NOAA Releases Climate Regional Action Plans

Dec 15: NOAA Fisheries released five Climate Regional Action Plans to assist decision makers in preparing for and responding to climate-related changes in marine and coastal ecosystems.
On the Front Lines of Climate Change in the Ocean

Jan 4: If you want to understand how climate change is affecting life in the ocean, you have to go out to sea. Bill Peterson, a NOAA Fisheries biological oceanographer, has been doing that every two weeks for more than 20 years.
New Climate Adaptation Leadership Award Announced

Nov 12: New award recognizes outstanding efforts to increase awareness and safeguard U.S. natural resources from climate change
Scientists Study Climate Change in Bering Sea

Aug 26: Government and academic scientists are working together to study the effects of climate change in the southeastern Bering Sea.
NOAA's First Climate Science Strategy Announced

Aug 25: NOAA Fisheries announces it's first-ever Climate Science Strategy, which identifies seven key steps needed to increase the production, delivery, and use of climate-related information.
Fisheries in a Changing Climate

Aug 25: Climate change is already having a big effect on our fisheries. In this podcast, Roger Griffis, climate change coordinator for NOAA Fisheries, discusses the challenges and the opportunities ahead.
Exploring Cimate Change Impacts on Arctic Species

Apr 29: Today, NOAA Fisheries scientists released the findings of two research projects that shed light on how climate change may affect some Arctic marine species.
Climate and Fisheries: Q&A with a NOAA Scientist

Jan 21: As the climate changes, fish populations are moving in search of cooler waters. Jon Hare, director of the NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center Laboratory, studies how physical conditions in the ocean affect fish populations.
NOAA Releases Draft Climate Strategy for Comment

Jan 21: NOAA Fisheries has released the draft Climate Science Strategy for public review and comment through March 31. The draft Strategy identifies seven key steps needed to increase the production, delivery, and use of climate-related information.
Tracking Fish Populations as the Climate Changes

Dec 11: As the oceans warm, fish populations are on the move. A new online database that tracks their movements should help fishermen and fishery managers to adapt.
Butterfish—Little Fish Big Science

Oct 30: The new stock assessment for butterfish accounted for the effects of ocean temperatures on the distribution of the stock, something that will become increasingly important as the climate changes and the oceans warm.
Enhancing Climate Resilience of Natural Resources

Oct 9: The Council on Climate Preparedness and Resilience has released a report outlining four priority strategies to help make our natural resources more resilient to climate change, documenting progress, and providing roadmaps for the future.