NOAA

These underwater caves far below the surface are ecological hotspots--and are loaded with fish.

Federal, state, local, and tribal representatives, and project partners gathered in Howland, Maine, to mark and celebrate the completion of the last major milestone in the Penobscot River Restoration Project: the newly constructed fish bypass around the dam in Howland.

The projects recommended for funding, under NOAA's 2015 Coastal Ecosystem Resiliency Grants Program, focus on dam removal in New England, creation of living shorelines in North Carolina, and reconnection of rivers to floodplains and flood protection in Washington, Florida, Massachusetts and California.

NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer will begin two months of dives using unmanned remotely operated vehicles, or ROVs, to explore marine protected areas in the central Pacific Ocean August 1, and anyone with an internet connection can watch their progress.

Scientists at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center's Auke Bay Laboratories have released a free Handy Field Guide to the Nearshore Marine Fishes of Alaska.

The cold-stun sea turtle season typically runs from November through December, peaking at the end of November or early December.

On February 27, the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries appointed nine new members to its Recreational Fisheries Working Group. Representing marine recreational fishing interest across the nation, including the U.S. territories, these appointees provide advice to the agency's Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee, also known as MAFAC.