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Neighbors Along the Riverbed Episode 8: Native Fish, Local Scales

In their own words, community members share what they know about local salmon and steelhead, barriers to habitat conservation, and what they believe is needed to help preserve these species.
December 18, 2023 - Podcast ,
West Coast
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Neighbors Along the Riverbed Episode 7: Interconnectedness

In their own words, community members share what they know about local salmon and steelhead, barriers to habitat conservation, and what they believe is needed to help preserve these species.
December 18, 2023 - Podcast ,
West Coast
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Neighbors Along the Riverbed Episode 6: Ideal World

In their own words, community members share what they know about local salmon and steelhead, barriers to habitat conservation, and what they believe is needed to help preserve these species.
December 18, 2023 - Podcast ,
West Coast
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Neighbors Along the Riverbed Episode 5: Awareness

In their own words, community members share what they know about local salmon and steelhead, barriers to habitat conservation, and what they believe is needed to help preserve these species.
December 18, 2023 - Podcast ,
West Coast
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Neighbors Along the Riverbed Episode 4: Barriers

In their own words, community members share what they know about local salmon and steelhead, barriers to habitat conservation, and what they believe is needed to help preserve these species.
December 18, 2023 - Podcast ,
West Coast
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NOAA Fisheries Releases 2023 Ecosystem Status Reports for Alaska

Reports provide a synthesis of current conditions and trends in indicators of ecosystem health.
December 15, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Topographic map of the Gulf of Alaska, Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea. 3D render and imaging of topographic map of Alaska showing the Gulf of Alaska, Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea. Satellite images courtesy of NASA. Credit: Frank Ramspott

Welcome to the New Era of Shark Ageing

Researchers develop new techniques to age sharks in the wake of a paradigm-shifting discovery.
December 15, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Scientist looking through a microscope. A magnified shark vertebra is displayed on a computer screen. Michelle Passerotti examining a sectioned great hammerhead vertebrae under the microscope. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Bethany DeLoof

Overfished Declaration for Quillback Rockfish off California Likely to Limit Fishing

A more complete assessment reveals stock has fallen below healthy levels.
December 14, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Quillback rockfish lying sideways on a rock Quillback rockfish. Credit: CDFW

Ipswich and Parker River Dam Removals in Massachusetts to Restore Fish and Protect Communities

With $2.5 million in funding through NOAA, the Ipswich River Watershed Association and Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries will address dams blocking fish passage and posing flood risks to towns.
December 13, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Field trip group visiting the Ipswich Mills Dam (Photo: Marilyn Humphries, courtesy of Ipswich River Watershed Association) Field trip group visiting the Ipswich Mills Dam (Photo: Marilyn Humphries, courtesy of Ipswich River Watershed Association)

International Collaboration Improves Understanding of Tuna Populations

Researchers found that Atlantic bluefin tuna from the three known spawning grounds are more genetically interconnected than previously thought.
December 13, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
Closeup of Bluefin Tuna