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Prairie Creek project partners gather at the restoration site before construction begins. Credit: Michael Weir/CalTrout

Restoring California’s Prairie Creek Supports Salmon Recovery and Local Community

By fisheries.noaa.gov, fisheries.noaa.gov. For more than a decade, NOAA Fisheries and a broad coalition of partners worked… More

Coastal NewsEnvironment

A researcher in a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter first spotted the entangled humpback anchored to the bottom about 20 miles off the Oregon Coast. The whale’s white pectoral flipper extends underwater to the lower left, while white baleen outlines its open lower jaw at bottom right. The entanglement left the whale’s mouth stretched permanently open, making it unable to feed. Photo collected in partnership with Oregon Coast Aquarium, Oregon State University Marine Mammal Institute and Cascadia Research Collective.

Fishing Vessel Joins Trained Team to Free Injured Humpback Whale 20 Miles off Oregon Coast

By fisheries.noaa.gov, fisheries.noaa.gov. An Oregon team joined by experts from Washington and a local fisherman… More

Coastal NewsOcean Awareness

NOAA's GOES West satellite captured this image of three tropical cyclones — Hurricanes Fausto and Genevieve and Typhoon Dolphin — swirling simultaneously in the Pacific Ocean. The image was taken on Tuesday, July 27, at 3:30 PM PDT/ 22:30 UTC. None of the three tropical cyclones made landfall in the United States. Fausto contributed to high surf conditions in Hawaii, and Genevieve also brought high surf to southern California. Typhoon Dolphin continued its track west toward Asia. (Image credit: NOAA Satellites)

Pacific Hurricanes Fausto and Genevieve actually had origins near Africa

By noaa.gov, noaa.gov. It may be surprising, but two of the hurricanes that swirled in… More

Extreme WeatherHurricanesWeather & Tides

Pacific capelin with unknown maturity. Scientists make microscopic observations to determine if capelin spawn only once or if they are capable of spawning over multiple years. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

NOAA Scientists Discover Repeat Spawning in Pacific Capelin

By fisheries.noaa.gov, fisheries.noaa.gov. For certain fish species, like Pacific salmon, reproduction is a once-in-a-lifetime event, known… More

Ocean AwarenessOcean Science

Enforcement officer inventories shark fins. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

NOAA Fisheries Enforcement Officers Deploy for High Seas Patrols Combatting Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing

By fisheries.noaa.gov, fisheries.noaa.gov. Enforcement officers from NOAA Fisheries’ Office of Law Enforcement have successfully wrapped up deployments… More

Fishing

Atlantic bumpers, one of the marine finfish species being raised from larvae as part of the collaboration. Image credit: NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher

U.S. Aquariums and Universities Collaborate on Transformative Aquaculture of Marine Fish

By Seagrant.noaa.gov, Seagrant.noaa.gov. A nationwide collaboration among public aquariums and research institutions has developed new… More

Marine EconomyOcean Science

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The Hadal Zone's Squishy Survivor: How the World's Deepest Fish Thrives Under Crushing Pressure

By Evan Lubofsky, whoi.edu. At the very bottom of the ocean — in the hadal… More

Ocean Science

Quietly Sophisticated: The Hood 42 LM

By US Harbors At first glance, the Hood 42 LM might be confused for a… More

BoatingCoastal News

Roanoke Rapids Dam on the Roanoke River in North Carolina. The powerhouse and spillway are to the left, the bypassed reach of the river is on the right. On the right side of the dam, water is flowing over the spillway and into the bypassed reach. Credit: Dominion Energy.

Balancing Energy Production and Aquatic Resources in the Roanoke River

By fisheries.noaa.gov, fisheries.noaa.gov. At the Roanoke Rapids Dam, a hydroelectric facility on the Roanoke River… More

Fishing