This biological opinion evaluates the effects of the tidegate repair and replacement project on ESA-listed species in Puget Sound, including Puget Sound Chinook salmon, Puget sound steelhead, and Southern Resident killer whales.
A 5-year review is a periodic analysis of a species’ status conducted to ensure that the listing classification of a species as threatened or endangered on the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants is accurate.
The Entanglement Gear Guide describes the characteristics of fishing gear currently used by NOAA Fisheries to identify the gear that may be involved in entanglements throughout the Eastern North Pacific Ocean
A 5-year review is a periodic analysis of a species’ status conducted to ensure that the listing classification of a species as threatened or endangered on the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants is accurate.
NOAA Fisheries released the 2020 and 2021 Combined Report of Marine Mammal Strandings in the United States. Responding to stranding events and collecting data on stranded animals helps NOAA Fisheries monitor health and environmental trends that may impact humans.
To assess the distribution of priority reef fish species around Guam, we analyzed five years of fish survey data from the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (2009–2022) using various spatial modeling techniques.
NOAA Fisheries issued a no-jeopardy supplemental biological opinion in March 2024 on the agency’s authorization of the Hawaiʻi shallow-set longline fishery as currently managed for North Pacific loggerhead sea turtles.
