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Scientists Identify Ways to Account for Effects of Climate Change on Fish Stock Estimates

Thirty years of larval fish data prove essential for development of a new approach to enhance stock assessment accuracy.
February 08, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Top image is a larval pollock, bottom image is an adult pollock Larval and adult walleye pollock. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Integrating Ecosystem and Socioeconomic Information into Fisheries Management

A new rapid communication tool takes a significant step toward ecosystem-based management of sustainable seafood.
December 26, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Graphic showing how ecosystem socioeconomic profiles fit into ecosystem based fisheries management The Ecosystem and Socioeconomic Profile completes the ecosystem-based fisheries management feedback loop by integrating ecosystem and socioeconomic information into fisheries advice for decision makers. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

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

Tracking Climate-Driven Shifts in Fish Populations Across International Boundaries

As ocean warming drives fish stocks beyond traditional habitats, international collaboration and innovative methods are key to predicting and adapting to ecosystem change.
June 05, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Several pollock swimming in open blue water Alaska pollock. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

Visualizing Shifts of Pollock, Cod in the Northern Bering Sea in Response to Warming Waters

Recent updates to the Distribution Mapping and Analysis Portal (DisMAP) include additional years of data, new filtering features, and data from a new region—the Northern Bering Sea.
May 12, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
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Several Pacific cod swim among smaller rockfish in open water above plants and substrate. Several Pacific cod swim among smaller rockfish in Alaskan waters. The addition of data from the Northern Bering Sea to the Distribution and Mapping Analysis Portal (DisMAP) could help scientists better understand how the ranges of species such as Pacific cod are shifting in that region in response to a warming climate. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Alaska Fisheries Science Center

Developing 3D Stereo Camera Technology to Support Sustainable Fisheries

NOAA Fisheries is advancing remote sampling capabilities for more effective, cost-efficient ecosystem monitoring and research.
February 22, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Scientist leans forward over a desk to look closer at a TV mounted on the wall showing rock with hydrocoral and a rockfish swimming. A scientist, wearing a helmet after launching scientific equipment into the ocean, identifies rockfish in deep-sea coral habitat from a stereo camera image. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Paul Hillman.

Uncrewed Surface Vehicles Complement NOAA Vessels for More Efficient Fisheries Surveys

Initial testing of seagoing drone was a success and planning is underway for sea trials during summer pollock survey in Alaska.
February 15, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Uncrewed Surface Vehicle on water

Empowering a Fleet Through Electronic Technologies

How electronic monitoring is changing the Gulf of Alaska pollock fishery.
January 11, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Harbor with trawl vessels and snowcapped mountains Trawl EM vessels at their home port in Sand Point, AK.

Scientists Release Annual Status Reports for Three Alaska Marine Ecosystems

Ecosystem conditions in the Eastern Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska are adjusting to a new normal in the aftermath of heatwave conditions, while the Aleutian Islands continue to feel the heat.
December 20, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Snow covered mountains reflect off of placid water containing rocky islands, pine trees, and grassy tussocks Snow capped mountains reflect off the waters of the Prince William Sound in the Gulf of Alaska. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

New Approach To Evaluate Fish Stock Productivity Under Changing Climate Conditions

Scientists see an overall decline in Pacific cod and pollock productivity in the Gulf of Alaska as compared to recent decades.
December 14, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
fishing boats, dutch harbor, Alaska and fog