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NOAA Fisheries Announces New Initiative to End Illegal Labor Practices in the Seafood Industry

NOAA Fisheries will pursue public-private partnerships through CALM-CS to accelerate efforts toward ending forced labor and improving working conditions across the seafood sector.
July 19, 2022 - Feature Story ,
International
fishermen working on boat Credit: iStock

NOAA and U.S. Food and Drug Administration Conduct Petroleum Taint Sensory Training for Peruvian Government to Aid Oil Spill Response

NOAA and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration provided sensory training assistance for the National Fisheries Health Organization of Peru.
June 28, 2022 - Feature Story ,
International
sensory training-Peru

NOAA Proposes New Measures to Combat lllegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing, Forced Labor in the Seafood Supply Chain

Measures will boost existing efforts to prevent illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing activity, and counter forced labor in the seafood supply chain.
June 27, 2022 - Leadership Message ,
National
International
NOAA

NOAA to Consider Expanding Species Included in the Seafood Import Monitoring Program

The report submitted to Congress evaluated the inclusion of the current species in the Seafood Import Monitoring Program and considered whether additional species should be included.
March 02, 2022 - Feature Story ,
National
International
shutterstock-seafood-display-in-market-750x500.jpg

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.