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Partners Provide Critical Support in Unprecedented Year for Alaska Research and Fisheries Management

For more than two decades, Alaska has led the way in using ecosystem information to inform resource management decisions. In 2020, contributions from research partners and local communities together with NOAA scientists helped fill some data gaps.
January 28, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Seabirds in the water during a longline survey.

Condition of Seals Declined During Rapid Warming in Alaska

A new study finds quantitative evidence of climate-related impacts on these typically adaptable, resilient predators.
January 27, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Photo of a spotted seal mother and pup sitting on an ice floe. Spotted seal mother and pup in the Bering Sea. Photo: NOAA Fisheries.

Distribution And Abundance Of Forage Fish In Arctic And Sub-Arctic Waters Affected By Warming Ocean Conditions

A long-term study shows shifts in important prey for commercial fish, marine mammals, and seabirds in the eastern Bering Sea.
January 13, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Photo of workers on a boat deck with a surface trawl net.

What Did 2020 Mean for the Chesapeake Bay’s Fish, Crabs, and Oysters?

Data from NOAA buoys and satellites helps scientists explore how water temperatures and salinity may have affected wildlife.
January 11, 2021 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
The yellow NOAA CBIBS buoy floats in calm waters at Gooses Reef, Maryland. Buoys in the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System (CBIBS), like this one at Gooses Reef, Maryland, track weather and water conditions every six minutes.

North Slope Borough, NOAA, University of Washington and Cooperative Institute for Climate Ocean and Ecosystem Studies Scientists Collaborate to Monitor Whales in 2020 in Northern Alaska

When it comes to observing bowhead whales in Arctic waters, scientists and Indigenous communities are learning to “expect the unexpected.”
November 09, 2020 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Photo of a bowhead whale in the Beaufort Sea. One bowhead whale sighted in a feeding aggregation approximately 15 km north of the mouth of Smith Bay, Alaska (event 116), North Slope Borough Autumn Aerial Surveys Flight 1, 17 September 2020. Photo: NOAA Fisheries.

Study Shows Pollock Stocks Are Mixing More Due To Changing Ocean Conditions And Weather Patterns

With the loss of the cold water barrier in 2017-2019, historically present in the Bering Sea in summer months, young and adult pollock are spreading out and moving north.
October 26, 2020 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Heat map showing variations in size of the Bering Sea cold pool in 2010, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

Understanding the Impacts of Climate Change on Economically Important Fish Species

NOAA is funding a new collaborative project to understand how climate change might influence commercially important fish stocks.
October 23, 2020 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
Image of map showing the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Bight, as well as the general location and direction of the Loop current, Florida current and Gulf Stream showing sea surface temperature over the region in degrees Celsius..

Snow Crab in Warming Waters

Recent dramatic shifts in snow crab population structure highlight the importance of monitoring change to keep valuable Alaska fisheries productive and sustainable.
October 21, 2020 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Photo of a pair of Bering Sea snow crabs on a lab table. Bering Sea snow crab support a valuable commercial fishery. Photo: NOAA Fisheries.

Meet the Fishermen Involved in Cooperative Research

Partnerships and collaborations with our region’s commercial fishing industry help us better understand ocean ecosystems and improve fisheries management. Meet a few of our cooperative research partners making that happen.
October 14, 2020 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Northeast Fisheries Science Center cooperative research industry partners graphic with 7 photos of fishermen.

What Happened to the Pollock Born in 2015?

New study sheds light on myriad factors that likely contributed to low survival rate of fish born during a Blob year in the Gulf of Alaska.
October 08, 2020 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Baby fish with blue eyes in water Larval pollock. Photo: NOAA Fisheries.