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NOAA identifies, certifies nations and entities to improve international fisheries management

New report identifies issues related to IUU fishing, forced labor and shark catch
August 31, 2023 - Media Release ,
International
Illegal fishing vessel off the coast of Gabon Illegal fishing vessel off the coast of Gabon. (Image credit: NOAA Fisheries)

Biden-Harris Administration announces $106 million in recommended funding for West Coast and Alaska salmon recovery

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act to support salmon and steelhead recovery
August 17, 2023 - Media Release ,
Alaska
West Coast
National
None Spring chinook salmon swimming Spring Chinook Salmon. Credit: Michael Humling, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Biden-Harris Administration makes $240 million available for habitat restoration and coastal resilience through Investing in America agenda

Applications are due by November 17, 2023.
August 15, 2023 - Media Release ,
National
Construction equipment in a tidal marsh habitat in American Canyon, California. Construction to restore tidal marsh habitat in American Canyon, California, on September 29, 2009. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Biden-Harris Administration makes $260 million available for new fish passage projects as part of Investing in America agenda

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act will facilitate fish conservation efforts
July 31, 2023 - Media Release ,
National
Onlookers watch construction of the removal of Brownsville Dam on the Calapooia River in Oregon in 2007. Onlookers watch construction of the removal of Brownsville Dam on the Calapooia River in Oregon in 2007. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

NOAA, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service propose new critical habitat for green sea turtles

Comments on the proposed rules must be submitted by Oct. 17, 2023.
July 18, 2023 - Media Release ,
National
A green sea turtle swims in the waters off of Oahu, Hawaii. A green sea turtle swims in the waters off of Oahu, Hawaii. (Credit: NOAA)

Fishery disaster declarations approved in Louisiana and Mississippi

Secretary of Commerce determination addresses economic impacts to fisheries in 2020
June 26, 2023 - Media Release ,
National

NOAA initiates Aquaculture Opportunity Area efforts in Alaska

NOAA and partners in the State of Alaska are announcing plans to identify Aquaculture Opportunity Areas (AOAs) in Alaska state waters.
June 01, 2023 - Media Release ,
Alaska

U.S. Department of Commerce allocates $220M in fishery disaster funding to AK and WA

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announces the allocation of over $220 million in fishery disaster funding, appropriated by Congress in the 2022 and 2023 Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Acts.
May 18, 2023 - Media Release ,
Alaska
West Coast

U.S. marine fish stocks show improvements in 2022

Latest resources from NOAA support sustainable fishery management in a changing climate
April 27, 2023 - Media Release ,
National

Alaska Halibut Season Opens March 10

NOAA announces 2023 charter and commercial halibut management measures.
March 06, 2023 - Media Release ,
Alaska
Pacific halibut on seafloor. A Pacific halibut on the seafloor in the Gulf of Alaska