NOAA’s Gear Monitoring Team conducts educational training and compliance checks to help the shrimp fishery maintain catch levels while allowing sea turtles and other large marine animals to escape.
Join us in celebrating 50 years of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the landmark law that set the United States on a course toward sustainably and cooperatively managed marine resources.
To help West Coast seafood farmers get the permits they need, NOAA developed a series of guides to help growers navigate state, federal, and local aquaculture permitting.
One year after creating 1,170 acres of wetland habitat in Louisiana’s Barataria basin, key species like shrimp and crab are returning. The effort addresses land loss while supporting local economies and vital fisheries.
A new study uses spatial models to precisely map how Pacific cod prey on commercially important snow and southern Tanner crabs in the eastern Bering Sea.
The U.S. shrimp harvesting industry is experiencing a long-term decline in profits and economic stability, including a $268 million revenue loss since 2021. This report is a first step in addressing barriers to restoring its competitiveness.
