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Triple Miniboat Launch Connects Students, Teachers on Both Sides of the Atlantic

Three five-foot miniboats fitted with sails and GPS tracking devices were launched off Portugal's Madeira Island on November 13 and are now at sea on their next voyage westward. Built by students in New Jersey, Maine, and Portugal, the miniboats
August 28, 2022 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Yellow miniboat with blue and white sail on workbench.

Meet Jeff Gearhart, Gear and Vessel Support Branch Chief

As part of the Faces of the Southeast Fisheries Science Center series, meet Jeff Gearhart.
August 26, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
Jeff Gearhart wearing dive gear and ready to dive on a trawl to test a new turtle excluder device. Jeff Gearhart ready to dive on a trawl to test a new turtle excluder device. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Reducing Bycatch Through Innovation

Innovations in gear help reduce bycatch across the country.
August 25, 2022 - Podcast ,
Alaska
Pacific Islands
Southeast
National
Oceanic whitetip shark swimming in deep ocean waters. Oceanic whitetip shark. Hawaiʻi longline fishermen use leaders to connect weighed branch lines and baited hooks. A new rule prohibits steel wire leaders in the Hawaiʻi deep-set longline fishery, starting May 31, 2022. The rule aims to increase the survival of hooked oceanic whitetip sharks caught as bycatch in the Pacific Islands region. Credit: Andy Mann

Green Crab Detected in Alaska for the First Time

NOAA Fisheries and partners confirm presence of invasive green crabs on Annette Islands Reserve.
August 24, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
The carapace of an invasive green crab, and a live green crab. Credit: Linda Shaw/NOAA Fisheries The carapace of an invasive green crab, and a live green crab. Credit: Linda Shaw/NOAA Fisheries

Roadway Runoff Known to Kill Coho Salmon also Affects Steelhead, Chinook Salmon

Simple filtration columns along roads can remove toxic substances and save fish.
August 24, 2022 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Chinook salmon

Reducing Bycatch Through Decades of Research and Innovation

NOAA researchers are recognized internationally for their expertise in reducing sea turtle bycatch using real time turtle excluder device testing.
August 24, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
Gear team making real time adjustments to a turtle excluder device being tested. Southeast Fisheries Science Center gear team members, Dan Foster (left) and Nick Hopkins, make real time adjustments to the TED they are testing. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

What’s Behind Chinook and Chum Salmon Declines in Alaska?

NOAA science provides insights on poor salmon runs on Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers in 2020 and 2021.
August 23, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Juvenile Chinook salmon.

Bycatch Reduction Week

Bycatch—the catch of non-target species—is a complex, global issue that threatens the sustainability of our fishing communities, economies, and ocean ecosystems. Learn how we work to develop, test, and adopt gears that reduce bycatch in U.S. fisheries.
August 22, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
National
Red snapper with a monitor device to track post-release health and behavior Red snapper with a monitor device to track post-release health and behavior. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

$8.4 Million in Community Project Funding will Support Habitat Conservation Efforts

Funding will support NOAA partners in implementing seven habitat projects in coastal communities across the country.
August 19, 2022 - Feature Story ,
National
A fish passage structure and dam underneath a bridge Community Project Funding will support the removal of Kellogg Dam in Oregon, restoring fish passage to nearly 15 miles of habitat. Credit: City of Milwaukie.

Interior Columbia and Snake River Salmon and Steelhead Maintain Listing Status

Review finds that the species face threats from climate change that require urgent action.
August 18, 2022 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Spawning Chinook salmon Wild chinook Salmon in Idaho. Credit: Shutterstock