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Project partners from NOAA and Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority stand in the restored marsh (Photo: Nick Gremillion/CPRA

470-Acre Coastal Wetland Restored in Louisiana with $14 Million in NOAA Funding

5/6/2024 - By fisheries.noaa.gov. Through the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act Program, NOAA and its partners restored Bayou De Cade to help combat land loss and support fisheries. In honor of American Wetlands Month, we’re celebrating the success of a large-scale marsh restoration project in coastal Louisiana. NOAA’s Office of Habitat… SEE MORE

Call to Fishermen and Farmers: We Need Your Voices at Industry Trade Shows and Events

5/5/2024 - By Bri Dwyer and Emily De Sousa. The seafood industry’s conference, tradeshow, and event season is in full swing, with SENA in Boston, SEG in Barcelona in the rearview mirror, and PME in Seattle set for November. The global representation of seafood companies is staggering when you walk the floor… SEE MORE

Commissioner’s Insights on Alaska’s Fishing Industry

5/4/2024 - By Carli Stewart. ComFish is Alaska's once-a-year commercial fishing trade show, the largest and longest-running in the state. The 2024 show took place this past week, bringing together every aspect of the commercial fishing industry, from equipment, technology, and gear exhibitors to government agencies and nonprofits. The show includes forums… SEE MORE

In Coastal British Columbia, the Haida Get Their Land Back

5/2/2024 - By Serena Renner. By affirming Indigenous land ownership, British Columbia and the Haida Nation are signaling a new era for Indigenous relations. Twenty years ago, Geoff Plant, the then attorney general of British Columbia, made an offer to the Haida Nation. Many West Coast First Nations, including the Haida, had… SEE MORE

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This three-panel image shows a boulder star coral in St. Croix, USVI, as it shifted from healthy (May 2023), to bleached (October 2023), to recovered (March 2024), following extreme marine heat stress throughout the Caribbean basin in 2023. (Image credit: NOAA)

NOAA Confirms 4th Global Coral Bleaching Event

5/1/2024 - By noaa.gov. The world is currently experiencing a global coral bleaching event, according to NOAA scientists. This is the fourth global event on record and the second in the last 10 years. Bleaching-level heat stress, as remotely monitored and predicted by NOAA’s Coral Reef Watch (CRW), has been — and continues to… SEE MORE

A diver free-dives to the bottom of a fish farm off the coast of the Big Island of Hawaii by civileats.com.

Addressing Aquaculture to Protect Coastal Communities

4/30/2024 - By Paul Molyneaux. Don’t Cage Our Oceans, a coalition of 55 fisheries and conservation groups, sent a delegation to Washington, D.C., on March 19, 20, and 21 to present legislators with information they are not getting from pro-aquaculture lobbyists. “We met with many Representatives and Senators and their staff members… SEE MORE

Cause Determined of 2023 Marlins II Fishing Vessel Fire

4/29/2024 - By Carli Stewart. On the evening of March 9, 2023, a fire broke out on the fishing vessel Marlins II, docked at the Westport Marina in Westport, Wash. Despite the swift response from the South Beach Regional Fire Authority (SBRFA), the vessel sustained significant damage, estimated at $950,000. Fortunately, no… SEE MORE

Commercial fishermen George Jue, left, and Dan St. Clair work at Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay.

California’s Salmon Season Faces Second Year Closure

4/28/2024 - By Carli Stewart. All commercial and recreational salmon fishing will be prohibited in California for the second year in a row. The Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) announced Wednesday that they have adopted ocean salmon fishing recommendations along the Pacific west coast. They stated that the season will provide recreational… SEE MORE

Can Green Hydrogen Production Help Bring Oceanic Dead Zones Back to Life?

4/27/2024 - By Brian Owens. Green hydrogen production makes a lot of extra oxygen. Could we put it to work revitalizing the ocean? Douglas Wallace was on a research ship in the middle of Canada’s Gulf of St. Lawrence when he heard the news: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had met with… SEE MORE

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Gigantic Marine Reptile’s Fossils Found by British Girl and Father

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4/26/2024 - By Will Dunham. April 17 (Reuters) - A fossil jawbone found by a British girl and her father on a beach in Somerset, England belongs to a gigantic marine reptile dating to 202 million years ago that appears to have been among the largest animals ever on Earth. Researchers said on Wednesday the… SEE MORE