New ocean forecast models provide fisheries managers with forward-looking predictions of ocean conditions for more proactive, informed decision making.
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.
In the Mid-Atlantic region, managers, scientists, and fishermen have spent decades adapting to changing conditions while working together to keep fishermen on the water.
How do Pacific cod respond to warming seas, and what does it mean for the future of fisheries? Satellite tagging helps scientists track cod migration in Alaska and understand the implications for stock assessments and sustainable management.
Sea turtles are a key part of marine ecosystems worldwide but face many threats. NOAA works to conserve and recover six sea turtle species found in U.S. waters. All are threatened or endangered.
