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Explore Teaching about the Chesapeake Bay—Online

The Chesapeake Exploration website offers educators training on science topics and teaching.
June 21, 2021 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Image of a global map describing difference from average temperature for March 2020 The Teaching Climate Change Course is full of graphics and data that help explain climate science. Credit: NOAA NNVL

2021 New England Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Awardees Announced

NOAA awards $572K to ten New England B-WET projects.
June 17, 2021 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
BWETHamptonSchools.jpg Hampton (Virginia) City Schools students learn about their local stream during a learning experience supported by NOAA B-WET.

Engaging Anglers to Improve Catch and Release Practices and Restore Reef Fish in the Gulf

NOAA, the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission, and university and private sector partners are working with the recreational fishing community to better understand catch and release tools and support fish restoration projects.
June 11, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
A fish under the surface next to a boat, with a fish descender device connected to its mouth to help guide it down. Fish released with descending devices can swim back down to their habitats and avoid injury or predation. Credit: Adrian Gray

Progress Update: Engaging Recreational Anglers in Habitat Conservation

A progress update on habitat restoration projects in Alaska, Washington, California, and Virginia.
June 08, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
West Coast
National
Removal of the culvert at Mink Creek, Alaska. Removal of a culvert that was blocking fish passage in Mink Creek, Alaska. Credit: Takshanuk Watershed Council.

Celebrating Pride Month with Safe Space and Community

Northeast Fisheries Science Center’s new LGBTQIA+ Employee Resource Group provides a safe, welcoming, and affirming space for LGBTQIA+ and their allies. Group co-chairs talk about the importance of this group, goals, activities, future plans, and more!
June 02, 2021 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Graphic of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple marine species as Pride Month rainbow flag

Meet Lisa Hiruki-Raring: Education and Outreach Coordinator for the Alaska Fisheries Science Center

Lisa Hiruki-Raring works to translate the research that NOAA Fisheries scientists do into educational activities or resources.
May 18, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Photo of Lisa Hiruki-Raring talking with a visitor at a NOAA Fisheries information table. Discussing NOAA educational resources at the Pacific Northwest Teacher at Sea Alumni workshop. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

Pacific Northwest 2021 Art + Science Fellow Announced

The Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design (AICAD) and NOAA Fisheries are pleased to announce the placement of Isabel Beavers into the second AICAD/NOAA Fisheries Art + Science Fellowship.
April 19, 2021 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Isabel Beavers presenting her work Isabel Beavers presenting her work, The Paradise Dioramas, 2020. Multimedia installation, CultureHub LA. Photo: Kyu Sun Hong

Mary Jane Rathbun: Hail the Crustacean Queen!

In celebration of our 150th anniversary, we take a look at how Mary Jane Rathbun became one of the world’s leading experts on crabs and crab taxonomy.
March 25, 2021 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Four women, including Mary Jane Rathbun, sitting on a Fish Commission wharf dock in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.

Minorities in Aquaculture: Working to Increase Diversity and Accessibility

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food system in the world. When it comes to seafood, diversity is key.
February 24, 2021 - Feature Story ,
National
A photo of Imani Black wearing waders and looking out across the water. Founder of Minorities in Aquaculture, Imani Black. Photo courtesy of Caroline J. Phillips and MIA.

Meet Sheila Stiles, Research Geneticist

The first full-time African American woman hired at the Milford Laboratory, Sheila Stiles has spent more than 50 years advancing research in shellfish genetics and recruiting/mentoring the next generation of scientists.
February 23, 2021 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Sheila Stiles stands in the Milford Lab tank farm, holding a bag of mussels Research geneticist Sheila Stiles with a bag of mussels in the Milford Lab's tank farm.