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The Endangered Species Act at 50

NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator Janet Coit celebrates 50 years of the Endangered Species Act and discusses why it is such a foundational law.
May 19, 2023 - Podcast ,
Gray whale breaches, or leaps up and out of the water, with mountains in the background. Gray whale breaching. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Merrill Gosho.

Northeast Fisheries, Ecosystems Continue To Depart From Historical Norms

2023 State of the Ecosystem Reports show continuing physical, chemical, and biological changes in coastal Mid-Atlantic and New England ecosystems.
May 18, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Blue, green, and red fishing boats docked in a bay.

NOAA Announces Projects Recommended for Saltonstall-Kennedy 2023 Funding

Agency announces more than $11 million in grant funding for the promotion, development, and marketing of U.S. fisheries.
Blue, green, and red fishing boats docked in a bay.

Gulf of Mexico Fishermen Reflect on Efforts to Restore Oceanic Fish

As the The Oceanic Fish Restoration Project wraps up after 5 years, the Gulf is starting to see juvenile populations of oceanic fish return. The collaborative partnership aimed to reduce bycatch and lessen fishing pressure of pelagic species.
May 12, 2023 - Feature Story ,
a oelagic longline fisherman throws a line over the gunnel of a boat

An Amberjack by Any Other Name: Rethinking Identification and Unlocking Historical Data for Four Species

NOAA Fisheries, the National Systematics Laboratory, and their partners use contemporary survey data to shed new light on historical data and the life histories of four species of amberjack in the western North Atlantic.
May 10, 2023 - Feature Story ,
A man on the deck of a ship wearing orange overalls holds a silver fish and examines it. Dr. Matthew Girard examines an almaco jack on the deck of NOAA ship Henry B. Bigelow during the fall 2022 Northeast Fisheries Science Center bottom trawl survey. Credit: Dr. Katherine Bemis

New West Coast Fishery Increases Access for U.S. Vessels to Swordfish

Swordfish, prized in upscale markets, can now be caught with deep-set buoy gear.
May 09, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Swordfish swimming near the surface pulling a fishing line North Pacific Swordfish. Credit: Ralph Pace