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Diversifying New England’s Seafood Marketplace

How many different seafood species do you purchase and eat? Many of us are familiar with lobster, sea scallops, cod, and haddock but not so familiar with eating dogfish, monkfish, scup, or sea robin. Diversifying the seafood choices we make and eating a much wider variety of local marine life will help the ecosystem and the people who depend on it for a living and for food.
July 03, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Basket of silvery butterfish

Swordfish, It’s What (Could Be) for Dinner

If it’s U.S.-harvested swordfish, you can feel confident it’s a smart seafood choice.
April 30, 2019 - Feature Story ,
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NOAA Names Rubino Senior Advisor for Seafood Strategy

Rubino will lead the development of markets for United States fisheries products and facilitate new and expanded domestic aquaculture production.
April 29, 2019 - Feature Story ,
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International Collaboration Sheds Light on Ocean Acidification’s Impact on Shellfish

NOAA Fisheries' lab in Milford CT is known for its long-standing international research relationships, and is currently hosting post-doctoral researchers from Brazil to China, not to mention France, which is where Emilien Pousse hails from.
April 09, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Collection of oysters, various sizes and colors.

How Will Changing Ocean Chemistry Affect the Shellfish We Eat?

Scientists at the NOAA Fisheries Milford Lab are shining some light on ocean acidification by examining how a more acidic ocean affects something we care about: the oysters, surfclams, and scallops that we eat.
April 09, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Oysters shells with different colors based on exposure to acid levels.

Alaska's Bering Sea Is The Focus Of A NOAA Effort To Accelerate Science Delivery To Fisheries Managers

Integrated approach will deliver more timely, actionable data on climate change's impacts on changing ocean conditions.
March 28, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Adak Island Bering Sea coast in the Aleutian Islands. Credit: iStock.

Online Tool Screens Finfish Fillets for Mislabeling, Substitution

Developed by the National Seafood Inspection Laboratory, the tool supports the nation’s safe, sustainable seafood supply.
March 13, 2019 - Feature Story ,
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Visit Us At Seafood Expo North America

A leadership message from NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator Chris Oliver.
March 11, 2019 - Leadership Message ,
A variety of seafood on a bed of ice.

See Our Top Stories, Photos, and Videos of 2018

Take a look at our most popular stories, photos, and videos of 2018.
December 21, 2018 - Feature Story ,
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New Fishing Opportunities Emerge from Resurgence of West Coast Groundfish

Rebuilt West Coast groundfish species are good news for fishermen and fans of healthy and delicious fish.
December 12, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Yelloweye rockfish swimming near the ocean floor Yelloweye rockfish. Credit: NOAA Fisheries