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Recreational Fishing Communities Help to Protect and Restore Habitat through National Fish Habitat Partnership

Nearly $175,000 will support habitat restoration and angler engagement projects in Oregon, Hawaiʻi, and South Carolina.
June 03, 2024 - Feature Story ,
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A group of 10 volunteers and staff in matching shirts pose for a photo on a beach Kuleana Coral Restoration team gathers at a public outreach event in 2023 at Pokai Bay, Hawai'i. Credit: Kuleana Coral Restoration

Celebrate National Fishing and Boating Week!

Marine recreational fishing is a cherished American pastime and draws millions of anglers to support our coastal communities. Celebrate our nation's love for fishing and boating during National Fishing and Boating Week.
June 03, 2024 - Feature Story ,
National
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McKenzie River Restoration Benefiting Threatened Upper Willamette River Chinook

Salmon have successfully reproduced at the Finn Rock restoration site in Oregon’s McKenzie River watershed. Another project aims to bring salmon back to lower Quartz Creek.
June 03, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Chinook salmon returning to spawn at Finn Rock Reach. (Photo: Tim Giraudier/Beautiful Oregon) Chinook salmon returning to spawn at Finn Rock Reach. (Photo: Tim Giraudier/Beautiful Oregon)

Celebrating Pride Month with NOAA Fisheries

Meet some of our colleagues across the country and learn more about how they contribute to NOAA Fisheries' mission.
June 01, 2024 - Feature Story ,
National
dam-migration-miss/1280_ANC714BTluY8.png One of the small boats returns to the ship under a rainbow after collecting water samples and deploying instruments around Kure Atoll. Photo: NOAA Fisheries/James Morioka.

NOAA Fisheries Update on Wild Fish Conservancy Remand

Statement regarding analysis we're completing on remand in WFC v. Quan
May 31, 2024 - Agency Statement ,
Alaska
Salmon fishing troller in Southeast Alaska on a calm summer day. Salmon fishing troller in Southeast Alaska on a calm summer day. Credit: Adobe Stock/Michael Cornelius

NOAA Fisheries Releases Reports to Congress on Efforts to Combat IUU Fishing

Two reports summarize our efforts to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.
May 31, 2024 - Feature Story ,
International
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Celebrating National Fishing and Boating Week 2024

Join us in celebrating our nation's love for fishing and boating.
May 31, 2024 - Leadership Message ,
National
Recreational fishers celebrate National Fishing and Boating Week. Recreational fishermen celebrate National Fishing and Boating Week. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

2024 State of the Ecosystem Reports: Dinoflagellate Bloom Dominates the Gulf of Maine

The reports synthesize changes and trends in New England and Mid-Atlantic ecosystem conditions.
May 28, 2024 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Left: A map of the Northeast US shelf ecosystems with icons indicating notable events that are described in the 2024 State of the Ecosystem reports. Notable events include a large phytoplankton bloom and bottom water heatwaves in the Gulf of Maine, construction of offshore wind projects, and periods of fish and shellfish mortality in the Mid-Atlantic Bight. Top Right: Image of the dinoflagellate species that dominated the Gulf of Maine phytoplankton bloom, T. muelleri, under a microscope at 400x magnificati Left: The new “2023 Highlights” graphic quickly and efficiently communicates important events that occurred within the Northeast shelf ecosystems from the previous year to fishery management councils. Top Right: Image of the dinoflagellate species, T. muelleri, that dominated the Gulf of Maine phytoplankton bloom in 2023. Dinoflagellates are unicellular and have 2 tail-like appendages called flagella that are used for locomotion. Bottom Right: There was was a large dieoff of sea scallops in the Elephant Trunk area of the Mid-Atlantic region. Credit: Left: NOAA Fisheries; Top Right: PlanktonNet/Alexandra Kraberg (http://planktonnet.awi.de); Bottom Right: NOAA Fisheries

Habitat Restoration Helps to Strengthen Resilience of Waterfront Park in Buffalo, New York

As part of a large-scale effort to redesign a waterfront park, NOAA funding is helping to improve the resilience of an eroding shoreline and create habitat for native Great Lakes fish.
May 28, 2024 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Aerial view of construction along a shoreline in an urban park As part of a larger effort to revitalize a waterfront park in Buffalo, NOAA funding is helping to create new habitat and improve shoreline resilience. Credit: John R. Witt Photography/Ralph Wilson Park Conservancy.

Compiling the First-Ever Color Portrait of Narraguagus River Thermal Habitats

Celebrating World Fish Migration Day, we check in with Valerie Ouellet, intrepid researcher studying this key habitat for endangered Atlantic salmon.
May 24, 2024 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Brook trout smolt in aquarium. A brook trout fry captured by Ouellet during a study investigating cold-water fish habitat productivity. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Benjamin Tumolo