In celebration of Culinary Arts Month, we’ve asked a few seafood chefs around the country to share a favorite recipe and how they support sustainable seafood. Whether you’re traveling this summer or just relaxing close to home, these tips and tricks can help you take a culinary adventure at a local seafood market or restaurant!

Learn more about the Potential Biological Removal level, a reference point defined by the Marine Mammal Protection Act. It’s an important tool for monitoring the health of marine mammal populations that are increasingly impacted by human activity.

NOAA Fisheries and NOAA Research’s Climate Program Office are announcing eight new 3-year projects under the Climate and Fisheries Adaptation Program. The projects are focused on promoting the adaptation and resilience of U.S. marine fisheries and fishing communities in the face of changing climate and ocean conditions.

FISHStory is officially back on the Zooniverse platform! Put on your thinking cap and help the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council analyze fishing photos from the 1940s–1980s. Sign up to volunteer today and become a citizen scientist!

Jonathan Nash joined our team earlier this year in the Office of Habitat Conservation. Learn more about his early career and interests that brought him to working as a marine habitat resource specialist.

Erin Winslow, a marine habitat subject matter expert in our Office of Habitat Conservation, tells us about her career journey and shares one of her favorite moments on the job.

We are recommending $105.9 million in Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund funding for 14 new and continuing salmon recovery programs and projects across the West Coast and Alaska. This historic investment will support state and tribal programs and projects to protect, conserve, and restore West Coast salmon populations while tackling the climate crisis, boosting resilience, and promoting economic growth.

In consultation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under the Endangered Species Act, we found that the operation of the Daguerre Point Dam jeopardizes threatened and endangered species. We will work with partners to advance a fishway around the dam on the Yuba River for salmon and sturgeon passage.

Bianca Sproul wears many hats. She’s a student pursuing a Master of Professional Science in Environment, Culture, and Media at the University of Miami, and she also works as a communications intern with us in the Southeast. Get to know Bianca and her journey into the environmental studies field in this edition of Faces of the Southeast Fisheries Science Center.

Stephanie grew up sailing on the Chesapeake Bay and grew to love all things water. Now she supports large-scale oyster restoration projects on the estuary. Stephanie works for the NOAA Restoration Center and has been with NOAA for 12 years.