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West Coast Salmon Vulnerable to Climate Change, but Some Show Resilience to Shifting Environment

We assessed Pacific salmon’s vulnerability to changing climate and ocean conditions to better understand these changes and their impact on different population groups of Pacific salmon. The report, the second in a series of planned NOAA Fisheries’ vulnerability assessments, focuses on the 33 threatened and endangered Pacific salmon and steelhead population groups (technically defined as distinct population segments and evolutionarily significant units) of greatest concern.
July 25, 2019 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
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Preserving Poke in a Changing Climate

A new study projects the effects of climate change and fishing on the Hawai‘i bigeye tuna (‘ahi) fishery.
July 17, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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Scientists Monitor Coral Reef Ecosystems Throughout the Hawaiian Archipelago

Pacific Islands research scientists embark on the 2019 field season to study coral reef ecosystems across the Hawaiian Islands.
April 19, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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Alaska's Bering Sea Is The Focus Of A NOAA Effort To Accelerate Science Delivery To Fisheries Managers

Integrated approach will deliver more timely, actionable data on climate change's impacts on changing ocean conditions.
March 28, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Adak Island Bering Sea coast in the Aleutian Islands. Credit: iStock.

How Science Can Help Managers Anticipate And Respond To Climate Change To Keep U.S. Fisheries Sustainable

Changes in the Bering Sea ecosystem provides researchers a real-world testing ground to help marine resource managers anticipate and respond to climate change.
March 27, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Aerial photograph of Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Snowcapped mountains surrounded by water and the lit up harbor town during the blue hour reflect creating a gradient between sea and sky. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Fisheries Science and Management in the Face of Climate Change

A new report from NOAA Fisheries identifies challenges and recommendations to better detect, understand, assess, and manage shifting distributions and changing productivity of marine species with changing climate and ocean conditions.
March 13, 2019 - Feature Story ,
National
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Salmon May Lose the Ability to Smell Danger as Carbon Emissions Rise

The ability to smell is critical for salmon. New research shows this powerful sense may be in trouble.
December 18, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast

National Climate Assessment Report Released

The recently released Fourth National Climate Assessment Volume ll is an extensive scientific assessment of climate change impacts, risks, and adaptation in the United States. The assessment includes climate change impacts on 10 US. regions and 15 sectors including oceans and marine resources, ecosystems, coasts and others. 
November 23, 2018 - Feature Story ,
National
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Alaska Pollock Spawning Season May Be Earlier Under Climate Change

A new study shows how climate and fishing are changing pollock spawning time, and how changes in spawning time could affect fisheries in the future.
November 15, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Close view of a pollock larvae

Restoring Side Channels Can Boost Salmon Recovery in Puget Sound Rivers, New Research Finds

Winding side channels and other habitat improvements can help recover salmon, making them less vulnerable to flooding or other extreme conditions associated with climate change.
November 13, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Chinook salmon. Credit: NWFSC/John McMillan