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NOAA Fisheries Part of International Team to Study Salmon in Gulf of Alaska Under Continuing Warm Conditions

This is the second year of a multi-national winter survey in the Gulf of Alaska to gather critical information on salmon ocean survival.
March 12, 2020 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Sockeye salmon juveniles on a table. Cards with numbers are on top of the fish.

West Coast Dungeness Crab Stable or Increasing Even With Intensive Harvest, Research Shows

Central California crab numbers rise to an average of five times that of past decades.
March 04, 2020 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
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Study Shows Pacific Cod Eggs Are Highly Vulnerable To Changes In Bottom Temperature

The 2013 to 2016 marine heatwave—known as “The Blob”—is the largest warm anomaly ever recorded in the North Pacific. In the Gulf of Alaska, scientists have connected low numbers of Pacific cod larvae, juveniles, and adults to loss of spawning habitat.
February 20, 2020 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Large fish in a lab pool

Rebound in Groundfish Leads to New Flexibility for Fishermen, Protection for Deep-Sea Corals

Community collaboration fosters wide support for new action on groundfish.
November 18, 2019 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
School of rockfish swimming above coral

Looking Back on a Legacy of Seafood Sustainability

An interview with Laurel Bryant, Chief of External Affairs for NOAA Fisheries.
October 31, 2019 - Podcast ,
National
Pike Place Market

U.S.-Caught Sharks Are a Sustainable Food Choice

While overfishing has greatly depleted some shark populations overseas, U.S. shark fisheries are some of the most sustainable in the world.
October 22, 2019 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
Pelagic Blacktip shark in open water. Pelagic blacktip shark in open water. Credit: Madelein_Wolf/Getty Images

From Local Farm to Table: Our History of Sustainable Fish Production

Learn how Hawaiian fish ponds help with sustainable seafood production.
October 16, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
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Now Comes the Hard Work: Rebuilding the Market for West Coast Groundfish

Innovation and determination pushes local rockfish back onto fish counters often dominated by imported fish.
October 09, 2019 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Fishermen aboard Miss Sue, of Newport, Oregon, haul in their catch of rockfish off the West Coast.

Devastating Collapse of Groundfish Fishery Forces a More Sustainable Future

“If you wanted to stay, you had one option.” Fishermen remade the system to survive.
October 08, 2019 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Fisherman guiding a rope on a winch Pulling final tow of the day on West Coast Groundfish Survey.

West Coast Fisheries "Comeback of the Century"

At San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf and beyond, sustainable rockfish returns to market and to dinner plates around the world.
October 07, 2019 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Fishermen aboard a vessel bringing a full fish net aboard Fishermen aboard Miss Sue, of Newport, Oregon, haul in their catch of rockfish off the West Coast. Rockfish represent some of the most common groundfish off the West Coast, and several species have been rebuilt in recent years. Credit: John Rae.