NOAA Fisheries uses the latest technologies, such as passive acoustic monitoring, to detect endangered North Atlantic right whales in near real-time and support the species’ recovery.

After gathering feedback from more than 7,000 stakeholders, NOAA shaped an action plan focused on combating illegal fishing and enhancing seafood traceability.

David Farrell is an intern at NOAA through the Mt. Adams Institute Vetswork program. He’s in a role that combines his two previous careers: communications and environmental protection.

Learn more about NOAA's Veterans Corps partnerships employing veterans in the habitat restoration field.

Are you a U.S. military veteran? Are you looking for a career that is exciting and challenging? NOAA Fisheries wants you to consider becoming a fishery observer! Learn more about the requirements, application process, and benefits of becoming an observer.

Selling seafood directly to consumers, markets, or restaurants can help strengthen community connections and insulate our domestic seafood supply against disruptions.

Check out the winning drawings of the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species 2025 Tuna Art Calendar Contest.

The deadline is approaching! NOAA Fisheries’ Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee needs your help to assess the effectiveness of marine mammal deterrents. If you are an aquaculture farmer, fisherman, or coastal property owner or manager, please take a few minutes to complete the survey before November 22, 2024.

The Department of Commerce and NOAA announced it will award up to a total of $1 million for seven recommended multi-year projects supporting remote Alaska communities. The recommended projects will advance NOAA Fisheries’ ability to support climate resilience and food security in remote Alaska communities, engage Indigenous Knowledge-holder voices in our science and management, and strengthen collaborations with tribal governments and Indigenous communities.

Collaborative research finds a more cost-effective way to sample and estimate the abundance of bearded seals.

NOAA Fisheries awarded more than $9.2 million in grants funded by the Inflation Reduction Act to academic partners that will help recover threatened and endangered Pacific salmon.

NOAA Fisheries scientists have been studying smalltooth sawfish in South Florida since 2009. Read what they’ve learned so far.

Biological science technician Zach Fyke participated in all three legs of the 2024 Atlantic Sea Scallop Survey. He got to see and experience some pretty incredible things—including his first right whale, puffins, a huge halibut, and more.

Two Northeast Fisheries Science Center scientists visited their Canadian counterparts to measure oxygen consumption in baby sea scallops exposed to ocean temperatures and pH levels expected in the future.