National Engagement Focus
At the national level, agency leadership and staff will continue to directly engage recreational fishing community leaders, facilitate recreationally focused work of headquarters offices, and support our regional offices and science centers as they fulfill their commitments. We also will maintain our focus on priorities identified at the Summit, including:
- Alternative management approaches.
- Advancing recreational fisheries socioeconomic work.
- Citizen science and electronic data collection programs.
- Conservation work to improve fishery stability and sustainable fishing opportunities.
National RecFish Engagement Highlight Fact Sheet (PDF, 5 pages)
Regional Engagement Focus
NOAA Fisheries’ Regional Offices, Science Centers, and the Office of Sustainable Fisheries’ Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Division have developed a set of six focused engagement plans detailing activities over the next two years. The plans follow our objectives to establish a visible presence, develop mutual understanding, and enhance collaboration.
Regional Engagement Plans
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Mahi. Photo courtesy of J. John Simione.
Scientists sample for pollock. Credit: NOAA Fisheries
NOAA Administrator, Dr. Richard Spinrad, Dick Jones of Blue Ocean Mariculture, and NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator, Janet Coit, at Seafood Expo North America in March 2022. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.
King salmon spawning in a Pacific Northwest river. Credit: randimal