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The World is Your Oyster: A Beginners Guide to Ordering, Shucking, and Eating Oysters
Whether you’re an oyster novice or a cultured connoisseur, read these pearls of wisdom to learn more about how to choose, shuck, and eat these succulent shellfish.
October 19, 2026-Feature Story,
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Shucked eastern oysters at Row 34 in Boston, Massachusetts. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Brianna ShaughnessyMarine Heatwave Triggered a Hybrid Crab Surge in the Bering Sea
A major marine heatwave in the Bering Sea set off a chain reaction that resulted in a dramatic surge in snow-Tanner hybrid crab abundance, posing new challenges for federal fisheries management.
October 19, 2026-Feature Story,
Alaska
A snow-Tanner hybrid crab collected during the 2026 eastern Bering Sea bottom trawl survey. Hybrid crab exhibit intermediate morphological traits—such as a curved mouth—relative to snow and Tanner crab parent species. Credit: NOAA Fisheries / Leah ZacherShark Depredation Tripled in 20 Years of Longline Survey
Twenty years of data collected on the Southeast Fisheries Science Center’s annual Bottom Longline Survey reveal a trend of increasing depredation in the Gulf of America, as well as indications of the species responsible.
October 19, 2026-Feature Story,
Southeast
Documentation of depredation of an Atlantic sharpnose shark by a sandbar shark caught on the same hook during longline sampling. Credit: NOAA FisheriesNOAA-Funded Project to Build 70 Acres of Chesapeake Bay Oyster Reef Habitat
A $10 million NOAA investment will create more than 70 acres of oyster reef habitat at the Hooper Strait Oyster Sanctuary, building on a decade of successful large-scale restoration.
October 19, 2026-Feature Story,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A crane deposits stone on the bottom of Hooper Strait Oyster Sanctuary to build a new oyster reef. Credit: Molly Feltner/NOAACelebrating Oysters During Oyster Week
Happy Oyster Week! We love oysters and all they do, so we're honoring one of our favorite shellfish all week with special features.
October 19, 2026-Feature Story,
National
Restored oyster reefs are monitored to ensure the oysters that grow there are thriving. Photo: Oyster Recovery Partnership.NOAA Releases Report on Aquaculture Planning in Gulf of Alaska
New report highlights collaborative vision for Alaska's future aquaculture planning tools.
October 15, 2026-Feature Story,
Alaska
Sorting oysters on the dock of Salty Lady Seafood Company farm. Photo credit: NOAA Fisheries
Trading Prairie Winds for Ocean Swells: How Two Kansas Teachers Brought NOAA Fisheries Research Home to the Midwest
This summer, two educators from Kansas traveled hundreds of miles in different directions to sail as Teachers at Sea aboard NOAA research vessels.
October 13, 2026-Feature Story,
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NOAA’s Teacher at Sea Program provides educators hands-on marine science experience aboard NOAA research vessels. TAS ‘26 Guy Sturdevant took this photo of NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson from the small workboat Peggy D.How to Filet a Fish with Chef Matthew Ona of The Culinary Institute of America
One of the best ways to discover seafood is to get adventurous at home! Follow along with Chef Matthew Ona of the Culinary Institute of America as he shares how to filet a fish.
October 13, 2026-Feature Story,
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Chef Matthew Ona of the Culinary Institute of America Credit: Courtesy of Chef Ona
Highly Migratory Species Management: Managing Shared Resources at Home and Around the World
Through leadership in domestic and international organizations, NOAA Fisheries helps advance science-based highly migratory species fishery management to bolster healthy international fish stocks and advocate for U.S. fishermen and fishing communities.
October 09, 2026-Feature Story,
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Archival photo of New England swordfishing vessel (left) courtesy of NOAA Fisheries; Background photo and photo offloading fish (right) courtesy of Hawaii Longline Association/Eric KingmaHow Will El Niño Affect Your Local Fisheries?
Scientists at NOAA Fisheries are working to observe and forecast how the 2026–2027 El Niño event will impact fisheries, marine life, and coastal communities across the country.
October 08, 2026-Feature Story,
National
Southern Resident killer whales swim just off Seattle’s shore. NOAA experts anticipate that the West Coast and the Pacific Islands will feel the effects of the 2026–2027 El Niño event most directly. Credit: NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center; taken under NOAA permit #781-1824Close