The 2017 Summer West Coast Pelagic Fish Survey is scheduled for June 19 through August 11, 2017, aboard the NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker.

Anthony Cossio is a staff member of the Ecosystem Science Division.

One-two punch of El Niño and "warm blob" could boost coastal temperatures and supercharge storms

Capitalizing on technology to reduce bycatch in the nation's fisheries.

Heated blood makes opah a high-performance predator that swims faster and sees better.

U.S. fisheries are classified under the Marine Mammal Protection Act according to the level of incidental mortality or serious injury of marine mammals.

Saltwater recreational fishermen on the West Coast target a wide variety of marine species.

An international team of scientists who searched out specimens from museums and remote Arctic islands has identified genetic evidence of a rare new species of beaked whale ranging from northern Japan across the Pacific Ocean to Alaska’s Aleutian Islands.

The following is a collection of habitat science projects since 2010 looking at everything from how to incorporate habitat into fish surveys and stock assessments to locating reproductive areas for red king crab.

Highly migratory species include Pacific tunas, swordfish, sharks, and billfish. We provide a general overview of the fisheries and gear used to catch highly migratory species along the U.S. West Coast.

Here's more information on the researchers and fishermen who will share their experiences conducting science during a pandemic.

Every week during the HICEAS research mission, our scientists answered one question from students and the public. Thanks to all everyone who submitted questions!

In celebration of our 150th Anniversary, we share comments from our staff at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center.

Timeline of historic Northeast Fisheries-related events, organized by decade from the 1870s to the end of the 20th century.