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We conduct world-class science to support sustainable fish and seafood, protect and recover marine life, and conserve habitat. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/

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NOAA Fisheries@fisheries.noaa.gov · 4h ago

It’s National Oyster Day! ✨🦪✨ Ever wondered how chefs make shucking look so easy? Watch as chef Jeremy Sewall from Row 34 shares his tips and techniques for opening oysters. Whether you’re a first-timer or looking to sharpen your skills, here’s to celebrating one of the ocean’s most loved seafoods!

NOAA Fisheries@fisheries.noaa.gov · 5d ago

One of the best—and most delicious—parts of knowing your seafood? Getting invited to judge the Great American Seafood Cook-Off! 🍽️ NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator Eugenio Piñeiro Soler recently took on this role, evaluating top culinary talent and celebrating our domestic seafood industry!

A blue graphic titled "The Great American Seafood Cookoff" showcasing two polaroid-style photos. Top Photo: Eugenio standing alongside the winners, Chef Tran and Sous Chef Hovland, who are holding their award trophies. Bottom Photo: The winning dish, titled "New England Lobster Duo," presented in a small wooden box and a white ceramic bowl with colorful garnishes. Handwritten-style text reads, "the winning dish was from the Massachusetts team!" with an illustration of a frying pan. The NOAA Fisheries logo is displayed in the bottom left corner.A blue graphic featuring a large framed photograph of chefs and culinary teams lined up on stage at the 22nd Annual Seafood Cook-off. Main Photo: Around 20 chefs in aprons and chef attire pose together in front of a navy blue curtain backdrop. In the foreground, three silver award platters and a small crown rest on a black-clothed table. Text Content: Cursive text at the top reads, "13 teams created unique dishes using domestic seafood that is native to their home states." Text at the bottom reads, "22nd annual cook-off" accompanied by a decorative white arrow pointing toward the stage. The NOAA Fisheries logo is positioned in the bottom left corner. A promotional graphic thanking organizers for the opportunity to support American seafood, featuring two photos: four event participants posing behind silver award platters on stage, and a man posing in front of a "Great American Seafood Cook-Off" backdrop that says "Eat the Competition." The NOAA Fisheries logo is at the bottom left.
NOAA Fisheries@fisheries.noaa.gov · 6d ago

It’s vacation time—will you be spending it in your favorite habitat? Whether you’re snorkeling in a coral reef, kayaking through a marsh, fishing off a pier, or boating in an estuary, tell us which habitat is your happy place. #HabitatMonth

An underwater shot of large green kelp, with purple fish swimming through them. Text reads “What’s your happy place?”Stand-up paddle boarders explore marsh around Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. Credit: Hank Carter. A curving river with trees on its banks and large, snowy mountains in the background.A diver swims above a coral reef, taking a picture.
NOAA Fisheries@fisheries.noaa.gov · 7d ago

Ever wonder what fishery scientists eat for dinner? For Culinary Arts Month, see what our West Coast fisheries biologists cook up when they're off the water! Check out Pacific seafood recipes shared by people who've spent their careers ensuring our seafood is safe and sustainable.

A light blue and white background with the header: “what’s for dinner wednesday. Culinary Arts Month” and a chef’s hat decorating the header. Below are two photos stylized as polaroids hanging from blue pushpins. The top photo is of grilled white fish labeled “Grilled Sablefish” and the bottom photo is of a cooked salmon filet on parchment paper with a lemon slice and herbs labeled “Pacific Salmon in Parchment” A light blue and white background with the header “Firm & Rich Pacific Salmon in Parchment” with the salmon photo cropped as a circle. A bulleted list of ingredients reads “½ lb Pacific salmon filets; 1 tbsp olive oil; 6 slices lemon or citrus of your choice; 1 bunch kale, chard, or other greens; Salt and pepper to taste” with a numbered set of instructions below: “1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. 2. Blanch your greens in salted water until just tender. Thinly slice citrus while the greens are blanching. 3. Place drained greens on a sheet of parchment paper/foil and add a little lemon juice and cracked pepper. Place fish on top of greens, drizzle with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. 4. Place citrus slices on top of fish. 5. Bring the two long sides of paper/foil up around the fish and roll or fold to secure. Do the same with each end. 6. Bake approximately 20 minutes on a cookie sheet. Recipe by James Grunden” A light blue and white background with the header “Buttery & Velvety Grilled Sablefish” with the sablefish photo cropped as a circle. A bulleted list of ingredients reads “1 ½ lbs sablefish filets; 1 cup soy sauce; ½ cup lime juice; 1 tsp sesame oil; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp dry hot Thai chilis; ¼ cup honey or maple syrup” with a numbered set of instructions below: “1. Marinate for 12 to 24 hours. 2. Set grill with two heat zones: one side on medium-high heat and one side on low heat. 3. Grill fish over medium-high heat, flipping once. After fish begins to flake, move fish to low heat. 4. Sablefish is very oily. Make sure you have a water spritzer bottle to prevent flare ups! Recipe | Mike Wastel, NOAA Fisheries; Manchester Research Station” A faded wavy blue background with NOAA Fisheries species illustrations for Pacific salmon and sablefish. At the top above a Pacific salmon illustration is a callout box with an arrow connecting it to the salmon illustration. Text reads: “Pacific salmon have an anadromous lifestyle. They hatch in freshwater rivers, migrate to the ocean, then return to freshwater to reproduce.” Below the salmon illustration is another callout box that points to the sablefish illustration. Text reads: “Sablefish look much like cod. They are often referred to as black cod, even though they are not actually part of the cod family.”
NOAA Fisheries@fisheries.noaa.gov · 2w ago

Our interns are hard at work! Poplar Island is a massive restoration site in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay. Back in the mid-1800s, it stretched more than 1,000 acres, but severe erosion shrank it to only 4 acres in the 1990s.

NOAA Fisheries@fisheries.noaa.gov · 3w ago

It’s Culinary Arts Month! We’re celebrating the people behind your favorite sustainable seafood dishes—like Chef Renée Trafton, owner of Beak Restaurant in Sitka, Alaska. At Beak, Chef Trafton’s menu focuses primarily on seafood caught by small boat fishermen in the waters of Alaska’s Inland Passage

A woman in chef attire stands on a rocky coastline and holds up a large salmon that goes from her chin to her knees. The photo is styled as a polaroid taped to a faded background of plates of seafood including oysters and fish tacos. Text reads: “Faces of Sustainable Seafood: Culinary Arts Month: Chef Renée Trafton, Beak Restaurant, Alaska”
NOAA Fisheries@fisheries.noaa.gov · 3w ago

This coral is SO big … (Now you say, “How big is it?!”) This coral colony is so big we struggled to measure it because of dive safety restrictions. It’s the largest Porites coral ever reported.

NOAA Fisheries@fisheries.noaa.gov · 3w ago

Coral reefs are the most diverse habitats on the planet—hence their nickname, the "rainforests of the sea." They’re found in less than 1 percent of the ocean, but they’re home to nearly one-quarter of all ocean species. #HabitatMonth

A half-underwater, half-above shot showing a healthy coral reef underwater with many tiny blue fish swimming around it. Above the water, green mountains and trees are visible.A large school of silvery fish swim above a yellow coral reefA school of iridescent blue fish swirls around a coral reef.Coral covered in multiple shades of pink algae. A diver swims behind the reef.
NOAA Fisheries@fisheries.noaa.gov · 3w ago

Did you know that some of our planet's most vibrant coral reefs exist in the deep, dark ocean where sunlight never reaches? Deep-sea corals grow slowly, can live for thousands of years, and provide essential homes for marine life like grouper and shrimp.

A close-up photograph taken in a deep-sea environment features a pink, tree-like soft coral growing from a dark, textured rock. The coral has a thick central stalk that branches out into multiple feathery, translucent polyps. In the background, various other marine life forms are visible against a dark blue-black void, including white and pink branching corals and a yellow, fan-like organism.An underwater image of a vibrant purple octocoral with thin, branching structures covered in small, star-shaped polyps.An image of a soft coral colony, featuring a thick pink stalk that branches out into multiple feathery polyps, growing from a dark, textured seafloor. In the background, various other deep-sea marine life are visible, including several types of branched corals and a crinoid.A dark-colored sculpin fish rests on a large, orange, fan-like coral structure against a black background.
NOAA Fisheries@fisheries.noaa.gov · 4w ago

We’re taking a hydration break to do some quick math. Our habitat restoration projects restore hundreds—even thousands—of acres of habitat. But how big is an acre, actually? 🤔 Well, an acre is about half the size of an average soccer field.

A graphic of a soccer stadium with a soccer ball flying overhead with the words “A win for habitat!” in its wake. The text at top says “How big is an acre of restored habitat?” and the text below says “Restoration projects in the Chesapeake Bay have led to 2,393 acres of oyster reefs—that’s more than 1,200 soccer fields!”
NOAA Fisheries@fisheries.noaa.gov · 4w ago

Since 1937, erosion and sea level rise have eaten away at Virginia’s Ragged Island. Now, an $8 million NOAA-funded project with Ducks Unlimited and Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources is fighting back!

A woman wearing a brown cap and shirt and green pants plants green grass along a sandy shoreline. Gray waves lap gently against the sand. A duck with a white belly, brown chest, black and green head, and light blue beak spreads its wings as it emerges from the water.Gray oysters and bright green seaweed are visible through water.An aerial view shows a green marsh on the right and dark river on the left. A yellow construction vehicle is moving along the sandy beach in front of the marsh. Nine long black colored stone structures sit along the shoreline.
NOAA Fisheries@fisheries.noaa.gov · last mo.

It’s Habitat Month! 🌊🌱 Healthy habitats are the foundation for thriving marine life and resilient coastal communities. This month, we're highlighting our vital work with partners and communities to protect and restore these precious ecosystems.