Resource Directories | NOAA Fisheries

Alaska Seafloor Habitat and Rockfish Studies

We conduct research to identify important fish habitats on the seafloor where several key species of rockfish live.

Alaska

Coral Health and Threats in the Pacific Islands

Similar to coral reefs around the world, corals in the Pacific Islands are especially vulnerable to changing climate, diseases, and human impacts.

Pacific Islands

Groundfish Research In Alaska

Alaska groundfish support some of the biggest, most valuable, and best-managed fisheries in the world. We provide the scientific information managers need to ensure the productivity, sustainability, and profitability of this national resource.

Alaska

Caught fish in a bin with a man in an orange jacket behind it. Background is ocean and mountains.

Ecosystem Modeling in the Pacific

Models can be used to explore changing ecosystem dynamics, impacts from climate change, and scenarios for resource management.

Pacific Islands

Golden Crab Trap Testing in the Gulf of Mexico Exempted Fishing Permit

The exempted fishing permit (EFP) would exempt the applicants from the prohibition on the use or possession of a fish trap in Federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) to allow the testing of various golden crab trap designs and fishing configurations…

Southeast

Passive Acoustics in the Pacific Islands

Using underwater recording devices to listen to whales and dolphins in the Pacific Islands.

Pacific Islands

A spectrogram of a rough-toothed dolphin whistle. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Recruitment Energetics and Coastal Assessment

We study the processes regulating recruitment of forage fish and commercially valuable species. This entails measuring fish condition and evaluating habitat quality primarily in nearshore habitats.

Alaska

Sea Turtle Research in the Pacific

Researching sea turtles across the U.S. Pacific Islands region.

Pacific Islands

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Scientist tagging the shell on a basking green turtle in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Jan Staman

Shortraker Rockfish Ageing Studies

Shortraker rockfish studies and assessment

Alaska

North Pacific Observer Program

The North Pacific Observer Program plays a vital role in the conservation and management of the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of Alaska groundfish and halibut fisheries.

Alaska

Science & Data

Research