Fish Stocks | NOAA Fisheries

Uncrewed Vehicles Hold Promise for Ocean Data Collection in Difficult-to-Reach Areas

We try to “see” fish and plankton using acoustics in offshore wind energy areas off the Northeastern United States.

April 18, 2024 - Feature Story ,

New England/Mid-Atlantic

A small vessel shaped like a submarine floats in calm ocean waters, with a large suspension bridge in and sailboats in the background.

The Exail DriX, an uncrewed surface vehicle, in Narragansett Bay. Credit: NOAA/Michael Jech

U.S. Department of Commerce Allocates $206K In Funding for Puget Sound Fishery Disaster

Funds will support the Squaxin Island Tribe’s fall chum salmon fishery.

April 17, 2024 - Media Release ,

West Coast

Close-up of two chum salmon at the bottom of murky water. Can see rocks below the fish.

Chum salmon. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Influence of Climate on Young Salmon Provides Clues to Future of World’s Largest Sockeye Run

New insight on how climate drives salmon survival provides key information for sustainable management and resilient fishing communities.

April 08, 2024 - Feature Story ,

Alaska

Photo of two red and green, breeding adult sockeye salmon in a river with gravel bottom

Adult sockeye salmon. Credit: Masahide Kaeriyama, Hokkaido University.

Developing Alternative Fisheries Management Scenarios to Respond to Climate Change

Scientists collaborate with stakeholders to evaluate scenarios that predict changes in the distribution and abundance of commercially important fish and shellfish due to climate change.

April 05, 2024 - Feature Story ,

Alaska

On a hill looking out to two bodies of water and snowy mountains in the distance

Port of Dutch Harbor and the village of Unalaska in the Aleutian Chain on the edge of the southeastern Bering Sea. Dutch Harbor the largest fishing port by volume in the U.S. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Paul Hillman.

On the Probable Distribution of Stock-Recruitment Resilience of Pacific Saury (Cololabis saira) in the Northwest Pacific Ocean

Our numerical simulation approach provides an analytical tool for calculating the steepness distribution in other pelagic fish influenced by increases in sea surface temperature due to global warming.

April 02, 2024 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,

Pacific Islands