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A small silvery capelin lies on a table next to a ruler and measures about 11 centimeters long Pacific capelin with unknown maturity. Scientists make microscopic observations to determine if capelin spawn only once or if they are capable of spawning over multiple years. Credit: NOAA Fisheries
Feature Story

NOAA Scientists Discover Repeat Spawning in Pacific Capelin

Alaska
Large whale with dark coloration in the water with a smaller juvenile whale making affectionate contact with the larger whale near its head. Northeast Fisheries Science Center drone imagery of right whale #3593 and her calf in the Southeast. This mom was first seen in 2005 and is only rarely documented by survey teams. She likely spends time in an unknown habitat. Taken under Permit #27066. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Isaac Benaka
Feature Story

From Sound to Satellites: Reducing Risks to North Atlantic Right Whales with Advanced Technology

New England/Mid-Atlantic
A group of people in stand in a circle in a green field. Prairie Creek project partners gather at the restoration site before construction begins. Credit: Michael Weir/CalTrout
Feature Story

Restoring California’s Prairie Creek Supports Salmon Recovery and Local Community

West Coast
Top view of NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement officer taking inventory of shark fins aboard a foreign-flagged vessel. Enforcement officer inventories shark fins. Credit: NOAA Fisheries
Feature Story

NOAA Fisheries Enforcement Officers Deploy for High Seas Patrols Combatting Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing

Alaska
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International
A flat Gulf of America The Gulf of America. Credit: Commander Jeremy Adams, NOAA Corps.
Feature Story

Seeking Public Comments on Where to Look for New Aquaculture Opportunity Areas

Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
National
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Feature Story

Fresh Perspectives From Our 2026 Summer Interns

Pacific Islands
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Notices & Rules

Fisheries

Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Analysis Assessing Potential Modifications to the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan

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

Proposed Rule to Revise Fishing Gear Regulations in Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fisheries

New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
Protected Resources

Incidental Take Authorization: North Barge Expansion Project at Dutch Harbor, Alaska

Alaska
Alaska
Fisheries

2026–2027 Annual Specifications and Management Measures for Pacific Sardine

West Coast
West Coast
Fisheries

Closure: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Angling Category Gulf of Maine Area Trophy Fishery

New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
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Upcoming Events

Public Listening Sessions: NOAA's Aquaculture Opportunity Area process Request for Information

Aug 6, 2026 - Aug 31, 2026

National

Atlantic Shark Identification Workshop

Aug 17, 2026

New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast

Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshops

Aug 17, 2026

New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast

2026 Meeting of the Northwest Atlantic Fishery Organization Consultative Committee

Aug 21, 2026

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Webinar: Proposed Rule to Revise Fishing Gear Regulations in Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fisheries

Aug 31, 2026

New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
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Bulletins

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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)
Story Map

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