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Explore a NOAA Career: Summer 2024 Paid Internships in the Chesapeake Bay

College students: Apply by January 28, 2024, for these opportunities to learn from and work with NOAA scientists and other experts.
December 11, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Onboard a boat, a young woman wearing sunglasses and holding a small camera crouches near a frame made from PVC pipe. An intern with the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office readies equipment to monitor the health of restored oyster reefs.

Citizen Science Spotlight: In it for the Long Haul

Longtime citizen scientists share why they first got involved with NOAA Fisheries programs and why they’ve continued volunteering over months, years, and even decades.
November 22, 2023 - Feature Story ,
National
Photos of three people appear side by side - a woman holding a bright red-orange fish, a man with glasses, and a man on a boat. The header of the photo reads "Citizen Science Spotlight." Photos courtesy of Marcy Dorflinger (left), Steve Leong (center), and Mark Sampson (right).

NOAA VetCorps: Creating Jobs for Veterans

Supporting veterans is imperative to our agency. NOAA VetCorps gives veterans the training and tools to pursue careers in habitat conservation and restoration.
November 09, 2023 - Podcast ,
Alaska
West Coast
National
A person in waders in the water checking crab traps. Veteran intern Antonio Jones at an oyster farm in Drayton Harbor, Washington, checking traps for European Invasive Green Crab. Credit: Northwest Straits Commission

New Funding Opportunities to Support K-12 Environmental Literacy, State-Wide Environmental Education Capacity

Chesapeake B-WET to award up to $1.4 million for new projects in fiscal year 2024.
November 07, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Four young students kneel by a storm drain. They are working on painting the drain with information about the Chesapeake Bay. Hambright Elementary students paint a storm drain as part of their MWEE environmental action project. Photo: Elizabeth Fulton.

Klamath River Salmon, the Yurok Tribe, and the Dams Coming Down: A Conversation with Miss Indian World 2023–2024

Interview highlights tribal culture during Native American Heritage Month.
November 03, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Tori McConnell in traditional dress smiling for the camera Tori McConnell in traditional dress at the tribal Gathering of Nations, where she was crowned Miss Indian World in spring 2023. She is the first member of the Yurok Tribe of Northern California to hold the title. Credit: Emergence Productions

How NOAA Fisheries Helps Get American Seafood into American Diets

A long-standing federal program presents a valuable opportunity to help American fisheries.
October 24, 2023 - Feature Story ,
National
Seafood on a lunch tray with a student from a Greenville County school NOAA Fisheries' support of a U.S. Department of Agriculture program helps get healthy American seafood—like Alaska pollock fish sticks—into school lunches. Greenville County Schools in South Carolina make a point of serving seafood at least once a week. Photo courtesy of Joe Urban/Greenville County Schools.

Enter our ESA@50 Ocean Art Contest!

K–12 students are invited to celebrate threatened and endangered species in the Pacific Islands region with our annual art contest! Winning artwork will be featured in an exhibition and online.
October 20, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A watercolor and colored pencil drawing of resting mother and pup Hawaiian monk seal Resting Mother and Pup Hawaiian Monk Seal by Claire P., Northern Mariana Islands, from the 2022 Share the Shore and Sea Youth Art Contest.

Working Towards Zero-Waste Seafood

Conservation International Hawaiʻi and Chef Hui are hosting a series of dinners during Seafood Month to promote zero-waste seafood in Hawaiʻi.
October 11, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Fish cut up into sections. Our partner Conservation International-Hawaiʻi is hosting a series of zero-waste seafood dinners for Seafood Month. Credit: Nami Kaze

New Hawaiian Language Video Series: He Moʻolelo ʻĪliokai

Join us on a journey through the Hawaiian archipelago to learn more about the charismatic and endangered Hawaiian monk seal through He Moʻolelo ʻĪliokai, the Story of the Hawaiian Monk Seal.
September 25, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A seal dives off the coast of Nihoa island. It’s easy to imagine how biologists could miss the seals out to sea in a single-day survey. Credit: NOAA Fisheries (Permit #22677) A seal dives off the coast of Nihoa. Credit: NOAA Fisheries (Permit #22677)

Celebrating Aquaculture Week: Farming from Tide to Table

Join us for Aquaculture Week 2023 to learn how marine aquaculture—or farmed seafood—is vital for supporting our nation’s seafood production and year-round jobs, enhancing coastal resilience, and more.
September 25, 2023 - Feature Story ,
National
A man in boots dig for clams in the mud next to an orange bucket. Digging for surfclams. Credit: Island Creek Oysters