From the coastal marshes to the deepest parts of the Gulf of Mexico, the entire ecosystem was impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Now, NOAA and federal and state partners are leading the largest environmental restoration effort ever there.
New measures, which are partly in response to our Atlantic bluefin tuna catch share program in reducing bycatch, remove one closed area, adjust management measures for two other areas, and change pelagic longline gear requirement in the Gulf of Mexico.
A partnership between NOAA and the North Carolina Coastal Federation to build living shorelines has helped restore and protect more than 6,200 feet of shoreline.
Each year NOAA Fisheries compiles key fisheries statistics from the previous year into an annual snapshot documenting fishing’s importance to the nation.
