Alaska pollock fishery secures prestigious sustainability award. The Wild Alaska Pollock fishery was recognised for its successful fishery management and sustainability results by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) with its […]
Californian measures to protect freshwater fish hit by drought. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries have announced a Voluntary […]
Alaska pollock – ‘one of the most climate friendly proteins’. The Association of Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers (GAPP) proudly announced today Wild Alaska Pollock is one of the most climate-friendly […]
Irish scientists collaborate with NOAA to test new HABscope. A HABscope, a microscope with an attached iPod using artificially intelligent software is currently being tested by scientists from the Marine […]
NOAA designates new national marine sanctuary in Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan. Protected area will safeguard shipwrecks that played critical role in nation’s early history. NOAA announced the designation of a 962-square-mile […]
New special advisor for American Seafoods. A former top administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Chris Oliver has been added to the American Seafoods regulatory division as […]
NOAA teams up with University of Hawaii for research centre. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has announced it has selected the University of Hawaii to host NOAA’s Cooperative Institute for […]
North Atlantic right whales have gotten smaller since the 1980s. Whales are largely protected from direct catch, but many populations’ numbers still remain far below what they once were. A […]
Alaska pollock soars in consumer popularity. According to data released by the National Fisheries Institute (NFI) based on data provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Pollock/Alaska Pollock […]
Corals carefully organise proteins to form rock-hard skeletons. Charles Darwin, the British naturalist who championed the theory of evolution, noted that corals form far-reaching structures, largely made of limestone, that […]
Large predatory fish thrive on WWII shipwrecks off North Carolina coast During a 2016 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) expedition to explore a pair of World War II shipwrecks that lie […]
How genetics is helping to determine spiny dogfish predation on cod – As dogfish populations recover from overfishing, questions remain about how much Atlantic cod they are eating and its […]
NOAA Fisheries Science helps Maine’s scallop farmers. Enterprising fishermen have been developing sea scallop aquaculture in Maine with technology adapted from Japan. Recently, NOAA Fisheries scientists conducted a study to […]
NOAA Fisheries cancels three research surveys. Due to the uncertainties created by the COVID-19 pandemic and the unique challenges those are creating for NOAA Fisheries, we are cancelling three research […]
Ireland in the Goldilocks zone for rich marine resources. When Dr Kathy Sullivan (68) climbed out of a tiny submersible which had returned from the bottom of the Mariana Trench, […]
New director for NOAA science and technology – NOAA of the USA has announced the appointment of Dr. Evan Howell as the new director of NOAA’s Office of Science and […]
New sustainable fisheries director for NOAA – NOAA of the USA has announced the appointment of Ms. Kelly Denit as the new Director of NOAA’s Office of Sustainable Fisheries. As the new director, […]
New research reveals strongest predictors of menhaden growth. New research suggests that large-scale environmental factors influence the size of one of the ocean’s most abundant forage species. Recently, scientists from […]