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Is U.S. Wild-Caught Shrimp Sustainable? The Short Answer Is Yes

Learn the facts about wild-caught American shrimp, including what makes it a sustainable seafood choice.
October 29, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Shrimp trawl during sunset

New Tool Provides Insight into Coastal Community Well-Being

The Community Environmental Justice Explorer provides insights into coastal community conditions and can be used as a signal for further investigation.
"This tool is one important part of taking a human-centered and Equity and Environmental Justice approach to fisheries management." - Dr. Danika Kleiber, Executive Committee Member, NOAA Fisheries EEJ Committee

Minimizing Risk, Maximizing Gain: an Investment Portfolio Approach to Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management

Researchers from NOAA Fisheries are exploring the use of portfolio optimization techniques to minimize risk in fisheries management.
September 10, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Many small silvery-blue fish swim in bright blue water. A school of Pacific sardines. Credit: iStock

Restoring New Orleans Wetlands After Hurricane Katrina

New federal funding will advance environmental justice in the Lower Ninth Ward and kickstart efforts to restore wetlands along the coast of New Orleans.
July 11, 2024 - Podcast ,
New Orlean's Lower Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina New Orlean's Lower Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina (Photo: National Wildlife Federation)

Women's History Month: Talking with Angela Silva

Celebrating Women’s History Month with social scientist Angela Silva—her science journey, what she loves about her job, what advice she has for the next generation of women scientists, and more!
March 21, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Angela Silva poses in front of a water body filled with boats.

Ox Creek Restoration Key to Environmental Justice in Benton Harbor, Michigan

To revitalize Benton Harbor, NOAA is helping to restore an urban waterway damaged by decades of industrial pollution, storm water runoff, and neglect.
January 11, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Project partners, Benton Harbor city officials, and residents celebrate the Ox Creek restoration efforts (Photo: Zaire Williams/Benton Spirit News) Project partners, Benton Harbor city officials, and residents celebrate the Ox Creek restoration efforts (Photo: Zaire Williams/Benton Spirit News)

Rewriting the Disaster Narrative in New Orleans through Collaboration and Community

With $1.2 million in funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act, NOAA is amplifying local efforts in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward and St. Bernard Parish to restore wetlands and revitalize communities.
September 22, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Bayou Bienvenue Wetlands today (left) versus a healthy cypress swamp in Louisiana (right). Bayou Bienvenue Wetlands today (left) versus a healthy cypress swamp in Louisiana (right). (Photos: Shutterstock)

Are Alaska Fishing Communities and Fishermen Prepared for Climate Change?

Scientists found that more planning is needed to help fishing communities in the Gulf of Alaska adapt and mitigate the potential economic impacts of climate change.
August 25, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Marina full of boats with a mountain in the background View of marina in Petersburg, Alaska. Credit: Marysia Szymkowiak/NOAA Fisheries