Tweet Photo: Hongguang Ma/NOAA Fisheries. In May 2019, NOAA Fisheries hosted a workshop to design a new data collection program for the Hawaii Marine Recreational Fishing Survey. Participants included state, regional, and federal scientists, managers, and survey statisticians, as well as … Continue reading →
Tweet Researchers record the sixth olive ridley sea turtle nest in the Hawaiian Islands in three decades, thanks to quick reporting by members of the public! Imagine the surprise and excitement of finding a sea turtle nest hatching under your … Continue reading →
Tweet Learn how Hawaiian fish ponds help with sustainable seafood production. Hatchery raised mullet transferred into He`eia Fishpond. Hawaiians know fresh-grown seafood has been a staple of our ancestors’ food supply since well before the United States became a country. … Continue reading →
Tweet Hawaiian kanpachi. There is a growing interest in understanding where our food is coming from and in supporting local farmers. There has also been an increased focus on local fare on many menus at eateries coast to coast. In … Continue reading →
Tweet September 19, 2019/in Advocacy, Featured, News The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission recently announced new requirements for fisheries targeting tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO). These new regulations intend to reduce sea turtle bycatch but have the potential to help billfish as well. While much … Continue reading →
Tweet Hawaii’s Seafood Experiencing Hawaii’s seafood bounty is a must on any visit to the Islands. From fish markets and poke shops to fine dining restaurants, there are countless places statewide where visitors can taste seafood procured from Pacific Ocean … Continue reading →
Tweet A Hawaiian collector sea urchin cleaning a coral of invasive algae in Kāne‘ohe Bay. A group of unlikely restoration heroes reached an impressive milestone this summer: the 500,000th sea urchin is now working with its companions, helping struggling corals in … Continue reading →
Tweet July is finally here, and that means so is the Great Annual Fish Count (GAFC)! The GAFC is an initiative to encourage the public to become engaged with marine citizen science. Each July, divers and snorkelers all over the … Continue reading →
Tweet Enjoy great visibility while diving in the Cayman Islands. Photo courtesy Brac Reef Resort. One of the accommodations at Uepi Island Resort, a unique eco-resort on Marovo Lagoon in the Solomon Islands. Photo courtesy Uepi Island Resort. Tiger … Continue reading →
Tweet The Billfish Foundation (TBF) is looking for anglers and crews interested in tagging tuna in the Northern Atlantic. TBF is working with scientists from the Atlantic Ocean Tropical Tuna Tagging Program (AOTTP) to learn more about certain tuna species. … Continue reading →
Tweet June 12, 2019/in Advocacy, Featured, News Exempted Fishing Permits were issued by the Pacific Fishery Management Council on April 29, 2019 to two vessels to fish off the U.S. west coast in federal waters (Exclusive Economic Zone) with pelagic longline gear. The listed purpose … Continue reading →
Tweet The West Hawaiʻi Habitat Focus Area (HFA) team released the West Hawaiʻi HFA Map Viewer on the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) website. The map viewer provides a platform to geographically view the type of scientific data collected within the HFA. Available … Continue reading →
Tweet HAWAIIAN INTERNATIONAL BILLFISH TOURNAMENT CELEBRATES ITS DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY 60 YEARS OF FISHING IN KONA’S FAMOUS WATERS Kailua-Kona, Hawaii –In 1959, just days after the territory of Hawaii became the 50th state, a small group of local anglers assembled in Peter … Continue reading →
Tweet Recipes Some of our staff collected their favorite recipes to share so you can take advantage of rebounded West Coast groundfish. For more information on West Coast groundfish and to find more recipes, explore FishWatch, and check out our “Catch of … Continue reading →
Tweet A scuba diver surveys bleached corals in the U.S. Virgin Islands. NOAA would like to thank the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for completing the first phase of the Interventions to Increase the Resilience of Coral Reefs study. We … Continue reading →
Tweet A lively reef in the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, Hawaii (Baker Island). Credit: Jeff Milisen. NOAA has released a new Coral Reef Conservation Program Strategic Plan (PDF, 7.31 MB), which will guide the program’s future coral research, conservation, and restoration … Continue reading →
Tweet A partnership between NOAA, FEMA, nonprofits and a local enterprise is one of many engaging military veterans and restoring important ecosystems—this time helping revive coral reefs in the Caribbean. Feature Story Southeast 03/05/2018 Force Blue diver at Mosquito Reef, … Continue reading →
Tweet 2018 has been designated the third International Year of the Reef. This yearlong campaign aims to highlight the importance of coral reefs. Coral reefs cover less than one percent of the planet, but are home to 25 percent of … Continue reading →
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Tweet With the recent hurricane devastation in the Caribbean, Florida, Texas and other areas of the southeastern United States, we are thinking of all the people impacted. Almost half of the nation’s population lives near the coast, and these areas … Continue reading →
