Status of Stocks 2021
NOAA’s annual Status of Stocks report highlights its work with partners toward the goal of maximizing fishing opportunities while ensuring the sustainability of fisheries and …
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“An Era of Surprises”
NOAA Fisheries scientist Nate Mantua discusses why he started studying salmon as well as how climate change and anchovies are threatening salmon on the West …
NOAA showcases new mapping tool for marine species
NOAA Fisheries is launching a new tool to better track the location and movement of marine fish in U.S. waters. The Distribution Mapping and Analysis Portal …
Much of the U.S. Will Be Dealing With a Spring Drought
NOAA issued its U.S. Spring Outlook today and for the second year in a row, forecasters predict prolonged, persistent drought in the West where below-average …
NOAA’s 2022 Sea Level Rise Technical Report
NOAA’s 2022 Sea Level Rise Technical Report provides the most up-to-date sea level rise projections available for all U.S. states and territories. What’s the latest …
Young salmon found a haven during the Pacific Northwest’s sweltering summer
During a summer that brought record-breaking onshore heat in the Northwest, young salmon emerging from the Columbia River encountered cool coastal waters and an abundance …
True Facts: Lurking in the Deep
What is that Jay? It’s a baby whale Jay.
Low-oxygen waters off Washington, Oregon coasts risk becoming large ‘dead zones’
The hits just keep on coming. Oceanic measurements collected during a scientific cruise on NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown last week confirmed that a large …
NOAA Listening Session On Climate Change Today
President Biden has ordered NOAA to collect information on increasing the resilience of fisheries as part of his plan to address climate change and protect …
Feds Expand Marine Sanctuary Off Louisiana and Texas Coasts
The remote Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary off the coasts of Texas and Louisiana, the only sanctuary in the Gulf of Mexico’s diverse waters, …