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United States Leads Conservation Gains in Eastern Pacific Fisheries, Benefiting Sharks and Tuna

Fishing panel adopts policies to bar shark finning and reduce ocean waste; adopts harvest strategy for albacore; and pledges to consider climate change impacts in its future work.
September 27, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Cut sharking fins lying on the ground The IATTC required that fishing vessels land sharks with their fins naturally attached. The goal is to prohibit shark-finning, where fishing crews cut fins off sharks to sell them and leave the rest of the animal to waste. Credit: Shutterstock

Commerce Secretary Announces Fishery Disaster Determinations for Yurok Chinook Salmon

The Secretary of Commerce has determined that a commercial fishery failure due to a fishery resource disaster occurred in the 2021 and 2022 Yurok Tribe Chinook Salmon Fishery.
September 26, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Two salmon jumping out of the stream and foamy waterfall as they migrate upstream

Tide to Table Profile: Holdfast Aquaculture

Planting seeds of change—Holdfast Aquaculture produces native seaweed and shellfish seed for farms in California.
September 25, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
A bearded man wearing a hat on a boat holds a freshly shucked oyster. Holdfast Aquaculture co-founder Nate Churches shucking an oyster. Credit: Holdfast Aquaculture

NOAA Fisheries Releases Updated National Saltwater Recreational Fisheries Policy

Extensive engagement with the recreational fishing community informed the updates to the 2015 policy.
September 20, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
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Roughly one dozen people, many wearing hats and active wear, stand along the railings of a white fishing boat, holding fishing poles. Families enjoy a day of fishing in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

New Forest Conservation Plan is a First For Oregon, Benefiting Salmon and Steelhead

Port Blakely will improve fish passage and more while the forests also produce timber.
September 19, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
View of a partially cleared forest. A new habitat conservation plan covers about 30,000 acres of private forest in northwest Oregon. The HCP allows owner Port Blakely to harvest timber while benefiting species in the long-term. Credit: Port Blakely

Restoring Estuary Habitat After Oil Spills and Other Disasters

Where rivers meet the sea, NOAA is working to restore and protect delicate estuarine environments.
September 19, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
West Coast
National
an aerial view of the Tampa Bay Estuary is shown Estuaries provide ecosystem services such as natural filtration of pollution and flood protection. (Photo: Tampa Bay Estuary Program)

$4 Million Awarded for Marine Mammal Rescue Efforts through Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grants

Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grants will provide important federal funding to our marine mammal health and emergency response partners in 20 states and one tribe for fiscal year 2023.
September 14, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Humpback whale carcass lying on beach with heavy machinery nearby to tow Necropsy of a dead humpback whale that was reported at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. The whale drifted near the Bay Bridge Tunnel, and the local stranding network pulled it up on land by using heavy equipment to conduct a necropsy near Lynnhaven Beach, Virginia.

NOAA Fisheries Supports West Coast States’ and Pacific Fishery Management Council’s Fishing Gear Marking Efforts

Marking fishing gear helps us understand the origin of gear entangling whales and prevent whale and other marine mammal entanglements.
September 12, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Humpack whale entangled in crab fishing gear Humpback whale entangled with commercial Dungeness crab gear, easily identifiable by the tag attached to the buoy. Credit: Sea World. NOAA MMHSRP Permit 24359

RecFIN, NOAA Fisheries Release Plan to Improve Recreational Fisheries Data on West Coast

The Pacific Coast Recreational Fisheries Information Network has released its plan outlining regional priorities for the next several years to enhance data for recreational fishing management and science along the West Coast.
September 12, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
A sampler with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife measures a Pacific halibut. A sampler with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife measures a Pacific halibut as part of the California Recreational Fisheries Survey.

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Found in Seals on Marrowstone Island in Puget Sound

Test results confirm H5N1; officials urge beachgoers to avoid contact with wildlife.
September 08, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Harbor seals resting in a tide pool Healthy harbor seals in a tide pool along the coast of Washington State. Puget Sound seal populations are considered healthy. Credit: Sophie McCoy, UNC