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NOAA Fisheries Announces New Name for Its International Office

This change reflects increased emphasis on trade and commerce activities.
February 28, 2022 - Feature Story ,
National
International
American flag on boat American flag on boat. Credit: Shutterstock.

NOAA Announces New Molluscan Shellfish Health Certificate for Product Exported to the EU

NOAA Fisheries announces the release of the Health Certificate for Imports of Live, Frozen, Chilled or Processed Bivalve Molluscs, Echinoderms, Tunicates, and Marine Gastropods Intended for Human Consumption from the United States of America.
February 04, 2022 - News
Fresh schucked scallops

U.S. and Canadian Officials Focus on Risk Reduction and Protection Measures for Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales

A message from NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator Janet Coit on a recent meeting among U.S. and Canadian officials regarding the conservation and protection of North Atlantic right whales.
January 05, 2022 - Leadership Message ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
National
International
Breaching Right whale, bubbles. A right whale breaching. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Christin Khan

Measures to Rebuild Shortfin Mako and Increase U.S. Western Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Quota Adopted at 2021 Meeting of ICCAT

The United States and other countries from around the world tackled management challenges for Atlantic tunas and sharks at the 2021 annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas.
November 24, 2021 - Feature Story ,
National
International
School of bluefin tuna swimming in dark ocean waters with some light coming in from above.

NOAA Issues 2021 Report on Global IUU Fishing and Bycatch of Protected Marine Life Resources

This report highlights U.S. findings and analyses of foreign IUU fishing activities and bycatch of protected species and shark catch on the high seas where nations do not have a regulatory program comparable in effectiveness to the United States.
August 12, 2021 - Feature Story ,
International
A large IUU ship surges forward through the water.

Multi-Year Effort To Observe Seafloor Habitats And Learn More About Deep-sea Corals And Sponges In Alaska

The four-year Alaska Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Initiative is part of an effort to improve our understanding of deep-sea coral communities and aid resource managers in developing and evaluating management options for these valuable habitats.
August 09, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Underwater photo of orange and white striped rockfish and sea urchins congregating around a large red tree coral on the seafloor. Rockfish and sea urchins congregate around a large red tree coral (Primnoa pacifica) in the Gulf of Alaska. Photo credit: NOAA Fisheries.

United States and Canada Discuss Ongoing Efforts to Reduce North Atlantic Right Whale Mortalities, Serious Injuries

A message from Acting NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator Paul Doremus, who recently participated in a meeting with Canadian officials focused on the conservation and management efforts for the endangered North Atlantic right whale.
June 17, 2021 - Leadership Message ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
International
NARW #3720 and calf North Atlantic right whale mother and calf. Credit: Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute, taken under NOAA permit #20556-01.

Joint Message – U.S. Interagency Working Group Marks International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing

The United States works with our partners across the world to confront illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.
June 04, 2021 - Feature Story ,
National
International
illegal-fishing-Gabon-2011.jpg Illegal fishing in Gabon. Credit: NOAA

NOAA Fisheries Releases Report on Initial Implementation of U.S. Seafood Traceability Program

The Report on the Implementation of the U.S. Seafood Import Monitoring Program captures program data and efforts for the first two years of the program’s operation (2019 and 2020).
May 20, 2021 - Feature Story ,
International
shutterstock-seafood-display-in-market-750x500.jpg

U.S. and Russian Scientists Partner to Study Polar Bear and Seal Populations

A cooperative aerial survey using innovative technology opens new possibilities to monitor mammals on Arctic sea ice.
May 17, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Aerial photo of a polar bear on sea ice with a superimposed enlarged image. Polar bear image captured during aerial survey of the Chukchi Sea. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.