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NOAA Fisheries


A false killer whale calf crests the deep blue ocean surface beside its much larger mother, who has a notched dorsal fin and is beginning to dive. Endangered insular false killer whale HIPc0280 with her new calf. Credit: Captain Zodiac/Andrea McCormick (NOAA Fisheries Permit #26596)
A scuba diver swims horizontally above a vibrant pink and purple coral reef, holding a camera to photograph the seabed. A scientist captures thousands of digital images to build a 3-D reef model during the 2026 National Coral Reef Monitoring Program survey at Swains Island. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.
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2026 Pacific Coral Surveys Complete

Pacific Islands
A brown pelican sits at the top of the stairs at the entrance to a brick building, with a sign in the foreground identifying it as the NOAA Panama City Laboratory A brown pelican waits at the main door of NOAA’s Southeast Fisheries Science Center Panama City Laboratory. Credit: Ty Jones, facility manager
A blue basket holds a pile of tan, pink, orange and red invertebrates from sponges to sea urchins to sea stars Deep-sea sponges and other invertebrates in a collection basket during a bottom trawl survey. Credit: NOAA Fisheries
Fish swim under a net in a pen. Sablefish farmed in net pens at NOAA's Northwest Fisheries Science Center. Credit: Megan Ewald for NOAA Fisheries.
Two coho salmon, a pink colored male and a silver colored female, jump up a frothy white creek. Coho salmon migrate up a creek in Oregon. Funding will support access to high quality habitat for fisheries across the country, including coho on the Oregon Coast. Credit: Adobe Stock.

Upcoming Events

Peer Review: 2026 September Management Track Assessments

Sep 22, 2026 - Sep 23, 2026

ALWTRP Scoping Period - Public Comment Meeting

Sep 24, 2026

Permanent Advisory Committee Meeting–October 2026

Oct 5, 2026 - Oct 6, 2026

Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshops

Oct 14, 2026