News & Announcements

NOAA says actions resulted in a safe, deliberate assessment and rescue of entangled humpback whale.

A new study shows how climate and fishing are changing pollock spawning time, and how changes in spawning time could affect fisheries in the future.

NOAA appoints a new Science and Research Director for NOAA’s Alaska Fisheries Science Center.

The following is the first feature in a multi-part series about NOAA Fisheries Partnerships in Alaska. NOAA Fisheries is strengthening relationships and building partnerships with the commercial fishing industry, environmental community, academia and private businesses to broaden our expertise and maximize agency resources to better fulfill our scientific and management mission of monitoring, protecting and sustaining Alaska’s valuable natural marine resources. Special thanks to Ben Shouse, Lenfest Ocean Program, Jeremy Sterling, NOAA Fisheries/Alaska Fisheries Science Center, and Ivonne Ortiz, the University of Washington’s Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO) for pulling this feature together.

Humpback was immobilized much like a dog on a leash.

The historic agreement represents a collaborative and precautionary approach by ten countries to the management of high seas fish stocks in the Central Arctic Ocean.

Finding the North Pacific right whale.

Unique program offers charter fishing anglers additional halibut fishing opportunities

Scientists hope genetic approaches can help them determine the number of harbor porpoise populations in Southeast Alaska.

Snapshot of NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement efforts on compliance in the charter halibut fishing industry in Alaska and taking enforcement action when appropriate.