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Tide to Table Profile: Holdfast Aquaculture

Planting seeds of change—Holdfast Aquaculture produces native seaweed and shellfish seed for farms in California.
September 25, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
A bearded man wearing a hat on a boat holds a freshly shucked oyster. Holdfast Aquaculture co-founder Nate Churches shucking an oyster. Credit: Holdfast Aquaculture

New Forest Conservation Plan is a First For Oregon, Benefiting Salmon and Steelhead

Port Blakely will improve fish passage and more while the forests also produce timber.
September 19, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
View of a partially cleared forest. A new habitat conservation plan covers about 30,000 acres of private forest in northwest Oregon. The HCP allows owner Port Blakely to harvest timber while benefiting species in the long-term. Credit: Port Blakely

$4 Million Awarded for Marine Mammal Rescue Efforts through Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grants

Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grants will provide important federal funding to our marine mammal health and emergency response partners in 20 states and one tribe for fiscal year 2023.
September 14, 2023 - Feature Story ,
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Humpback whale carcass lying on beach with heavy machinery nearby to tow Necropsy of a dead humpback whale that was reported at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. The whale drifted near the Bay Bridge Tunnel, and the local stranding network pulled it up on land by using heavy equipment to conduct a necropsy near Lynnhaven Beach, Virginia.

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Found in Seals on Marrowstone Island in Puget Sound

Test results confirm H5N1; officials urge beachgoers to avoid contact with wildlife.
September 08, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Harbor seals resting in a tide pool Healthy harbor seals in a tide pool along the coast of Washington State. Puget Sound seal populations are considered healthy. Credit: Sophie McCoy, UNC

Answering The Call: SeaWorld San Diego

Longtime wildlife rescue program has helped more than 40,000 marine mammals since 1965.
September 06, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Jeni Smith aboard a vessel smiling at the camera Jeni Smith, Rescue Supervisor at SeaWorld. Credit SeaWorld

New Research Predicts Effects of Marine Heatwaves on Top Ocean Predators

Real-time shifts in marine ecosystems and species demand “climate-ready” fisheries. This new research will inform fisheries management.
September 05, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
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Two blue whales swim near the surface of the ocean. Two tagged blue whales swim in Monterey Bay in 2016. NOAA Fisheries permit 16111. Credit: Elliott Hazen/NOAA Fisheries

NOAA Fisheries Recommends $106.1 Million in NOAA Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Funding to Protect and Restore West Coast Salmon and Steelhead

Funding for 16 new and continuing programs and projects will support conservation efforts in California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska.
August 17, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Spawning Chinook salmon Wild chinook Salmon in Idaho. Credit: Shutterstock

Climate Change Likely to Reshape West Coast Fisheries by Sending Fish Farther Offshore

Vessels may have to travel farther and fish deeper to keep catching fish.
August 17, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Looking at the seafloor from underwater, we see a flat fish almost camouflaged in the substrate of the seafloor, with a nearby orange fish and dark colored fish swimming close by. Researchers studied four species of West Coast groundfish commonly harvested together, including sablefish, Dover sole, and thornyhead (pictured here). This image was captured from an AUV hovering above the sea floor off the West Coast.

Gray Whale Calf Count Increases from All-time Low, Positive Sign for the Population

Twice as many calves head north to Arctic feeding grounds with their mothers.
August 09, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Photograph of a gray whale mother and her calf born this year on their northbound migration. Gray whale mother and her calf on their northbound migration.

More Than $910,000 Recommended for Ruth Gates Coral Restoration Innovation Grants Projects

Projects will develop novel restoration and intervention methods to promote resilient coral ecosystems in a changing climate.
July 18, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
West Coast
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Orange-brown branching coral mixed in with light tan feather-like coral on a sandy seafloor Restored staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) at Looe Key reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Staghorn coral, along with elkhorn coral and star corals, built Caribbean coral reefs over the last 5,000 years. NOAA Fisheries and partners are using a variety of innovative techniques to study, protect, and restore these threatened corals. Credit: U.S. Geological Survey