National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

2020

March 2, 2020

Study Documents Growing Population of Gray Seals

Will Sennott
Seals
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Muskeget island
As gray seal pupping season comes to an end off the coast of Massachusetts and Maine, scientists are finishing a study.

2019

October 31, 2019

Ropeless Science Advances, Aiming to Save Right Whales

Noah Asimow
Right Whales
Whales
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Recent grants were awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association to develop and study ropeless or breakable rope fishing technology for lobstermen and other trap fishermen.
March 26, 2019

NOAA Raises Concerns About Effects of Wind Farm and Undersea Cables

Noah Asimow
Wind farms
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Responding to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s nearly 500-page draft environmental impact statement, NOAA fisheries said in a letter that many of the conclusions lack sufficient evidence and require further examination.

2018

October 2, 2018

Born Polluted but Fates Aren't Sealed

Suzan Bellincampi
Seals
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Marine Mammal Protection Act

Last month, NOAA declared an Unusual Mortality Event for pinnipeds, a group of aquatic mammals that include seals.

2016

May 26, 2016

NOAA Eyes Possible Move from Woods Hole

Alex Elvin
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
NOAA is zeroing in on a new home for its Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Woods Hole. The organization began assessing the complex more than a year ago, in light of dwindling space.
February 6, 2016

Climate Change Poses Challenge for Atlantic Fisheries

Alex Elvin
Climate change
Fishing
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Northeast U.S. Fisheries Climate Vulnerability Assessment
Ocean acidification

Warming and acidifying ocean waters will negatively affect many fish and shellfish stocks in the Northeast in the coming years, a new study has found.

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