Marsh Madness

While players duel it out on the court, we’re keeping score of all the ways marsh habitat plays an important role in the protection and restoration work we do for communities, fish, and wildlife.

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A view of oyster embryos under a microscope. Cleavage-stage oyster embryos. Credit: NOAA Fisheries
A map of the western Atlantic Ocean showing sampling effort, number of reproductive studies, and spawning intensity. A map of the proposed spawning patterns of Atlantic bluefin tuna in the western Atlantic Ocean. The sampling effort by region directed at adult and larval bluefin tuna is also noted. Credit: Progress in Oceanography
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New Research Reveals Broad Spawning Distribution for Bluefin Tuna

New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
A team of three people in a small inflatable boat approach a partially surfaced humpback, one person reaching toward the whale with a long pole. A trained team uses works to free a humpback whale off the coast of Northern California. Photo credit: West Coast Marine Mammal Stranding Network. MMHSRP Permit 18786.
A variety of seafood on a bed of ice.
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Seafood Expo North America

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National
Several shrimp boats lined up at a dock under a cloudy sky Shrimp boats lined up in Bayou La Batre, Alabama. Photo courtesy of Kelsi Furman.

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Longfin Inshore Squid Research Track Working Group

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Mar 18, 2026

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