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Fishing Fun, Tradition, and Competition!

Shedding light on a few of the most unique fishing tournaments and champions in Hawai‘i.
June 08, 2026 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
The winning team of three at a fishing tournament triumphantly hold up their prizes, including coolers, in front of a tent. Three tournament winners showcase their prizes at Mālama Maunalua’s "Eat the Invaders" event on O'ahu. The tournament supports sustainable fishing and eating by targeting invasive species like taʻape, toʻau, and roi. Courtesy of Henry Ta

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 08, 2026 - Feature Story ,
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Featured image banner for National Fishing and Boating Week

50 Years of Innovation and Leadership: Celebrating the Magnuson-Stevens Act

NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator Eugenio Piñeiro Soler reflects on the legacy and the future impact of the Act.
April 13, 2026 - Leadership Message ,
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U.S. Senators Ted Stevens (R-AK) and Warren Magnuson (D-WA) having a conversation in their neighboring senate seats, with state flags in the background. U.S. Senators Ted Stevens (R-AK) and Warren Magnuson (D-WA), 1973.

Celebrate Seafood This Holiday Season

The holiday season is here, and it’s the perfect time to celebrate with your favorite U.S. seafood!
November 20, 2025 - Feature Story ,
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An assortment of seafood including crustaceans, mussels, filets of salmon, shrimp, sardines, and other whole fish. Garnished with lemon wheels, leafy greens, and ice. The assortment takes up about two thirds of the image and the remaining one third on the right says "Celebrate Seafood This Holiday Season!" with gold confetti in the background.

NOAA Fisheries, Partners Collaborate to Strengthen Review of Recreational Catch Estimates

New approach leverages state partners’ local fisheries expertise.
August 21, 2025 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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What Your Birth Month Says About Your Next Seafood Recipe

Celebrate National Culinary Arts Month by finding a new sustainable seafood recipe based on your birth month.
July 02, 2025 - Feature Story ,
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A grid (three rows with four columns) of pictures of seafood dishes with each photo labeled with a month of the year. January is sablefish, February blue mussels gratin, March monkfish bisque, April opah chili, May steamed clams, June sheet pan shrimp and vegetable fajitas, July fried bluefish, August scup poke bowl, September grilled scallops, October grilled barbeque oysters, November Alaska pollock enchiladas, and December grilled spiced mahimahi filets Celebrate Culinary Arts Month with a sustainable seafood recipe for every month of the year.

Clues From the Catch: How Small Samples Lead to Big Fish Insights

Fishermen’s catches reveal record-setting gindai and surprising Hawaiian grouper.
June 26, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A person wearing a glove holds a fish otolith in front of a red fish, showing the small ear bone used for age and growth analysis. Life history scientists at NOAA Fisheries work with fishermen to collect otoliths (a fish’s inner ear bones) to estimate the age of fish populations. Pictured: Onaga (Etelis coruscans) Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Hawai‘i Fishermen Reel in Data With Local Tagging Project

Hawai‘i anglers are tagging popular game fish with Pacific Islands Fisheries Group to power informed and abundant fisheries.
June 02, 2025 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
A smiling fisherman holds a nearly 35-inch-long silvery fish in his hands while on a boat in the ocean. Ulua angler Cory Olores is one of many fishermen tagging popular game fish with Pacific Islands Fisheries Group’s Tag It program. The program helps fishermen, scientists, and resource managers better understand fish populations. Photo courtesy of Cory Olores

Meet Fisherman Gerald “Gene” Weaver

As we celebrate National Fishing and Boating Week, we sat down with fisherman Gene Weaver to learn how his love of fishing has deepened into advocacy and mentoring the next generation in the Marianas.
June 07, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Headshot of Gene Weaver.

NOAA Fisheries Releases 2023 Status of Stocks

This report provides a "snapshot in time" of the status of our nation's fisheries at the end of 2023.
May 02, 2024 - Feature Story ,
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Young fish swimming. Juvenile coho salmon. Credit: iStock