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image: diver photographs a reef.

May 20, 2024

Can recreational divers’ photos help scientists monitor reefs?

An underwater snapshot may hold valuable information in its background.
oyster toadfish, credit: Allison Scott : NOAA.

May 13, 2024

Do big city toadfish stay up later than country toadfish?

When it comes to calling for mates, night life for some toadfish doesn’t even kick off until 12 AM.
Chesapeake Bay oyster reef image via NOAA

May 6, 2024

Where do red drum hide?

A South Carolina study finds that where red drum go to escape depends on whether they are hatchery-raised.
image: windmills in ocean.

Apr 15, 2024

Is that windmill in your way?

Scientists use the “Fish Rules” app to figure out whether off-shore wind farms will be on sites that are important to anglers.
image: Researchers collect young striped bass.

Apr 8, 2024

What are striped bass under a year old eating in the Chesapeake Bay?

This species has a more diverse diet than we thought.
image: red snapper.

Mar 18, 2024

How can we rebuild the stock of South Atlantic red snapper?

A new model suggests options.
image: bluefish catch.

Mar 4, 2024

Can we predict when and where we’ll find bluefish?

To find the answers, it’s literally gut-check time.
image: blue heron with fish.

Feb 19, 2024

Do herons and other shorebirds prefer living shorelines?

If an artificially-created habitat meets all the needs of marsh-dwellers, it might also bode well for what you find on the end of your hook.
image: walleye.

Feb 12, 2024

What makes anglers happy?

Three things can make a fisher’s day.
image: cormorant on the water.

Feb 5, 2024

Are cormorants hampering the recovery of fisheries?

These birds consume thousands of metric tons of menhaden along North Carolina’s coast, but the impact might not be as high as scientists thought.