We recently released our National Seafood Strategy Implementation Plan, which outlines actions we can take to enhance industry resilience and competitiveness in the face of climate change and other stressors.

Get a behind-the-scenes look at how scientists monitor inter-annual variability of shark populations along the Atlantic Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico.

We recommended awarding 37 grants, totaling more than $4 million, through the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Assistance Grant Program to our partners in 16 states.

We have awarded funding for 13 projects totaling approximately $2.6 million under the Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program. The awards support key partners in the research and development of innovative approaches and strategies for reducing bycatch in our nation’s fisheries.

The outline of the first-ever U.S. National Nature Assessment is now available for public comment through November 4. The assessment’s authors will use public input to develop draft chapters. The assessment will evaluate the status, observed trends, and future projections for America’s lands, waters, wildlife, biodiversity, and ecosystems. It will also assess the benefits that these resources provide. 

NOAA's 2024 annual aquaculture report highlights key achievements in research, sustainability, and community-driven projects for industry growth in Alaska.

This Tide to Table profile features Erik O’Brien, an oyster farmer working to anchor jobs and food in his rural Alaska community.

Mabel Baldwin-Schaeffer shares her experiences collecting plankton for NOAA Fisheries studies in this recent science blog.

Heavy equipment removed the final obstacle separating the Klamath River from the Pacific Ocean this week, setting the stage for salmon to return to reclaimed habitat and expand their population recovery.

New analysis confirms Hawaiian monk seals greatly benefit from marine debris cleanup efforts in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.

Hear from research fishery biologist Carrie Sinclair about days 20–23 of the Vessel Survey for Abundance and Distribution on Marine Mammals and Seabirds. The skies put on a show, while some animals proved difficult to identify.

While traversing a 200-nautical-mile trackline, the team on the 2024 Vessel Survey for Abundance and Distribution on Marine Mammals and Seabirds encounters numerous marine mammal and seabird sightings and hears a chorus of underwater sounds from nearby whales and dolphins.

The Gordon Gunter crew wraps up the second leg of the Vessel Survey for Abundance and Distribution on Marine Mammals and Seabirds.

As restoration to intertidal habitat of the Herring River proceeds, residents will see environmental changes as freshwater marsh transitions back to its original saltwater state. The work will benefit important fish and wildlife species.