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Gear Up for the Summer Snapper Season with Return ‘Em Right

Gulf of Mexico offshore anglers: prep for summer reef fish seasons with gear, training, and giveaways to help fish survive.
May 24, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
a red snapper is held partially underwater off the side of a boat with a SeaQualizer descending device in its mouth

Saving Central California Coast Coho: Celebrating People and Partnerships Behind Recovery

Marking the 50th year of the passage of the Endangered Species Act, we are shining a spotlight on the biologists and partnerships saving Central California Coast Coho from extinction.
May 23, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Two women looking up and smiling at the camera Erin Seghesio (left), NOAA Fisheries’ Central California Coast Coho Recovery Coordinator and Jodi Charrier, salmon biologist, visit Lagunitas Creek in 2021 to monitor the drought conditions and its impact on CCC coho salmon living in the creek.

ESA Turns 50; A Conversation in Sawfish Conservation

Experts meet to celebrate smalltooth sawfish and talk about the future of the species.
May 23, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
Scientists hold a sawfish in the water while tagging Sawfish tagging. Credit: Tonya Wiley.

NOAA Fisheries and Partners Announce Improvements to Recreational Fishing Data Collection Ahead of Red Snapper Season

Alabama’s Snapper Check program gets an upgrade through collaboration with NOAA Fisheries and GulfFIN.
May 23, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
A field sampler with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources collects red snapper length and weight as part of Snapper Check dockside validation. A field sampler with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources collects red snapper length and weight as part of Snapper Check dockside validation.

NOAA Fisheries Releases Final Equity and Environmental Justice Strategy

Agency to incorporate equity and environmental justice into the vital services we provide to all communities.
May 22, 2023 - Feature Story ,
National
Family-fishing Corey Arnold, courtesy of Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute.jpg Credit: Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute.

Celebrating the People and Partnerships Saving White Abalone

Marking the 50th year of the passage of the Endangered Species Act, we are shining a spotlight on the biologists and partnerships saving white abalone from extinction.
May 22, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Baby white abalone crawling on a kelp stipe Baby white abalone crawling on a kelp stipe at the Aquarium of the Pacific captive breeding facility. Credit: Jen Burney, Aquarium of the Pacific

Celebrating Seaweed by the Seashore

Seaweed farmers and businesses, academics, state and federal agencies, non-profits, and community leaders gathered to celebrate the growing domestic seaweed industry.
May 22, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
National
Two people on a boat look out at farmed seaweed being pulled out of the water on a nearby boat.

The Endangered Species Act: 50 Years of Conserving Species

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act by learning more about NOAA's work to conserve endangered species and their habitats.
May 19, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
National
50th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act with smalltooth sawfish, green turtle, Atlantic salmon, staghorn, North Atlantic right whale, and Tubastraea floreana

Join NOAA Fisheries in Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act

NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator Janet Coit discusses how the Endangered Species Act is a powerful and effective tool for conserving species and their habitats.
May 19, 2023 - Leadership Message ,
National
750x500-leatherback-sea-turtle.jpg An endangered leatherback sea turtle swimming at the ocean surface. Once prevalent in almost every ocean, the leatherback population is rapidly declining in many parts of the world. As one of NOAA Fisheries’ Species in the Spotlight, we have made it a priority to focus recovery efforts on stabilizing and recovering the leatherback sea turtle to prevent its extinction. Photo credit: NOAA Fisheries

The Endangered Species Act at 50

NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator Janet Coit celebrates 50 years of the Endangered Species Act and discusses why it is such a foundational law.
May 19, 2023 - Podcast ,
National
Gray whale breaches, or leaps up and out of the water, with mountains in the background. Gray whale breaching. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Merrill Gosho.