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Celebrating National Fishing and Boating Week 2025

Creating memories and protecting our fishing resources together.
June 02, 2025 - Feature Story ,
A white man in sunglasses, baseball cap, and shorts sits on the front of a small boat smiling and holding up a red drum. Behind him is a shore lined with trees. A happy angler with prized red drum in Terra Ceia Bay, Forida. Credit: B. Dunn

Celebrate National Fishing and Boating Week!

Marine recreational fishing is a cherished American pastime and draws millions of anglers to support our coastal communities. Celebrate our nation's love for fishing and boating during National Fishing and Boating Week.
June 02, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Featured image banner for National Fishing and Boating Week

New England For-Hire Groundfish Fleet Partners with NOAA Fisheries to Improve Cod Data

We recently teamed up with New England's recreational fishermen and other partners to fill cod and winter flounder data gaps. Having more complete data improves the chances for stocks to recover.
June 02, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Two fishermen measure a cod with a ruler while one of them holds a mobile phone to take a photo. Fisherman Rob Green measures a cod while participating in the Recreational Biological Sampling, or RecBio Program. Credit: Willy Goldsmith

Reeling Them In: Teaching Kids Why Science Matters

4th and 5th graders learn how to cast during annual St. Petersburg Science Festival.
May 29, 2025 - Feature Story ,
A white man in a blue button down shirt and shorts standing next to a tent holds a fishing reel while several children watch. NOAA Fisheries’ Southeast Regional Recreational Fisheries Coordinator, Sean Meehan, teaching a student how to cast.

Restoring Habitat and Engaging the Recreational Community through the National Fish Habitat Partnership

Partners are advancing progress of habitat restoration and angler engagement projects in Hawaiʻi, Oregon, and South Carolina.
May 28, 2025 - Feature Story ,
two girls look up close at a coral sample Kuleana Coral Restoration works with volunteers to prepare coral fragments for planting. (Credit: Mike Ito)

Washington Students Dive into Salmon Science with NOAA Biologists at Annual Summit

Elementary students learn about NOAA’s research on tagging technology before releasing hundreds of tagged Chinook salmon into Columbia River.
May 28, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Veronica Runge and Jesse Lamb are describing how to sample salmon juveniles in natal streams using an electro-shocker unit that Loren Stearman is demonstrating. Credit Ben Sandford, NOAA Fisheries

NOAA Fisheries Investigates Illegally Imported Tuna in Virginia

NOAA investigation leads to civil penalty and surrender of tuna illegally imported from embargoed country.
May 28, 2025 - Feature Story ,
A pallet containing embargoed tuna the subject attempted to import into the United States. A pallet containing embargoed tuna the subject attempted to import into the United States. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Restoration Revitalizes Fish Stock, Brings Community Together

An innovative partnership with the commercial fishing industry successfully reduced bycatch of oceanic fish species injured by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
May 28, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Man stands along the railing of a fishing vessel, next to a rig Deckhand Duy Nguyen—a member of the pelagic longline fishery in Florida—on F/V Queensland. (Credit: Jay Fleming Photography/National Fish and Wildlife Foundation)