2024 National Recreational Fishing Highlights

NOAA Fisheries' accomplishments and highlights in recreational fisheries and fishing.

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View of brown seaweed. A plethora of seaweeds in the Alaskan intertidal. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Mandy Lindeberg.
Kiersten stands at the taffrail of the ship and smiles for the camera. She is wearing a sweatshirt, purple sunglasses, and a pair of binoculars around her neck. the sky is blue with many clouds over a darker blue ocean. Teacher at Sea Kiersten Newtoff aboard NOAA Ship Pisces.
Curried skate wings plated with rice and chutney Chef Tyler Hadfield’s Curried Skate Wings with Tomato-Masala Chutney
Green marsh with pockets of blue water to be restored. Aerial photo taken of the marsh restoration project site in North Delacroix, Louisiana from Highway 300 facing east at the Wood Lake community. This broken marsh area will be restored. Jack’s Canal can be seen along with the pump station and tidal protection levee. (Credit: Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority).
A view from a satellite over Earth’s ocean and an aerial view of a blue whale A view from a satellite over Earth’s ocean and an aerial view of a blue whale.