Fisheries
NOAA scientists track a massive marine heatwave off the U.S. West Coast that could affect fisheries, species shifts and harmful algal blooms.
Fisheries
Monitoring marine habitats like submerged vegetation can complement long-term fishery data collection and coastal management.
Fisheries
Understanding the consequences of extreme events throughout marine ecosystems is necessary for effective, holistic and sustainable management.
Responsibility
New research reveals that denser and more sheltered kelp forests can withstand serious stressors amid ocean warming.
Responsibility
Marine heatwaves trigger shift in hatch dates and early growth of Pacific cod, concludes a new study from Oregon State University.
Fisheries
A research team has uncovered the reason why billions of snow crabs died in the eastern Bering Sea in 2021, closing the fishery for the first time.
Responsibility
A new global model pinpoints marine regions where extreme temperatures are likely to have particularly harmful effects from climate change.
Fisheries
Starvation is most likely the cause of a mass mortality event during the eastern Bering Sea marine heatwave, according to NOAA scientists.
Innovation & Investment
Scientists have developed an ocean management tool that provides real-time predictions of how top predators shift during marine heatwaves.
Fisheries
Marine heatwaves are not having a lasting effect on fish communities with major commercial importance, according to Rutgers-led research.
Fisheries
Ocean warming and increased frequency of marine heatwaves could lead to higher Chinook salmon bycatch rates, scientists say.
Fisheries
With marine heatwaves on the rise, a new study presents a roadmap on what scientists, fisheries managers and policymakers should prioritize.
Responsibility
Researchers have produced the first comprehensive report detailing the impacts of the 2021 Pacific Northwest heat wave on shellfish.
Fisheries
Marine heatwaves have already caused severe losses for seafood, but in some cases, the industry may see some benefits from these events.