Dive In with NOAA Fisheries

In our final podcast, learn about the GulfCorps conservation program. It’s helping local residents get training and experience restoring habitats harmed by the Deepwater Horizon spill that will help them prepare for future employment.

A program in Hawaii 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!

Hear from the scientist who discovered Japanese sardines off the coast of California for the first time and discuss what it means for the future.

Scientists aboard a CalCOFI vessel studied Los Angeles wildfire ash in coastal waters. Hear how their rapid response may reveal long-term ecosystem impacts.

North Pacific gray whale population increases after declines.

Learn how we use satellites to understand aquatic environments and improve fisheries management.

A roundup of recent headlines from around the agency—hear about using illegal eel smuggling operation, scientists using AI to better understand monk seals, and lots of funding announcements tied to climate resiliency and helping coastal communities.

Hear how gliders are used to survey Antarctic krill, the foundation of the region's food web.

Our new podcast shares updates to the Seafood Import Monitoring Program.

Hear from the NOAA Fisheries scientist who identified Bryde’s whales as the source of a new whale call—biotwang—in the North Pacific. With Google AI and machine learning, we sorted through thousands of hours of acoustic recordings to identify these calls

A team of food scientists are working to reduce food waste—starting with squid wings.

The story of "The Codfather" is an example of the harm—both to communities and to fisheries—that can occur when bad actors mislabel their catch, abuse quota systems, and break fishing regulations.

Scientists are using an ecosystem approach to aquaculture, growing multiple seafood products together in a sustainable system.

Teacher at Sea Alumni talks about teaching in Brooklyn and how he shares his passion for oysters with his students.

A roundup of recent headlines from around the agency—hear about a new oyster hatchery, living shorelines in South Carolina, and more.

New federal funding will advance environmental justice in the Lower Ninth Ward and kickstart efforts to restore wetlands along the coast of New Orleans.

An international program is helping fishers in the Pacific Mexico reduce bycatch of protected sea turtles.

NOAA Fisheries and partners are working with communities in South Carolina to get kids involved in fishing and environmental conservation.

Habitat restoration efforts on the Penobscot River in Maine will help Atlantic salmon population recover and support ancestral traditions of the Penobscot Nation.

Listen to our new podcast episode about passive acoustic monitoring and where it fits into the country's renewable energy strategy.

A few years ago, snow crab populations in Alaska collapsed. Hear how NOAA biologists solved the mystery of what happened to them.

Field teams have been living at rustic field camps studying changes in the Antarctic ecosystem for more than 30 years. Now, the field camps are getting an upgrade that will make it easier to conduct critical research.

A roundup of recent headlines from around the agency—hear about new Hawaiian monk seal pups, environmental DNA, new fish species, killer whale diversity, and more.

The Hawaiian monk seal pupping season has started! NOAA Fisheries experts in the Pacific Islands work with partners to protect the pups during this critical time.

Eat more monkfish! It's cheaper than lobster but has a similar taste and texture. A nonprofit agency in New York works to increase demand and consumption of monkfish in the Northeast.