Coral reefs are underwater structures built by tiny sea animals. Their beautiful shapes and colors are a magnet for divers. They also provide an excellent home for thousands of marine creatures, including fish we love to eat.

Review finds that the species face threats from climate change that require urgent action.

As a key river habitat warms, researchers race to protect cold water patches critical to salmon survival.

The University of Hawaiʻi’s Marine Option Program has been a boon to both NOAA and the local marine science community for decades.

How we value natural resources changes over time. Once a source of hydropower, and then easy disposal of waste products, today the Raritan River in New Jersey has many supporters working to return it to a more natural state.

Field work is physically demanding on long, hot summer days, but the planning for research is even more challenging.

NOAA Fisheries and partners diverted endangered whales from potential harm and learned lessons along the way. Southern Resident Connections - Post 27

The population of striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay has declined. NOAA and our partners are using science to learn why—and to help these fish rebound.

Atlantic salmon spend half of their lives in the North Atlantic Ocean. We work to better understand what they need there, where they go, and how a changing climate can affect their survival.

New saltwater systems help scientists understand what makes corals resilient.

Two veterans gain research experience during internships with the NWFSC.

ESA, white abalone

Science to support healthy and resilient coastal and marine populations, habitats, communities, and ecosystems on the U.S. West Coast.

Our team studies the linkages between habitat and anadromous fish using principles and methods from landscape, ecosystem, community, and population ecology.

Prolonged drought and passage barriers reflect urgency of species recovery actions.