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Three recreational fishing boats returning to the marina Saltwater anglers participating in a fishing tournament return to a marina in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.
Group of people sorting fish in trays NOAA Fisheries scientists sort fish during the spring 2024 Rockfish Recruitment and Ecosystem Assessment Survey. These surveys reveal a coastal ocean dominated by a booming population of northern anchovy in recent years. Photo Credit: NOAA Fisheries.
Aerial view of gray whale mother and calf Gray whale mother and calf on northbound migration. Credit: NOAA Fisheries
A lobster peers out from a rock formation. Projected cooler temperatures in the Gulf of Maine could influence the productivity of species like American lobster, which prefer colder waters. Credit: Matthew Lawrence/NOAA
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A white man in sunglasses and a baseball cap smiles and holds a fish up to the camera. Nick Haddad, sustainable fisheries communications manager for Return 'Em Right, holds a fish up to the camera. Credit: Return 'Em Right
Dead Northern fur seal on St. Paul Island, Alaska. Credit: Paul Melovidov, Ecosystem Conservation Office Aleut Community of St. Paul Island (used with permission). Dead Northern fur seal on St. Paul Island, Alaska. Credit: Paul Melovidov, Ecosystem Conservation Office Aleut Community of St. Paul Island (used with permission).

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