Apprentice Kailey Triant, from the 2025 Apprenticeship in Shellfish Aquaculture Program, sorts oysters for market with partner farmer Lisa Calvo of Sweet Amalia Oyster Farm. Separating marketable oysters from smaller ones is a way that farmers manage their inventory while ensuring that a high-quality product is provided to consumers.

5 Ways Aquaculture is Boosting Coastal Economies

3/26/2026 - By seagrant.noaa.gov, seagrant.noaa.gov.   1. Supporting disaster recovery for Louisiana’s crawfish industry In 2023, record-setting drought and extreme heat devastated Louisiana’s crawfish industry, a critical aquaculture sector that supports thousands of jobs and significantly contributes to the state’s economy. Louisiana Sea Grant worked with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to document the… SEE MORE
The NOAA Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Buoy Team performs maintenance on boundary buoys for Carysfort Reef Sanctuary Preservation Area. Photo: Brittany Torres/NOAA

Buoyed by the Mission: The People and Work Behind Your Florida Keys Mooring Buoys

4/1/2025 - By sanctuaries.noaa.gov. A program in Hawai‘i is trying to increase food security and reduce food waste by using every part of the fish, from bone marrow to blood lines—even making the skin into leather! One thing all Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Buoy Team members have in common is a love of… SEE MORE
Seafood on ice for display. Credit: Shutterstock

NOAA Fisheries Releases National Seafood Strategy Implementation Plan

10/8/2024 - By fisheries.noaa.gov. The plan outlines actions we can take to enhance industry resilience and competitiveness in the face of climate change and other stressors. NOAA Fisheries released its National Seafood Strategy Implementation Plan (PDF, 14 pages). Our National Seafood Strategy, released in 2023, outlines our direction for supporting the U.S. seafood economy and… SEE MORE
Juvenile Chinook salmon. Salmon habitat will be restored as part of the proposed settlement. Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Portland, OR Settlement Benefits Salmon, Coastal Habitats, & the Public

3/13/2024 - By oceanservice.noaa.gov. On November 1, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a proposed settlement of approximately $33 million to compensate the public for decades of hazardous substance releases and oil discharges into Oregon's Portland Harbor and Willamette River. The proposed settlement addresses the liability of over 20 responsible parties for… SEE MORE