Ecosystem Monitoring of the Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf Despite delays caused by the 2020 global pandemic, we completed coverage of the Mid-Atlantic region in the late winter.

Scientists at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center’s Auke Bay Laboratories study commercially important fish species such as rockfish, sablefish, and salmon. They conduct research to better understand where fish live during each stage of life and...

The Alaska Fisheries Science Center’s Fisheries Monitoring and Analysis Division (FMA) monitors groundfish and halibut fishing activities in the federal fisheries off Alaska and conducts research associated with sampling commercial fishery catches...

The Marine Mammal Laboratory, a division of the Alaska Fisheries Science Center, conducts research on whales, seals, sea lions, and porpoises off the coasts of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California.

The Resource Assessment and Conservation Engineering Division is a division of the Alaska Fisheries Science Center. The division includes scientists from various disciplines: fishery and oceanography researchers, bioacousticians, engineers, technicians...

Approximately 12,000 to 15,000 people visit the Alaska Fisheries Science Center’s Kodiak Laboratory each year. The Laboratory is located in the Kodiak Fisheries Research Center owned by the Kodiak Island Borough.

Alaska Fisheries Science Center’s Newport Laboratory is home to the Center’s Fisheries Behavioral Ecology Program. The Laboratory is part of the Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, Oregon. Scientists conduct research...

The Alaska Fisheries Science Center’s Resource Ecology and Fisheries Management Division produces groundfish and crab stock assessments annually. These assessments are used by resource managers at the North Pacific Fishery Management Council to set...

A commonly used machine-learning algorithm was key to help generate krill abundance estimates comparable to data collected by research vessels over many years.

Some key data are being collected to support fisheries management and marine mammal protection in Alaska.

The newest California Current Ecosystem Status Report shows mixed signals about the state of the West Coast’s ocean and marine life.

A Look Back at Success in an Unprecedented Year

In 2021 we conducted 22 research surveys and placed 355 observers on commercial fishing vessels and in 12 processing plants. We collected valuable biological, oceanographic, and socio-economic information and monitored fisheries catch and bycatch.

Research on Hawaiian monk seals and green sea turtles continued in these remote islands, despite unprecedented challenges this year.

2022 Seminars will be held virtually using Webex - Tuesdays @ 10am Pacific.