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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

NOAA seeks to expand Seafood Import Monitoring Program

Seafood traceability deters illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and seafood fraud
December 27, 2022 - Media Release ,
National
International

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 announces historic funding for fish habitats across U.S.

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will help recover endangered fish; prioritize tribal communities
December 14, 2022 - Media Release ,
National

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 and BOEM announce joint strategy for fisheries surveys

Agencies aim to mitigate offshore wind development impacts
December 05, 2022 - Media Release ,
National

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

NOAA and BOEM announce draft offshore wind, North Atlantic right whale strategy

NOAA Fisheries and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announce the release of a draft joint strategy to protect and promote the recovery of North Atlantic right whales while responsibly developing offshore wind energy
October 21, 2022 - Media Release ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic

New U.S. Strategy for combating illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

NOAA and its partners released the “National Five-Year Strategy for Combating Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing”
October 19, 2022 - Media Release ,
National
International

Rebuilding salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River Basin

Final report charts a course towards healthy and harvestable populations
September 30, 2022 - Media Release ,
West Coast