The white shark is a large, wide-ranging species that occurs in temperate and subtropical seas worldwide. As an apex predator, the white shark is at the top of the food chain and plays an important ...
NOAA Fisheries issues different permits to harvest Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) in the waters off Washington, Oregon, and California (International Pacific Halibut Commission [IPHC] 2A).
Marine mammals are any mammal that makes the sea its home for part or all of its life. This includes cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises), pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, and walruses), sea otters ...
NOAA Fisheries scientists, local fishermen, and the Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources joined forces to collect ...
Alaska Fisheries Science Center staff are busy analyzing data in preparation of the annual harvest specification process.
Our Milford Lab hosted three Canadian scientists to study the effects of marine carbon dioxide removal strategies and foster ...
Bluntnose sixgill sharks are something of an enigma, even to scientists who study them. Using data collected over more than ...
During recent international negotiations, the U.S. delegation to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission advanced key ...
NOAA Fisheries is exploring how technologies like electronic reporting, electronic monitoring, and other tools can support the need to collect and process fishery-dependent data. Ensuring the ...
Dr. Kylie Smith received the national award for her exceptional work engaging communities and restoring Florida’s coral reef ...
A fishery stock assessment is the scientific process of collecting, analyzing, and reporting on the condition of a fish stock and estimating its sustainable yield. Stock assessments are the backbone ...
A NOAA oceanographer explains Kelvin waves, their part in El Niño events, and their impacts along the U.S. West Coast.