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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 ,
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

NOAA Fisheries Releases Report on Killer Whale Entanglements in Alaska from 1991–2022

New technical memorandum provides 31 years of killer whale entanglement history in Alaska.
December 14, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Killer whales swim in the waters off Alaska Killer whales swim in the waters off Alaska. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/John Moran

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 ,
Quillback rockfish lying sideways on a rock Quillback rockfish. Credit: CDFW

Return ‘Em Right Best Release Practices Manual Available for Recreational Anglers

Anglers, captains, fisheries managers, and scientists collaborated with the Return ‘Em Right team to create guidance on best release practices for reef fish in the Southeast United States.
December 14, 2023 - Feature Story ,
a man on a boat in sunglasses and a hat holds a caught redfish on his line The Return ‘Em Right program worked with recreational anglers, for-hire captains, fisheries managers, and scientists to create a manual on best release practices. (Return 'Em Right)

NOAA’s Fisheries’ Office of Recreational Fisheries: 2023 In Review

Highlights of recreational fisheries efforts in 2023.
December 13, 2023 - Feature Story ,
anglers on fishing boat surrounded by snow-capped mountains

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 ,
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)

North Atlantic Right Whales Have Better Food in the Gulf of St. Lawrence

Copepods there are larger and more nutritious there than in other foraging areas.
December 13, 2023 - Feature Story ,
A blimp-shaped plankton with two long trailing antennae tucked along its underside and a shrimp-like tail. Calanus under a microscope. Credit: Michael Runge/Copepdia