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Responders Prepare to Help Entangled Cook Inlet Beluga Whale

Agencies, businesses, organizations, and the local community come together to create a response plan.
October 24, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
response team plans and prepares gear The response team gathers to discuss plans and prepare gear to help an entangled Cook Inlet beluga spotted on October 1. Credit: Carrie Goertz, Alaska Sea Life Center, used with permission.

Celebrating 125 Years of Science at the NOAA Beaufort Lab

The Beaufort Laboratory in North Carolina is celebrating its 125th Anniversary!
October 24, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
Aerial view of a boat near a North Carolina island coastline with docks and several large buildings, text "The Beaufort Lab. 125. 1899-2024"

New Calculator Helps Oyster Growers Measure the Water Quality Benefits of Farms

The new tool provides a science-based estimate of how much nitrogen oyster farms remove from local waterways. It generates a report that can be used in the aquaculture permitting process.
October 23, 2024 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
"Oyster farms can improve water quality", a five step process in which nutrient runoff from land increases algae leading to environmental problems. Oysters eat the algae, and then farmers harvest oysters and plant new ones. Finally, excess nutrients are removed, leading to better water quality.

Surprise! Japanese Sardines Astonish Scientists by Crossing the Pacific to the West Coast

Next generation genomic sequencing of Pacific sardine reveals not one, but two species of sardine in the California Current in 2022 and 2023.
October 23, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Collected sardine on a tray Sardine collected on the 2023 Coastal Pelagic Species Survey. Pacific and Japanese sardine look so similar that they can only be distinguished by genetics. Genomic analysis later revealed that the catch contained both species. Photo Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Kelsey James

Caught in the Waves: The Cost of Getting Too Close to Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins

NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement is helping Hawaiian spinner dolphins catch up on some much needed rest.
October 22, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Two Hawaiian spinner dolphins swim side-by-side at the surface of the water.

Science: The Secret Ingredient Behind Sustainable Seafood

Science supports healthy seafood harvests and thriving fishing communities today, tomorrow, and for generations to come. Staff from New England-based local seafood restaurant Row 34 visited NOAA Fisheries in Woods Hole to learn more.
October 22, 2024 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
National
Seven people pose for a group photo under the NOAA sign at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Brianna Shaughnessy

Michigan Tribe to Restore Fish Passage for Native Great Lakes Fish Species

With NOAA funds, the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians will remove 12 fish passage barriers at road-stream crossings on their traditional lands. They will also investigate fish passage options for lake sturgeon at two hydroelectric dams.
October 22, 2024 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Fishery biologists Tim Cwalinski from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (left) and Brett Fessell from the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (right ) cradle a 140-plus pound female lake sturgeon sampled during spring spawning surveys in the Black River, Cheboygan County. Credit: Grand Traverse Band Restoration Section. Fishery biologists Tim Cwalinski from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (left) and Brett Fessell from the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (right ) cradle a 140-plus pound female lake sturgeon sampled during spring spawning surveys in the Black River, Cheboygan County. Credit: Grand Traverse Band Restoration Section.

Connecting Aquaculture Enthusiasts from Across the World

Ketchikan, Alaska hosts the third annual Seagriculture, USA International Seaweed Conference.
October 21, 2024 - News ,
Alaska
Buildings on the edge of an inlet in Ketchikan, Alaska. Credit: NOAA Fisheries The annual Seagriculture, USA Conference took place in Ketchikan, Alaska.

Protecting and Restoring Habitat in Virginia’s Middle Peninsula

Healthy wetlands and oyster reefs support fish, wildlife, and communities.
October 21, 2024 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
An aerial view of marshes in the Middle Peninsula of Virginia Wetlands provide a buffer from wave energy for shorelines and communities behind them. But sea level rise, storms, and other challenges are causing wetlands to erode. We’re working to restore these important habitats. Photo: Chesapeake Bay Program/Will Parson.

Celebrating Oysters During Oyster Week

It's Oyster Week 2024! We're celebrating by honoring one of our favorite shellfish all week with special features.
October 21, 2024 - Feature Story ,
National
Oyster reef (Credit: Adobe Stock) An oyster reef with lush greenery in the background. Credit: Adobe Stock