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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Issues a Fishery Disaster Determination for the Squaxin Island Tribe Salmon Fishery

NOAA Fisheries will provide guidance on the development of applications for federal financial assistance.
January 12, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
National
Close-up of two chum salmon at the bottom of murky water. Can see rocks below the fish. Chum salmon. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Unsettled Pacific Ocean Offers Few Clear Indicators for Salmon Success in 2024

Surveys off Oregon find mixed signals for temperatures, prey off Oregon.
January 11, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Chinook salmon Acoustically tagged and untagged juvenile Chinook salmon ready to be released from a net pen to begin their ocean migration.

Documenting the Elusive North Pacific Right Whale

North Atlantic right whales get a lot of attention. In this episode, we learn a little about their lesser known West Coast cousins: North Pacific right whales, whose numbers are dramatically low.
January 11, 2024 - Podcast ,
Alaska
West Coast
north-pacific-right-whale.jpg North Pacific right whale. Credit: Brenda K. Rone

Ox Creek Restoration Key to Environmental Justice in Benton Harbor, Michigan

To revitalize Benton Harbor, NOAA is helping to restore an urban waterway damaged by decades of industrial pollution, storm water runoff, and neglect.
January 11, 2024 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Project partners, Benton Harbor city officials, and residents celebrate the Ox Creek restoration efforts (Photo: Zaire Williams/Benton Spirit News) Project partners, Benton Harbor city officials, and residents celebrate the Ox Creek restoration efforts (Photo: Zaire Williams/Benton Spirit News)

Meet Joseph Pfaller, Sea Turtle Branch Chief

As part of the Faces of the Southeast Fisheries Science Center series, meet Dr. Joseph Pfaller.
January 10, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
A man kneeling on a beach next to a large loggerhead sea turtle. Dr. Joe Pfaller with a female loggerhead turtle (with a sand mustache) after a long night on the nesting beach conducting permitted activities with Caretta Research Project. Photo provided by Joe Pfaller.

Resolve to Meet (and Eat) New Seafood

This year, explore overlooked sustainable seafood options to discover a world of flavors.
January 09, 2024 - Feature Story ,
National
Potato crusted halibut

New Funding Reinvigorates Efforts to Recover Upper Willamette River Chinook Salmon and Steelhead

With $27 million in funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act, NOAA is supporting four major projects to bring threatened salmon and trout species back to Oregon’s Willamette River watershed.
January 02, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Chinook Salmon (Photo: NOAA) Chinook Salmon (Photo: NOAA)

Must-Read Pacific Islands Stories of 2023

Year in review: Find out which of our stories you read the most and which ones we highly recommend.
December 29, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A person wearing scuba gear instructs two other divers as they use an adhesive applicator to affix corals to substrate underwater. Kuleana Coral Reef’s NOAA-sponsored training program instructs how to apply adhesive to a substrate to attach a rescued coral of opportunity (one that has detached from the reef). Credit: Blake Nowack/Kuleana Coral Reefs

Reliable Shark Taggers Make Citizen Science Program Possible

The Cooperative Shark Tagging Program owes much of its continued success to the volunteers who adhere to NOAA Fisheries’ tagging standards.
December 27, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Shark in the water with a tag next to its first dorsal fin. Blacktip shark with a dart tag at the base of its first dorsal fin. 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.