NOAA Fisheries scientists, local fishermen, and the Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources joined forces to collect ...

This is the first time sea turtles have nested on the U.S. West Coast. Due to a forecasted high surf from a tropical storm, ...

Bluntnose sixgill sharks are something of an enigma, even to scientists who study them. Using data collected over more than ...

I grew up in Bethesda, Maryland, just 20 minutes outside of Washington, D.C. I spent much of my childhood on the New England ...

Using micro-drills, scientists extract material from an otolith’s individual annual rings to measure ocean chemistry year by ...

Wade into a week of scientific discovery with campers exploring marine science through aquaculture.

As our three children have grown up, we’ve enjoyed seeing them involved in different farm tasks, from helping with daily fish ...

NOAA Fisheries summarizes public input received on the Notice of Intent to help inform the next phase of environmental review ...

NOAA Fisheries studies marine animals by using a variety of technologies to record underwater ocean sounds. Marine animals live in a noisy habitat with combined noises from humans, nature, and other ...

Facilities that are home to our science programs throughout the Southeast Region. We also have researchers, port agents, fisheries observers, and other staff stationed throughout the region. The ...

NOAA Fisheries observes, measures, and monitors the impacts of climate change on our marine life and ecosystems. The environmental changes occur both locally and globally, and include warming oceans, ...

Catch shares is a general term for several fishery management strategies that allocate a specific portion of the total allowable fishery catch to individual fishermen, cooperatives, or fishing ...