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NOAA Funding Supports Chesapeake Bay Watershed Environmental Education

NOAA is recommending nearly $2.62 million for NOAA Chesapeake Bay-Watershed Education and Training projects that support student learning, teacher training, and more.
July 11, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Two women lean over to examine how one of the women is holding a yardstick in a stream as other people look on. Credit: Virginia Commonwealth University. Professional development experiences funded by Chesapeake B-WET give educators the tools they need to help their students become environmentally literate. Photo: Virginia Commonwealth University.

Sound Bytes: Learning Through Experience

Sound Bytes

Harnessing student curiosity to support authentic research
July 10, 2023 - Research ,
West Coast
Virginia Pearson stands on a rocky beach in Sitka, Alaska holding a small purple shore crab in their hands. Virginia Pearson holding a purple shore crab (Hemigrapsus nudus) in Sitka, AK. Credit: Helena Provencio

Interns Dive into Chesapeake Science, Policy, Programs

Summer interns give college students valuable experience and help the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office work toward a healthy Bay.
July 03, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A grid of six blocks: Five are images of smiling young women showing their enthusiasm for NOAA science and healthy habitat; one is the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office logo We welcome the five NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office interns for summer 2023!

Profiles in Sustainability: A New Look for FishWatch

Re-designed FishWatch site helps users understand the sustainability of U.S. seafood.
June 22, 2023 - Feature Story ,
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A grid of seven photos depicting various seafood communities. Whether you catch it yourself, purchase it at your local store, or order it from your favorite restaurant, sustainable seafood is cause to celebrate. Credits: Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (top left), Canopy Sea Farms (bottom left), and NOAA Fisheries (all others).

Woods Hole Science Aquarium Wins Popular Award

Takes home the silver for children’s activities on Cape Cod.
June 21, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A tall young man holds a list of instructions and is looking at a wolffish in an aquarium tank on the right side of the picture. Two visitors on a scavenger hunt during our 2023 “7th Grade Science in the Village” event face off with an Atlantic wolffish. Credit: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution/Jayne Doucette

2023 Fisheries Art + Science Fellow Selected

Fellowship seeks ways to broaden engagement in fisheries management.
June 01, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Catherine Ross dancing in front of an outdoor art installation Catherine Ross has been selected for the fourth AICAD/NOAA Fisheries Art + Science Fellowship.

How to Safely Operate Your Vessel Around Whales

See a spout? Watch out! Learn helpful tips to stay safe when sharing waters with whales in the Atlantic.
May 31, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A whale breaching the surface to breathe. A whale breaching the surface to breathe. Credit: Whale and Dolphin Conservation

Celebrating Seaweed by the Seashore

Seaweed farmers and businesses, academics, state and federal agencies, non-profits, and community leaders gathered to celebrate the growing domestic seaweed industry.
May 22, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
National
Two people on a boat look out at farmed seaweed being pulled out of the water on a nearby boat.

Woods Hole Science Aquarium Reopening May 15

Upper gallery is closed until repairs are completed.
May 11, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A box-shaped fish covered with delicate spikes that seems to be smiling for eh camera Striped burrfish at the Woods Hole Science Aquarium. Credit: Robert Michelson

Woods Hole Science Aquarium to Temporarily Close May 1

The aquarium is closed for repairs.
April 28, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A spikey light blue shrimp in a brown ceramic water pipe on a gravel bottom faces the camera A mantis shrimp on display in the woods Hole Science Aquarium. Credit: Robert Michelson