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NOAA Fisheries Zoologist Describes New Fish Species

Dr. Katherine Bemis of the National Systematics Laboratory recently helped describe a new species of fish, the papillated redbait.
March 26, 2024 - Feature Story ,
National
A small pink fish on a black background. New species Emmelichthys papillatus Girard, Santos, and Bemis 2024, also known as the papillated redbait. It will be known by its Tagalog name, rebentador pula, in its native range of the Philippines. Photo courtesy of the Kagoshima University Museum.

Gulf of Mexico For-Hire Data Makes a Difference

An infographic that explains the various for-hire recreational fishing data collection programs along the Gulf Coast. This data is combined with commercial, biological, and observer data to inform stock assessments and fisheries management decisions.
February 21, 2024 -
Southeast
For-hire data in the Gulf of Mexico makes a difference

Factsheet: Atlantic For-Hire Data Makes a Difference

An infographic that explains the various for-hire recreational fishing data collection programs along the Atlantic. This data is combined with commercial, biological, and observer data to inform stock assessments and fisheries management decisions.
February 21, 2024 -
New England/Mid-Atlantic
For-hire recreational fishing data collection programs along Atlantic

New Plan to Improve Recreational Fisheries Data Collection on Gulf Coast

This collaborative plan highlights six priorities, including improved timeliness of recreational catch and effort estimates, improved discard data, and streamlining for-hire data collection.
February 01, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
Field interviewers with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission weigh, measure, and record fish caught by anglers.

NOAA Fisheries Announces Recreational Fishing Data Collection Priorities for 2024

This plan underscores our continuous commitment to re-evaluate and update our large-scale surveys as well as strengthen the state-regional-federal data collection partnership.
January 24, 2024 - Feature Story ,
National
750x500-evening-fishing-MRIP-PIRO.jpg Evening fishing in the Pacific Islands.

Fiscal Year 2024 Fishery Stock Assessment Schedule

Table detailing all planned fishery stock assessment activities for Fiscal Year 2024
November 29, 2023 - Other Reports ,
National

Open Science at NOAA Fisheries

Open Science at NOAA Fisheries
National

Citizen Science Spotlight: In it for the Long Haul

Longtime citizen scientists share why they first got involved with NOAA Fisheries programs and why they’ve continued volunteering over months, years, and even decades.
November 22, 2023 - Feature Story ,
National
Photos of three people appear side by side - a woman holding a bright red-orange fish, a man with glasses, and a man on a boat. The header of the photo reads "Citizen Science Spotlight." Photos courtesy of Marcy Dorflinger (left), Steve Leong (center), and Mark Sampson (right).

New Interactive Tool Consolidates Data from Climate Vulnerability Assessments

NOAA Fisheries has launched its new Climate Vulnerability Assessment Tool, providing information on the vulnerability of hundreds of species in one convenient location.
September 21, 2023 - Feature Story ,
National
A red and green Sockeye salmon swims near the surface of the water with a pebble riverbed below it. Sockeye salmon are one of nearly 400 species included in NOAA Fisheries’ Climate Vulnerability Assessments. Data from all available Climate Vulnerability Assessments can now be seamlessly accessed with a new tool. Credit: Ryan Hagerty/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Marine Mammal Stocks in North Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Are Highly Vulnerable to Climate Change

A new study led by NOAA Fisheries outlines marine mammal populations’ estimated vulnerability to changing ocean conditions as part of ongoing Climate Vulnerability Assessments.
September 20, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
National
An overhead shot of an adult right whale swimming next to a right whale calf in blue water. A new study has classified the North Atlantic right whale stock as very highly vulnerable to climate change. Credit: NOAA