National Marine Fisheries Service
Recent News About National Marine Fisheries Service
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For her Ph.D. research on invasive lionfish, Tye Kindinger spent most days underwater, scuba diving at reefs in the Bahamas. She became familiar with individual fish that she would see while monitoring the reef.
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Earth Day is April 22, a time to honor and celebrate our incredible planet.
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NOAA Fisheries and Bonnier Corporation are excited to announce Captain Barbara Evans of Marco Island, Florida, had the winning fan-favorite submission for the 2021 #NOAAsFavoriteCatch photo contest. Captain Evans’ impressive photo of a spectacular bull mahi-mahi vividly captures the moment.
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Welcome to NOAA Fisheries' Earth Week. This Earth Week—April 18–22, 2022—we are focusing on the impacts of climate change and how we’re helping make America climate-ready, responsive, and resilient
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NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement is asking the public for any information about a dead dolphin found recently on Fort Myers Beach, Florida. A necropsy, non-human autopsy, revealed the dolphin was impaled in the head with a spear-like object while alive.
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Every year on Earth Day, NOAA Fisheries joins citizens and organizations around the world in celebrating our planet and recognizing the need to care for our natural resources.
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As we announced last fall in our final rule to implement new measures to protect North Atlantic right whales, the deadline for Northeast lobster and Jonah crab fishermen to make the necessary gear modifications is May 1, 2022.
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At this year’s Aquaculture America conference, NOAA staff gave presentations about the process to identify Aquaculture Opportunity Areas.
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Growing up in a Northern Californian fishing town, Nate Mantua’s family owned a business connected to the local salmon fishing industry.
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Explore how NOAA Fisheries’ new, interactive fisheries data portal shows how specific marine species’ locations have shifted over time, which may be in response to climate change
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Curiosity and independent thinking lead the way to a STEM career.
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We emphasize diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of our work from the grants we give to the people we reach.
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While the women and men duel it out in their basketball tournaments, this week we’re keeping score of all the ways marsh habitat plays an important role in the protection and restoration work we do for communities, fish, and wildlife.
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A photo gallery of ships has graced the wall outside the Directorate Office at the Science Center in Woods Hole for approximately 40 years.
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Agencies seek public comment on implementation strategy for Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.
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The Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee advises the Secretary of Commerce and NOAA on all marine life matters that are the responsibility of the Department of Commerce.
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Designation of critical habitat is required for species listed under the Endangered Species Act.
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K–12 students are invited to showcase how we can all share the shore & sea with whales, dolphins, seals, sea turtles, and corals through art! Winners’ work will be featured during NOAA’s Share the Shore and Sea campaign in May 2022.
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What can a bottle of water collected from the ocean tell scientists about the fish that live there? Plenty, says new study.
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Kim Amendola brings a unique skill set of biology and communications to the leadership role.