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How Do Atlantic Surfclams Respond to Ocean Warming and Acidification?

Field Fresh Blog: Science in Motion

Postdoctoral researcher Laura Steeves collaborates with NOAA Fisheries to understand how a species important to New Jersey will respond to changing ocean conditions.

April 05, 2024 - Research ,

New England/Mid-Atlantic

A female scientist standing in front of several cylindrical tanks of seawater.

Laboratory experiment at the Rutgers Aquaculture Innovation Center in Cape May, New Jersey. Surfclams are being exposed to different combinations of pH and temperature to observe how they respond to environmental stress. Credit: Laura Steeves/Rutgers University

Gulf Coast: Oyster Shell Recycling Key to Sustainable Seafood and Coastal Protection

With $5 million in NOAA funds, Gulf Coast partners will expand efforts to restore oyster populations, protect vanishing land, and reconnect communities to their coastal heritage.

March 06, 2024 - Feature Story ,

Southeast

Volunteers build an oyster reef from recycled oyster shells (Photo: Galveston Bay Foundation)

Public Input Helps Improve our Understanding of Marine Ecological Relationships in Alaska

Critical links identified between young pollock survival and changes in habitat and prey availability over a 60-year timeframe.

February 13, 2024 - Feature Story ,

Alaska

food web for Bering Sea fish and other species, graphic showing connections between species

This is a path diagram for the Bering Sea and Aleutians Islands marine ecosystem. It shows linkages between ecosystem variables. Arrows correspond to suspected relationships. An arrow pointing from X to Y indicates that a change in X is estimated to cause a change in Y. The number next to each arrow shows the estimated magnitude of the change (red arrows indicate a negative change and blue arrows indicate a positive change).

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28

2024 Assessment Oversight Panel Meeting for June Stocks

| 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Assessments begin with a plan developed by the analyst. These plans are presented to an assessment oversight panel who will evaluate the feasibility of the plan and determine the amount of review necessary.2024 June Stocks

Commercial Fishing,

Population Assessments

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New England/Mid-Atlantic

NOAA Fisheries Announces Final 2024 Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Specifications

Effective January 1, 2024

October 24, 2023 -

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Final Rule for 2024 Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Specifications and Minimum Size Suspension for Surfclams

Effective January 1, 2024 NOAA Fisheries is setting 2024 commercial harvest quotas for Atlantic surfclams and ocean quahogs. The final quotas, which have remained unchanged since 2004, are: Atlantic surfclams: 3.4 million bushels Ocean quahogs:…

Final Rule

Final Rule

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New England

Effective

04/19/2024

Climate Readiness: the Future of U.S. Fisheries

Supporting healthy, sustainable seafood and a robust seafood industry is a major priority for NOAA Fisheries. Hear from NOAA Fisheries leadership and members of the seafood community about climate readiness and plans for responding to a changing climate.

October 19, 2023 - Podcast ,

National