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7 Reasons Why Size Matters for Halibut

Alaskan halibut are a remarkable fish. They can grow to be very large, and the bigger they are the better!
May 14, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Flat fish swimming in open water near seafloor

Meet Fisheries Biologist Jay Orr

Meet NOAA Fisheries Biologist Jay Orr. He's made some remarkable discoveries in the deep waters off Alaska.
May 13, 2019 - Feature Story ,
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Meet Fisheries Biologist Thomas Piecuch

Meet NOAA fisheries biologist Thomas Piecuch. Thomas works as a liaison for the North Pacific Fishery Observer Program in Alaska’s remote Dutch Harbor, America’s biggest and busiest fishing port.
May 13, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Man wearing black beanie and coat with snow capped mountain in background.

Climate Drives Change in an Arctic Food Web

A new study provides insight into how Arctic zooplankton respond to climate change and what it may mean for the ecosystem.
May 07, 2019 - Feature Story ,
People working on boat in orange and yellow suits. Person in yellow has a stick that is poking a net

How the Hollings Scholarship Helped Shape One Scientist's Career Path

Personal account by NOAA Fisheries Researcher Charlie Waters of his experience as an Ernest F. Hollings Scholar and how he became a member of the NOAA Fisheries team.
April 15, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Brunette man wearing blue shirt and bookbag hiking near a lake with mountains in the distance

Alaska NOAA Team Examines Dead Endangered Sperm Whale

First time NOAA Fisheries has had a report of a dead sperm whale in Alaska's Inside Passage
April 02, 2019 - Feature Story ,
a team of marine mammal experts perform a necropsy on a male sperm whale

How Science Can Help Managers Anticipate And Respond To Climate Change To Keep U.S. Fisheries Sustainable

Changes in the Bering Sea ecosystem provides researchers a real-world testing ground to help marine resource managers anticipate and respond to climate change.
March 27, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Aerial photograph of Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Snowcapped mountains surrounded by water and the lit up harbor town during the blue hour reflect creating a gradient between sea and sky. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

International Cruise to Track Salmon Comes to an End

An international team of biologists set out into some of the roughest waters in the North Pacific Ocean in the middle of winter to try to solve a fundamental mystery of Pacific salmon
March 19, 2019 - Feature Story ,
NOAA scientists aboard an international cruise to track salmon in Alaska.  Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Innovative Techniques Will Provide Vital Age Data for Key Forage Fish

New techniques provide data vital for managing eulachon, a keystone fish species.
March 13, 2019 - Feature Story ,
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Alaska Citizen Recovers Valuable Scientific Instruments

Tyler Brown landed his airplane to rescue lost instruments containing irreplaceable data on endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales.
March 07, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Plane on snowy landscape