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Through leadership in domestic and international organizations, NOAA Fisheries helps advance science-based highly migratory species fishery management to bolster healthy international fish stocks and advocate for U.S. fishermen and fishing communities.

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A man in chef attire and a professional chef's hat stands behind a metal butcher block with salmon filets laid out on a blue cutting board in front of him. He's smiling at the camera and various kitchenware and knifes are hanging on the wall behind him.

Chef Matthew Ona of the Culinary Institute of America Credit: Courtesy of Chef Ona

Feature Story

How to Filet a Fish with Chef Matthew Ona of The Culinary Institute of America

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Mandala of seafood including fish, lobsters, oysters

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Celebrate National Seafood Month

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A table with a variety of fish and shellfish dishes

Fish and shellfish dishes. Credit: iStock

Leadership Message

Celebrate National Seafood Month by Choosing American Seafood

National

Two scientists wearing foul weather gear sort palm-sized sea scallops into baskets and count the total number of baskets.

Caption: A large catch of young Atlantic sea scallops collected during the 2025 survey is sorted into baskets and counted aboard the F/V Selje. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Dana Morton

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NOAA Fisheries Awards 14 Projects in 2026 Sea Scallop Research Set-Aside Program

New England/Mid-Atlantic

A school of silvery Pacific bluefin tuna swim underwater, lit from above.

New allocations determined at a recent international meeting will increase harvest opportunities for Pacific bluefin tuna off the West Coast. Credit: Adobe Stock.

Feature Story

United States Wins Key Measures Benefiting U.S. Fisheries on Pacific Bluefin Tuna and Ensuring Research on Dorado and Billfish

West Coast

Close-up, high angle shot of a mottled grey seal, looking up at the camera with wide dark eyes and an open mouth, showing a pink tongue and tiny teeth.

“Pearl” the gray seal pup in rehabilitation at the Mystic Aquarium Animal Rescue Clinic, after stranding in Charlestown, Rhode Island, in January 2025. Credit: Mystic Aquarium.

Feature Story

Seal of Approval: Injured Gray Seal Finds a Permanent Home in Connecticut

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Protected Resources

Incidental Take Authorization: City and Borough of Juneau's Seawalk Extension Project, Juneau, Alaska

Alaska

Alaska

Fisheries

Gear Marking and Entanglement Risk Reduction

West Coast

West Coast

Fisheries

Framework Adjustment 7 to the Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management Plan Proposed Rule

New England/Mid-Atlantic

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Fisheries

Quota Transfer and Quota Adjustment: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna General Category Fishery

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Southeast

New England/Mid-Atlantic

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Fisheries

Exempted Fishing Permits in Alaska: Federal Register Rules and Notices

Alaska

Alaska

Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshops

Oct 14, 2026

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Southeast

Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops

Oct 19, 2026

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Southeast

October 2026 Council Coordination Committee Meeting

Oct 20, 2026 - Oct 21, 2026

National

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

Oct 20, 2026

Southeast

Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshops

Nov 2, 2026

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Southeast

IB 26-44: NMFS Prohibits Retention of Pacific ocean perch in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska

Alaska

Alaska

IB 26-43: NMFS Reallocates Pacific cod from catcher vessels and catcher/processors using trawl gear to catcher vessels using hook-and-line and vessels using pot gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska

Alaska

Alaska

IB 26-42: NMFS Reallocates Pacific Cod from Catcher Vessels Using Trawl Gear to Catcher Vessels < 60 ft LOA Using Hook-and-Line or Pot Gear in the BSAI

Alaska

Alaska

Final Rule: Overfished Queets River Spring/Summer Chinook Salmon Stock Rebuilding Plan

West Coast

West Coast

NOAA Fisheries Seeks Comments on Framework Adjustment 7 to the Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management Plan

New England/Mid-Atlantic

New England/Mid-Atlantic

NOAA Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico) Watershed Education and Training (Gulf B-WET) Program

Southeast

Southeast

John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program

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National

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Adult and juvenile sea lions resting on a sandy beach.

Elkhorn coral structure on reef

A bottlenose dolphin leaps out of bright turquoise ocean waves into sunlight.

A humpback whale breaching out of the ocean with a sandy beach and mountains in the background.

Sea turtle swimming over a coral reef with open ocean behind it

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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

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