NOAA uses the best available science to analyze and locate Aquaculture Opportunity Areas. Scientific disciplines include marine spatial analysis, genetics, engineering, risk assessment, biosecurity, socioeconomics, and more.
The research will be based off of the NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson and will operate at the southern edge of the marginal ice zone in the Alaskan waters of the Bering Sea.
NOAA Fisheries marine mammal biologists plan to conduct an aerial survey to collect digital images of Steller sea lions in the Aleutian Islands (western Distinct Population Segment).
An Aquaculture Opportunity Area (AOA) is a small, defined geographic area that has been evaluated to determine its potential suitability for commercial aquaculture.
Informative brochure that summarizes the natural history of the endangered Hawaiian monk seal, its primary threats, population trends, current management actions, and much more.