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Feature Story

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
Feature Story

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
Five researchers in waterproof gear stand on a ship deck around a large bin filled with sampled fish, one waving. Acting Alaska Fisheries Science Center Director Dr. Jamal Moss (center, waving) from the deck of a chartered fishing vessel engaged in a pelagic fish survey in the eastern Bering Sea. The sorting table contains numerous juvenile walleye pollock, which were sampled for energetic condition, size, and abundance. Credit: NOAA Fisheries
Leadership Message

2026 Fisheries Assessment Process: A Conversation with Acting Alaska Fisheries Science Center Director Dr. Jamal Moss

Alaska
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Notices & Rules

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

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

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

Exempted Fishing Permits in Alaska: Federal Register Rules and Notices

Alaska
Alaska
Fisheries

Guam Bottomfish Annual Catch Limit and Accountability Measures

Pacific Islands
Pacific Islands
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Upcoming Events

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
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Bulletins

Maine Commercial Summer Flounder Fishery Closure

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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