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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 Alaska and Washington

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

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

NOAA Fisheries Denies Request for Emergency Action to Close the Red King Crab Savings Area and Subarea

NOAA and Alaska Department of Fish and Game are supporting an urgent cooperative research project focused on Bristol Bay red king crab.
January 20, 2023 - Media Release ,
Alaska
A red king crab

Secretary of Commerce approves disaster declarations in AK and WA

Determination to address economic impacts from 2019 to 2023
December 16, 2022 - Media Release ,
Alaska
West Coast

NOAA Fisheries Seeks Comment on Plan for Abundance-Based Management of Halibut in the Bering Sea

Amendment 123 balances interests of two largest halibut user groups in the Bering Sea-Aleutian Islands Fishery Management Area.
December 09, 2022 - Media Release ,
Alaska
Illustration of a Pacific halibut.

NOAA Fisheries Seeks Public Comment on Request for Crab Emergency Rulemaking

Petitioned closures aim to protect Bristol Bay red king crab and their habitat.
October 28, 2022 - Media Release ,
Alaska
Alaska Red King Crab

Biden Administration targets funding for salmon recovery and restoration in U.S. West

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investments will enhance critical recovery efforts
July 14, 2022 - Media Release ,
Alaska
West Coast

Secretary of Commerce allocates $144 million for fishery disasters

Funds will support East and West coast communities impacted by fishery disasters from 2018 to 2021
May 05, 2022 - Media Release ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
West Coast

NOAA showcases new mapping tool for marine species

Data reveals fish are shifting into different waters
April 19, 2022 - Media Release ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
West Coast
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