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.