Turning Up the Heat: Fish and sea turtles in a warming world
Vincent Saba, NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Woods Hole, MA and NOAA’s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory at Princeton University in Princeton, NJ From microscopic plants to large whales, climate change is affecting all ocean life. There are many ways in which climate change can affect ocean ecosystems but during this webinar, we will investigate the effects of…
Read MoreHelp from above – using planes, drones, and satellites to study and protect plants and animals **Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum NOAA Family Day**
NOAA Live! All Stars: Katie Sweeney, NOAA’s Alaska Fisheries Science Center in Seattle, WA Allison Henry, NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Woods Hole, MA Brandon Krumwiede, NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management in Duluth, MN Jennifer Stock, NOAA’s Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary in Point Reyes, CA In partnership with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. This…
Read MoreThe Crab-tivating Life of Crustaceans: Where do they go? How do they grow? What do we know?
Erin Fedewa and Leah Zacher, NOAA Fisheries Alaska Fisheries Science Center’s Kodiak Laboratory in Kodiak, AK How much do you know about Alaskan crab? Join us as we learn to identify crustaceans found in Alaskan waters and talk about crab biology with live appearances from some “crabby” guests. We’ll even find out how to tag…
Read MoreFishy Business: NOAA Office of Law Enforcement and Healthy Resource Management
Alex Perry, Wynn Carney, and Amy Anderson, NOAA Office of Law Enforcement in Anchorage, AK Have you ever wondered what would happen to our animal populations without managing their harvest? How do we keep our fisheries and marine mammal populations healthy, and make sure that we manage our marine resources so that we have enough…
Read MoreLessons from Lake Trout in Lake Champlain
Ashley Eaton and Caroline Blake, NOAA’s Lake Champlain Sea Grant in Burlington, VT Lake Champlain, known as Bitawbakw by the Abenaki people, is home to lake trout. As one of the top predators in Lake Champlain, they play an important role in maintaining balance within the lake ecosystem. When lake trout populations struggled, it took…
Read MoreOne Fish, Two Fish, This Fish, Not That Fish
Noelle Yochum, NOAA Fisheries Alaska Fisheries Science Center in Seattle, WA, and Michelle Dyroy, Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage, AK Do you want to be an honorary Conservation Engineer? Don’t know what that is? Come find out! Learn about exciting research on how fish behave inside fishing gear and how we can improve our fisheries.…
Read MoreFin-tastic Fun with Coral Reef Fish Surveys in South Florida and the Caribbean
Erin Cain and Jay Grove, NOAA’s Southeast Fisheries Science Center in Key Biscayne, FL Take a dive with us into coral reef fish communities and learn all about how we identify, survey, and help inform managers about reef fish populations through NOAA’s National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP). Using engaging, interactive photos and videos, we…
Read MoreWhat do you know about Alaska salmon? Exploring the job of a salmon biologist
Joshua Russell, NOAA Fisheries Alaska Fisheries Science Center in Juneau, AK What do you know about Alaska salmon? Join us to learn about salmon lifecycles, what daily research looks like at a fish weir, Alaska salmon management, and the importance of stewardship. Resources to access at home: » Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program (ANSEP)…
Read MoreHow Old Is That Fish? And What Fish Ear Stones Can Tell Us
Craig Kastelle, NOAA Fisheries Alaska Fisheries Science Center in Seattle, WA What does a fish use its otoliths (ear stones) for and what can we learn from them? Join us to learn how we can tell how old a fish is, and other ways that scientists can use otoliths to study fish. Resources to access…
Read More150 Years and Counting: Studying Fish, Fisheries and More
at the NOAA Fisheries Woods Hole Laboratory and Aquarium in Woods Hole, MA The village of Woods Hole, Massachusetts is home to an amazing collection of marine science institutions. In this webinar, we will introduce you to the NOAA Fisheries Northeast Fisheries Science Center Woods Hole Lab. We will “walk” down main street, explore a…
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