Ocean conditions Archives

NOAA FISHERIES: Underwater gliders join ocean survey, revealing diverse marine life driving marine ecosystem

August 24, 2026

Long-running survey gets autonomous partner with new skills and talents. By NOAA Fisheries Research ships from the marine research alliance...

NASA: El Niño alters marine life in the Pacific

NASA/JPL

Hydrology

August 11, 2026

From JPL: As of June 2026, El Niño has officially arrived. This naturally recurring phenomenon is characterized by warmer-than-normal water temperatures...

GRIST: El Niño is here, and it’s already scrambling fisheries throughout the Pacific

Grist

Hydrology

July 8, 2026

From India to Peru to California, the powerful weather phenomenon is creating winners and losers across the fishing industry. By...

NOAA FISHERIES: 7 ways El Niño and large marine heatwave could affect West Coast marine species

NOAA Fisheries

Hydrology

June 14, 2026

Dual influences may shift fisheries, could signal hard times for salmon. By NOAA Fisheries A large marine heatwave has bathed...

NOAA FISHERIES: Upwelling fueled productive West Coast ocean, holding warm waters offshore in 2025

NOAA Fisheries

Ecosystems

March 10, 2026

Commercial fisheries landings up, but remain below recent average. A massive marine heatwave warmed the eastern Pacific Ocean through much...

NOAA: West coast waters experiencing another large marine heatwave

NOAA Fisheries

Ecosystems

March 4, 2026

NOAA scientists track growth of heatwaves that can affect fisheries. A massive marine heatwave has dominated waters off the West...

NOAA FISHERIES: Conflicting ocean indicators suggest moderate returns of Pacific salmon

NOAA Fisheries

Fish and wildlife

January 2, 2026

Ocean data in 2025 points to roughly average conditions. By NOAA Fisheries Juvenile salmon encountered a mixed bag of ocean...

MONGABAY: Anchovy-rich diet linked to vitamin deficiency and deaths among salmon, study

Mongabay

Fish and wildlife

August 10, 2025

By Bobby Bascomb, Mongabay A new study links widespread deficiency of vitamin B1, or thiamine, among California Chinook salmon to...

NOAA FISHERIES: Anchovy dominated diets off the West Coast pose new dangers for salmon

NOAA Fisheries

Delta science Fish and wildlife

June 26, 2025

Lack of key vitamin turns fatal for as many as half of salmon offspring. By NOAA Fisheries A vitamin deficiency...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Southern California toxic algal bloom blamed for months-long marine life poisoning

Inside Climate News

Ecosystems

May 3, 2025

By Teresa Tomassoni This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy...