rule Increases Red Grouper Opportunities for Commercial and Recreational Fishermen

NOAA Fisheries is implementing an emergency rule that will increase the Gulf of America red grouper catch limits and extend the recreational fishing season.
August 06, 2025 - Feature Story ,
A woman with sunglasses smiles as she holds a large red grouper on a boat with a clear blue sky in the background. Anglers in the Gulf of America will have an extended 2025 season and increased catch limit with the publication of a new emergency rule. Credit: Hubbard’s Marina.