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Compiling the First-Ever Color Portrait of Narraguagus River Thermal Habitats

Celebrating World Fish Migration Day, we check in with Valerie Ouellet, intrepid researcher studying this key habitat for endangered Atlantic salmon.
May 24, 2024 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Brook trout smolt in aquarium. A brook trout fry captured by Ouellet during a study investigating cold-water fish habitat productivity. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Benjamin Tumolo

NOAA Fisheries Finds Endangered Species Act Listing of Gulf of Alaska Chinook Salmon May Be Warranted

Missed escapement goals, decreasing size and age at maturity are factors in the decision.
May 23, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Map of Gulf of Alaska with Chinook salmon streams in blue Gulf of Alaska river systems where Chinook salmon have been documented are shown in blue. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

NOAA Recommends $240 Million in Fish Passage Funding under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act

Forty-six projects will reopen migratory pathways, restore access to healthy habitat for fish, and build tribal capacity to develop and implement fish passage projects.
May 22, 2024 - Feature Story ,
National
A coho salmon swims up the Sol Duc river on the Olympic Peninsula. A coho salmon swims up the Sol Duc river on the Olympic Peninsula. Credit: Adobe Stock.

Tracking Study Seeks Secrets of Some of the Sacramento’s Most Successful Salmon

Spring-run Chinook salmon from Butte Creek grow faster and survive better.
May 21, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Juvenile Chinook in a scale, weighing 19.6 grams Biologists measure and weigh a juvenile spring-Chinook salmon from Butte Creek. Photo: Jeremy Notch/SWFSC

Celebrating a NOAA Champion for Migratory Fish

NOAA Marine Habitat Resource Specialist Eric Hutchins stands out for his nearly 40 years of service and tireless efforts to restore migratory fish populations in New England.
May 21, 2024 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Eric catches an American eel for an educational event about migratory fish. (Photo: Samuel Coulbourn) Eric catches an American eel for an educational event about migratory fish. (Photo: Samuel Coulbourn)

Supporting the Long-Term Survival of Copper River Salmon and Alaska Native Traditions

With $4.3 million in NOAA funds, the Copper River Watershed Project and The Eyak Corporation will remove fish passage barriers, opening more streams for salmon spawning and subsistence fishing.
May 20, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Eyak Tribal Member Tiffany Beedle holding a 35-pound King (Chinook) salmon she processed for the Native Village of Eyak Subsistence program. (Photo: Tiffany Beedle) Eyak Tribal Member Tiffany Beedle holding a 35-pound King (Chinook) salmon she processed for the Native Village of Eyak Subsistence program. (Photo: Tiffany Beedle)

NOAA Partners with U.K. Anglers and Scientists to Learn More About Blue Sharks

Study to focus on movement ecology of these sharks in the eastern North Atlantic.
May 08, 2024 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Blue shark as seen from below. Large eye visible.

NOAA Fisheries Releases 2023 Status of Stocks

This report provides a "snapshot in time" of the status of our nation's fisheries at the end of 2023.
May 02, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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National
Young fish swimming. Juvenile coho salmon. Credit: iStock

How We Safeguard Atlantic Tunas

Our robust management system helps conserve these in-demand species while providing fishing opportunities.
May 02, 2024 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
School of yellowfin tuna School of yellowfin tuna. Credit: Jeff Muir

Trout Unlimited Wins Award for California Partnership Uniting Landowners to Save Coho Salmon

U.S. Representative Jared Huffman and NOAA leaders recognize North Coast Coho Project.
April 29, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Chris Wood speaking to a group of people gathered along a wilderness trail Chris Wood, President and CEO of Trout Unlimited, speaks to staff from Trout Unlimited, NOAA Fisheries, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and others during the presentation of an award to Trout Unlimited April 26. The award recognized TU's restoration of habitat crucial to endangered Central California Coast coho salmon. Photo by Katja Bresch.