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Does Rebuilding an Island Rebuild Fish Habitat?

Scientists from the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office are investigating whether fish are using restored areas at Maryland’s Poplar Island.
December 15, 2022 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A man and a woman, both wearing hip waders, work with a fyke net at the edge of a marsh. Scientists retrieve fish caught in a fyke net near Poplar Island to record species, number, and lengths. Photo: NOAA Fisheries/NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office

Climate Change and Habitat Loss: Fisheries at Risk

Habitat restoration experts discuss the challenges coastal habitats face from climate change and what NOAA is doing to address them.
December 06, 2022 - Video ,
National
Klamath River surrounded by forest with mist in the background. Klamath River. Credit: Shane Anderson.

Efforts to Mitigate Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy Development on NOAA Fisheries’ Surveys

NOAA Fisheries and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management share the final Federal Survey Mitigation Strategy for Northeast and Mid-Atlantic with plans to adapt the strategy for other regions.
December 05, 2022 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Offshore sea wind turbines The Biden-Harris administration is committed to deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Predicting Winners and Losers in a Warming Arctic

Habitat for key prey species may shrink dramatically if climate change continues on its current trajectory, new research shows.
November 15, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Photo of a cream-colored basket star with delicate, lacy arms extended over a rock encrusted with colorful orange and purple animals on the Alaska seafloor. A basket star on the Alaska seafloor. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

Current Conditions of the Northeast U.S. Shelf Ecosystem: Fall 2022 Update

A summary of temperature, salinity, chlorophyll and other conditions on the Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf during the first half of 2022.
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Pilot System Could Return Endangered Salmon to Their Historic Habitat

Collection system would help restore salmon populations in McCloud River above Shasta Reservoir.
November 01, 2022 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Shasta Reservoir seen from the shore with a floating structure extending to the other shore An experimental system stretches across the McCloud Arm of Shasta Reservoir. The system undergoing testing is designed to guide juvenile salmon to a collection point where they can be gathered and transported to the river below the reservoir. Photo by California Department of Water Resources.

Statement on Alaska Crab Stock Declines

Dr. Robert Foy, Science and Research Director, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
October 21, 2022 - News ,
Alaska

Special Issue Journal Focuses on Ecosystem Processes in the Gulf of Alaska

A third volume in a series of special issue journals was recently released highlighting research findings in the Gulf of Alaska.
October 18, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Satellite image showing winds and waves churning fine sediments and phytoplankton over the shallow nearshore waters and continental shelf of northern Gulf of Alaska Satellite image showing fine sediments and phytoplankton over the shallow nearshore waters and continental shelf of northern Gulf of Alaska, March 13, 2008. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory, NASA image by Norman Kuring, MODIS Ocean Color Team

Gray Whale Numbers Continue Decline; NOAA Fisheries Will Continue Monitoring

Fluctuations have long affected the eastern North Pacific population.
October 07, 2022 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
West Coast
Photograph showing gray whale mother and calf swimming along the central California Coast near Piedras Blancas, CA. A gray whale mother calf pair migrating along the central California coast from the wintering grounds in Mexico to the summer feeding grounds in Alaska. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

State of the California Current Ecosystem in 2021: Winter is coming?

Scientists evaluate whether physical and biological conditions in the California Current Ecosystem were similar to past La Niñas.
October 06, 2022 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
West Coast