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OAR Global Systems Laboratory Our History An artist’s rendition of a NOAA polar-orbiting satellite. These satellites circle the earth in a north-south orbit, passing close to both poles. (Image credit: Lockheed Martin) Download Image December 11, 2025 OAR Global Systems…
Historical Development of Fisheries Science and Management O. E. Sette, Director of the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries Laboratory in 1929, examining larval mackerel. (Image credit: NOAA) Download Image December 11, 2025 Historical Development of Fisheries Science and Management 0 Off
History of NOAA Fisheries in the Northeast First U.S. Fish Commissioner Spencer Baird (on shore, at right) and colleagues seining in Little Harbor, Woods Hole, circa 1875. (Image credit: NOAA Fisheries/NEFSC Historical Collection) Download Image December 11, 2025 History of…
NOAA Fisheries: Our History The original Woods Hole, MA lab building with renovations in 1875. A crate housing a piano is visible on the horse-drawn carriage at right. (Image credit: NOAA Fisheries, NEFSC Historical Collection) Download Image December 11, 2025…
New evidence shows that early neanderthals made fire 350 thousand years before we thought.
Off the coast of British Columbia, dolphins lead killer whales to salmon and earn their share of lunch, a new study reveals.
Far more manta and devil rays die in fisheries than previously understood, with annual deaths surpassing 259,000 individuals, a new study has found. It suggests that fishing pressure on these slow-growing species in the genus Mobula is much greater than…
It’s a fundamental question for ecologists in this age: How are biodiversity losses reshaping how ecosystems function? A recent study quantifies the impact of biodiversity and abundance losses on ecological functions by tracking the energy flows within them. “African wildlife…
DOUALA, Cameroon — Henry Belle Ekam, 37, cuts a frustrated figure as he paddles his boat to the shore in the Bojongo neighborhood of Cameroon’s largest city, Douala. The fisherman has been out on the waters of the Wouri Estuary…
QAQORTOQ, Greenland – South Greenland is increasingly targeted for new mining projects as global demand for critical minerals continues to grow. These developments promise jobs, revenue and the prospect of greater economic independence. Yet for small-scale fishermen like Jens Peter,…