$5.4 million to further innovative research and outreach in support of the lobster industry and fishing communities

The American lobster fishery and fishing communities in the Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank and southern New England continue to face uncertainties due to environmental and socio-economic changes. Such challenges…

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Funding to modernise NOAA Fisheries’ data, infrastructure and workforce

A $34 million boost in Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funding towards grants, cooperative institutes, contracts and federal employment is going into modernising NOAA Fisheries' data, infrastructure and workforce. ‘Rapidly changing oceanic conditions,…

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Deploying USVs alongside conventional research capacity provides multiple benefits, according to NOAA. Images: NOAA

Uncrewed surface vehicles boost fisheries survey capacity

NOAA Fisheries is evaluating the use of cutting-edge technology that has the potential to improve acoustic-trawl surveys of walleye pollock, the largest US fishery. The goal is to explore the…

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