Refine Results
Region
News Category
Topic
Species Category

News & Announcements

News

20 items match your filter criteria.

Seriously Useful Seafood Tips: Fish and Other Wild-Caught Seafood

Those committed to making our nation’s seafood sustainable will likely have an amazing fount of knowledge on how to cook it. Seven of our region’s stakeholders and industry partners share their best seafood tips for the home consumer.
October 28, 2020 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Northeast Fisheries Science Center fish and wild caught seafood stakeholders and industry partners graphic

Computers Now “See” Animals on the Ocean Bottom

Researchers at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center are using a machine learning software to teach computers how to identify the sea life in millions of images of the ocean floor, a development that improves Atlantic sea scallop assessments.
September 04, 2020 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A skate viewed from the top with boxes drawn around it by an annotator

American Lobster, Sea Scallop Habitat Could Shift Off the Northeast

A new study projects that climate change will pose management challenges for two commercially important species — American lobster and sea scallop — as suitable habitats move farther north.
May 28, 2020 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Orange buckets filled with different sizes of lobster.

Investigating the Effects of Ocean Acidification on Atlantic Sea Scallops

Collaborative study looks at potential risks to this valuable fishery.
January 15, 2020 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Filtering water samples in the biodeposition- experiment. Tool boxes and samples on work bench, with filters and samples.

Sea Scallop Camera-Based Survey Expanded on Georges Bank

A planned camera-based survey of sea scallops on Georges Bank has been expanded to include more area
July 16, 2019 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Se scallops on the ocen bottom, one adults and many juveniles

2019–2020 Sea Scallop Research Set-Aside Awards Announced

The sea scallop Research Set-Aside awards play an integral role in one of our nation’s most successful and valuable fisheries. Successful applicants partner with the fishing industry to conduct research and to harvest their set-aside award, generating funds for the research. There are active research set-aside programs for Atlantic sea scallops, Atlantic herring, and monkfish.
May 07, 2019 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Scallops being sorted on conveyer, blue gloved hands visible on each side.

Observer Provider Options Expand for Atlantic Sea Scallop Vessels

Industry-Funded Scallop Observers Available from MRAG Americas, Inc.
July 31, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Orange basket on side next to a pile of sea scallops.

2018-2019 Sea Scallop Research Set-Aside Awards Announced

NOAA Fisheries Northeast Fisheries Science Center and the New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) are pleased to announce that 15 projects have been selected for funding through the Sea Scallop Research Set-Aside (RSA) Program. The Scallop RS
May 16, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Sea scallops, various sizes. Slightly orange color of shells.

Improvements to the Pre-Trip Notification System

Modernizing the Northeast Groundfish Pre-Trip Notification System (PTNS).
March 23, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
NEFOP_cod_photo.JPG

New England, Mid-Atlantic States Lead Nation in Volume and Value of Several Key Fisheries

NOAA Fisheries has released the Fisheries of the U. S. 2016 report, and once again New Bedford, Mass. was the leading U.S. port by value and American lobsters were the nation's most valuable landed species.
November 01, 2017 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Point Judith dock with various fishing vessels.