Reducing Burdens on Domestic Fishing and Increasing Production

NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator Eugenio Piñeiro Soler announces region-specific actions in support of Executive Order on Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness.

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Five fishing boats on the water in silhouette at sunset. Fishing boats on the water at sunset. Credit: Adobe Stock.
Feature Story

Department of Commerce Announces 2026 Appointments to the Regional Fishery Management Councils

National
A banner image that says "Culinary Arts Month" overlaid on a picture of various types of fish and shellfish. The text is capped by a chef's hat and a fork and spatula knife are criss-crossed above the text Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Shutterstock
Feature Story

Celebrate National Culinary Arts Month

Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
National
Three people on a boat use a long, specialized knife to cut entanglement lines off of a humpback whale in the water. The NOAA Fisheries response team uses poles with specialized knives to cut entangling lines. Credit: Alaska Department of Fish and Game/Jamie Musbach (NOAA Fisheries Permit # 24359)
Feature Story

Humpback Whale Successfully Freed from Entanglement in Endicott Arm

Alaska
Grey seal released onto the beach with responders holding barriers behind the seal Gray seal, Louis Armstrong, is released at Assateague Island National Seashore following rehabilitation at National Aquarium in Baltimore, Maryland. Credit: National Aquarium
Feature Story

NOAA Fisheries Awards $3.8 Million for Marine Mammal Rescue Efforts through Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grants

Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
National
Commercial shrimp boat and partial Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission boat, Gulf Ranger Gulf shrimp vessel with trawl gear as seen from the FWC law enforcement vessel Gulf Ranger. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Feature Story

Reducing Bycatch in Shrimp Trawls Through Education

Southeast
two black and white photos overlaid on a faded image of a dock in New York. The images are stylized as polaroids on top of some film and scrap paper. The left photo is a black and white image of a man in sunglasses and fishing gear holding up a flounder in each hand. The right photo is a black and white photo of a fisherman in a plaid shirt and baseball cap dumping clams into a sorting bin. Credit: NOAA Library/NOAA Fisheries Archives circa 1960s (overlay); NOAA Fisheries/Heather Soulen (background)
Feature Story

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management: Science, Stewardship, and Shared Successes

New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Notices & Rules

Fisheries

Closure: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Angling Category Southern New England Area Trophy Fishery

New England/Mid-Atlantic
West Coast
New England/Mid-Atlantic
West Coast
Protected Resources

Incidental Take Authorization: Turnagain Marine Construction’s Douglas Island Cruise Ship Terminal near Juneau, Alaska

Alaska
Alaska
Protected Resources

Positive 12-Month Finding on a Petition To Revise Designated Critical Habitat for the Southern California Steelhead Distinct Population Segment

West Coast
West Coast
Protected Resources

Incidental Take Authorization: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Bonneville Lock 1 Bridge Replacement Project on the Columbia River in Oregon

West Coast
West Coast
Fisheries

Recordkeeping and Reporting in Alaska - Federal Register Rules and Notices

Alaska
Alaska
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Upcoming Events

Atlantic Shark Identification Workshop

Jul 13, 2026

New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast

Longfin Inshore Squid: 2026 Research Track Peer Review

Aug 3, 2026 - Aug 7, 2026

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Educator Workshop: The Phenomenal Outdoors—Science Investigations with Elementary Students

Aug 4, 2026 - Aug 5, 2026

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Woods Hole Science Stroll

Aug 8, 2026

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Atlantic Shark Identification Workshop

Aug 17, 2026

New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
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Bulletins

Northeast Multispecies (Groundfish) Amendment 25

New England/Mid-Atlantic
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Changes to Summer Flounder Commercial Minimum Mesh Size Flynet Exemption

New England/Mid-Atlantic
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Open Funding Opportunities

NOAA Great Lakes Fish Habitat Restoration Partnership Grants

New England/Mid-Atlantic
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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A diver hovers over a pink hued reef while preparing a camera to take images of the benthos. A scientist prepares to photograph a reef at Swains Island during the 2023 National Coral Reef Monitoring Program survey in American Samoa. Credit: NOAA Fisheries (Permit #NMSAS-2023-002)
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How Researchers Are Bringing the 2026 Pacific Coral Survey to You

Pacific Islands
Three people hold the angled trunk of a tree GulfCorps crews clear vegetation to restore habitat in Florida. Credit: John Stanmeyer/The Nature Conservancy.
Podcast

Building Futures: How GulfCorps Combines Habitat Restoration with Job Training

Southeast