This Report to Congress summarizes efforts to recover all transnational and domestic species under NOAA Fisheries’ jurisdiction from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2022.
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.
Biological Opinion on 10 Fishery Management Plans in the Greater Atlantic Region and the New England Fishery Management Council's Omnibus Habitat Amendment 2 is released.
The Species in the Spotlight initiative is a concerted agency-wide effort to spotlight and save marine species most at-risk of extinction in the near future. This plan focuses on priority actions needed in 2021-2025 for the North Atlantic right whale.
Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Regulatory Impact Review, and Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Amending the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan: Risk Reduction Rule
NOAA Fisheries published the North Atlantic Right Whale Scenario Planning Summary Report from an agency-led planning exercise in 2018. The exercise is meant to complement and enhance the many important ongoing efforts to recover right whales.
The primary purpose of this document is to summarize current information on health assessments for North Atlantic right whales and considerations for improving health assessments in the future.
This Technical Memorandum represents a report from a three-day workshop NOAA Fisheries convened to address objectives related to evaluating current North Atlantic right whale monitoring and surveillance efforts.
NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-OPR-64
