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SCEMFIS-Supported Menhaden Research Advances Work Toward a Scientifically Based Chesapeake Bay Harvest Cap
Press Release May 3, 2026
SCEMFIS-Supported Menhaden Research Advances Work Toward a Scientifically Based Chesapeake Bay Harvest Cap

Research team is evaluating the data, methods, and feasibility studies needed to support future Bay-specific management decisions
NASA Earth Science Researchers Join Science Center for Marine Fisheries; Will Integrate Satellite Data into Fisheries Research
Press Release Mar 4, 2026
NASA Earth Science Researchers Join Science Center for Marine Fisheries; Will Integrate Satellite Data into Fisheries Research
Marine Stewardship Council Reports That 90 Percent of US Fisheries Meet Sustainable Standards; Highlights MSC-Certified SCEMFIS Members
Press Release Feb 6, 2026
Marine Stewardship Council Reports That 90 Percent of US Fisheries Meet Sustainable Standards; Highlights MSC-Certified SCEMFIS Members
Marine Stewardship Council Joins Science Center for Marine Fisheries
Press Release Dec 18, 2025
Marine Stewardship Council Joins Science Center for Marine Fisheries
SCEMFIS Funds Chesapeake Bay Menhaden Research Roadmap to Inform a Scientifically Defensible Bay Cap
Press Release Oct 23, 2025
SCEMFIS Funds Chesapeake Bay Menhaden Research Roadmap to Inform a Scientifically Defensible Bay Cap

Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, and NOAA scientists to develop a plan for a scientifically defensible Chesapeake Bay menhaden harvest cap
Press Release Jul 31, 2025
What Do Gulf Predators Really Eat? Groundbreaking Study Finds Menhaden Play a Smaller Role Than Expected

University of Southern Mississippi research challenges long-held assumptions about predator-prey dynamics in the Gulf of America
Science Center for Marine Fisheries Approves Additional $218,000 in Finfish and Shellfish Research
Press Release Jul 14, 2025
Science Center for Marine Fisheries Approves Additional $218,000 in Finfish and Shellfish Research
Science Center for Marine Fisheries Announces $277,857 in Research Funding for 2025
Press Release Feb 18, 2025
Science Center for Marine Fisheries Announces $277,857 in Research Funding for 2025
Community Offshore Wind Joins Science Center for Marine Fisheries; First Offshore Wind Developer to Join
Press Release Jun 24, 2024
Community Offshore Wind Joins Science Center for Marine Fisheries; First Offshore Wind Developer to Join
New Study Confirms Warming Ocean's Impact on Ocean Quahog
Press Release Apr 24, 2024
New Study Confirms Warming Ocean's Impact on Ocean Quahog
Science Center for Marine Fisheries Approves $198,000 in Research Projects for 2024
Press Release Feb 29, 2024
Science Center for Marine Fisheries Approves $198,000 in Research Projects for 2024
Press Release Jan 17, 2024
Science Center for Marine Fisheries Enters New Five-Year NSF Partnership With Additional Funding
New Studies: Climate Change Causes Ocean Quahog to Grow Quicker, Mature Earlier
Press Release Sep 26, 2023
New Studies: Climate Change Causes Ocean Quahog to Grow Quicker, Mature Earlier
Science Center for Marine Fisheries Supports Research Opportunities for Students
Press Release Jul 21, 2023
Science Center for Marine Fisheries Supports Research Opportunities for Students
New Pair of Studies Provide Clearer Picture of Ocean Quahog Populations in Northeast
Press Release May 17, 2023
New Pair of Studies Provide Clearer Picture of Ocean Quahog Populations in Northeast
New Surfclam Study Examines Uncertainty, Sustainability in Surfclam Management
Press Release Apr 6, 2023
New Surfclam Study Examines Uncertainty, Sustainability in Surfclam Management
Science Center for Marine Fisheries Announces $235,000 in New Research Funding to Start 2023
Press Release Jan 3, 2023
Science Center for Marine Fisheries Announces $235,000 in New Research Funding to Start 2023
New Research Looks to Further Reduce Uncertainty and Improve Confidence in Menhaden Assessments
Press Release Oct 27, 2022
New Research Looks to Further Reduce Uncertainty and Improve Confidence in Menhaden Assessments
New Study: The History of Climate Change Found in Shellfish Shells
Press Release Aug 29, 2022
New Study: The History of Climate Change Found in Shellfish Shells
Press Release Jul 21, 2022
Climate Change Creating New Conflicts for Surfclam, Ocean Quahog Fisheries as Warming Forces Habitat Shifts
New Study Develops Method to Age Ocean Quahog, Longest-Lived Species in the Ocean
Press Release Apr 21, 2022
New Study Develops Method to Age Ocean Quahog, Longest-Lived Species in the Ocean
New Study Offers Improvements to Estimating Shellfish Populations
Press Release Mar 15, 2022
New Study Offers Improvements to Estimating Shellfish Populations
Press Release Jan 12, 2022
New Acoustic Survey Will Investigate Previously Uncounted Menhaden
Press Release Jan 4, 2022
Science Center for Marine Fisheries Approves $126,000 in New Research for 2022
Press Release Sep 27, 2021
New Study Develops Alternate Methods to Manage Gray Seal Bycatch
Press Release Jul 15, 2021
Science Center for Marine Fisheries Approves $180,000 in New Funding for Fisheries Research
Press Release Jul 6, 2021
New Study: Precautionary Catch Limits on Forage Fish Unlikely to Benefit Predators
Press Release Mar 31, 2021
Science Center for Marine Fisheries Recognizes Its Women Scientists in Celebration of Women's History Month
Press Release Mar 4, 2021
Science Center for Marine Fisheries Approves $100,000 in Research Grants for 2021
Press Release Feb 22, 2021
New Study Finds Strong Currents Off Nantucket Prevent Development of Stable, Biologically Diverse Benthic Communities
Press Release Feb 2, 2021
New Study: Little Known About How Wind Farms Affect Critical Mid-Atlantic Ocean Feature
Press Release Dec 4, 2020
New Study Finds Ways to Potentially Reduce Uncertainty in Shellfish Assessments
Press Release Nov 5, 2020
Science Center for Marine Fisheries Welcomes Atlantic Red Crab Company as Newest Member
Press Release Sep 28, 2020
SCEMFIS Research Provides New Insights on Gray Seals; Suggests Alternatives to Current Management
Press Release Aug 10, 2020
Study Confirms Summer Flounder Fishery Vital for Mid-Atlantic Fishing Communities; $259 Million in Economic Impacts
Press Release Jul 28, 2020
Latest Federal Report on Offshore Wind Pays ‘Insufficient Attention’ to Overall Impacts, SCEMFIS Researchers Find
Press Release Jun 8, 2020
Science Center for Marine Fisheries Funds Over $173,000 in New Research
Press Release May 6, 2020
New Study: Squid Fishery Responsible for Over 2,500 Jobs, $240 Million in Economic Impact
Press Release Feb 4, 2020
Science Center for Marine Fisheries Releases Evaluation and Summary of Latest Atlantic Menhaden Assessments
Press Release Jan 23, 2020
Science Center for Marine Fisheries Heads into 2020 with $191,000 in Funding for New Projects
Press Release Aug 22, 2019
National Science Foundation Awards two Prestigious Research Internships to SCeMFiS Graduate Students
Press Release Jun 19, 2019
New Study Finds Surfclams Uniquely Resilient in Face of Climate Change
Press Release Mar 15, 2019
SCeMFiS Members Attend Seafood Expo North America Following Second National Science Foundation Grant
Press Release Jan 23, 2019
Science Center for Marine Fisheries Continues Work with New National Science Foundation Grant
Press Release Nov 28, 2018
Science Center for Marine Fisheries Funds Three New Projects at Fall Meeting