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A large blue and white billfish in the water with an orange string-like tag sticking out of its back, hooked and held close to a boat by an angler holding a fishing line. A white marlin tagged with a spaghetti tag, getting ready to be released. Photo courtesy of Chris Jobes.
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Celebrating our Top Taggers for Citizen Science Month

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oysters Oysters grown on Alaskan aquaculture farms. Credit: NOAA Fisheries
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NOAA Fisheries Asks for Public Comment on Identifying Aquaculture Opportunity Areas in Alaska State Waters

Alaska
Crew members and NOAA staff working together onboard fishing vessel.
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Scientists and the Fishing Industry Join Forces for Better Data and Management (Part 2)

New England/Mid-Atlantic
An excavator breaches the Bateman Island causeway, allowing water to flow freely through the river channel for the first time in 85 years. Credit: Michael-David A. Bushman/Yakama Nation Fisheries An excavator breaches the Bateman Island causeway, allowing water to flow freely through the river channel for the first time in 85 years. Credit: Michael-David A. Bushman/Yakama Nation Fisheries
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Yakima River Salmon Get a Lifeline with Removal of Causeway

West Coast
Hidden compartment on board the captain’s vessel used to conceal scallop overages. Hidden compartment on board the captain’s vessel used to conceal scallop overages.
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New Jersey Captain and Seafood Buyer Found Guilty of a Multiyear Scallop Harvest Conspiracy

New England/Mid-Atlantic
Researcher lean over a table and measure juvenile Pacific cod on white measure boards Scientists measure juvenile Pacific cod and extract tissues for genetic analysis. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Johanna Vollenweider
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Genetics Shines New Light on Cod Populations and Distributions in Alaska

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Incidental Take Authorization: Turnagain Marine Construction's Aak’w Landing Development Project in Juneau, Alaska

Alaska
Alaska
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Proposed Rule: Pelagic and Demersal Indicator Species Regulations for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species

New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
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Seven Hatchery Programs in the Skokomish Basin

West Coast
West Coast
Fisheries

Federal Register Notices of Proposed and/or Continuing Information Collections as Required by the Paperwork Reduction Act

Alaska
Alaska
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Incidental Take Authorization: Point Blue Conservation Science’s Seabird Research Activities on the South Farallon Islands, Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge, as well as at partner sites on Año Nuevo Island and the Point Reyes Headlands

West Coast
West Coast
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Kodiak Aquaculture Opportunity Areas Atlas Workshop

Apr 17, 2026

Alaska

Documentary Screening of "The Hidden Gulf" at Bay County Public Library

Apr 20, 2026

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Public Listening Session: NOAA's Aquaculture Opportunity Area process in Alaska

Apr 22, 2026

Alaska

Gulf Restoration Live! How do Deep-Sea Corals Grow?

Apr 22, 2026

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North Pacific Swordfish Management Meeting – April 2026

Apr 22, 2026

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Building Futures: How GulfCorps Combines Habitat Restoration with Job Training

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