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West Coast Region National Environmental Policy Act Documents

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents prepared by the NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region, including those available for public review and comment.

5 Ways to Add More Seafood to Your Family’s Diet

Eating U.S. seafood is good for your health, our economy, and working waterfront communities.
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Observer Programs on the West Coast

NOAA Fisheries coordinates a national program through its Office of Science and Technology, based upon geographic areas and needs.

Fishing Gear: Midwater Trawls

Midwater trawling is a fishing practice that herds and captures the target species by towing a net through the water column.

Fishing Gear: Purse Seines

A purse seine is a large wall of netting deployed around an entire area or school of fish.

Summer 2019 California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations Survey

July 11-26, 2019, the R/V Bold Horizon sails between Morro Bay and La Jolla, California assessing pelagic fish stocks and monitoring environmental conditions.

NOAA USDA Alternative Feeds Initiative

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), launched the NOAA-USDA Alternative Feeds Initiative in 2007 to accelerate the development of alternative feeds for aquaculture.

Lean Prey in Warm Ocean Years Leaves Forage Fish Hungry

Unusually warm temperatures across the eastern Pacific Ocean in recent years drained the food web of many energy-rich plankton that small forage fish feed on, leaving them to instead consume the marine equivalent of less nutritious junk food, a new study
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Spring 2017 California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations and Saildrone Ground Truthing

The 2017 Spring California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations survey is scheduled for March 28 through April 29, 2017, aboard the NOAA Ship Bell M. Shimada.

Experimental Aquarium at the Southwest Fisheries Science Center

The aquarium at the Southwest Fisheries Science Center facilitates research across many species, including the endangered black and white abalone.

Removing Fish From Fish Diet for Tastier, More Sustainable Aquaculture

NOAA-funded research shows that a diet of poultry meal and algae oil could be just as good for aquaculture fish as fishmeal and fish oil.
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Regional Fishery Management Councils Climate Actions

A description of the activities undertaken by NOAA Fisheries and each regional fishery management council to address climate change in their fisheries.