Publications

The Small Entity Compliance Guide (select "View Document" below) contains a summary of regulations and frequently asked questions pertaining to the federal management of salmon in the Cook Inlet Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Please note that the Small Entity Compliance guide is not a complete list of limitations and prohibitions for this fishery. See the "More Information" section for additional details. Prior to 2024, salmon fishing in the Cook Inlet EEZ was managed by the State of Alaska. Please go to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game website (https://www.adfg.alaska.gov) for information regarding fishing in waters managed by the State of Alaska.

Final EIS on issuance of certain exempted fishing permits for harvest of swordfish and other marketable highly migratory species in Federal waters off the U.S. West Coast

hướng tôm kiểu Chauvin được lắp đặt không đúng quy định trong lưới kéo tôm. Việc lắp đặt không đúng quy định sẽ khiến rùa biển không thể thoát khỏi lưới qua bộ phận giúp rùa thoát ra (TED).

El Servicio Nacional de Pesquerías Marinas de la NOAA tiene constancia de un elevado número de deflectores de camarones Chauvin instalados incorrectamente en las redes de arrastre de camarones.

NOAA Fisheries has reports of a high number of incorrectly-installed Chauvin shrimp deflectors in shrimp trawl nets. Incorrect configurations will not allow sea turtles to effectively escape from the net through the turtle excluder device (TED).

Documents related to NOAA's National Seafood Strategy and National Seafood Strategy Implementation Plan.

The annual report on shark finning in the United States.

This final 2025 Annual Deployment Plan (ADP) describes how the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) will assign at-sea and shoreside fishery observers and electronic monitoring (EM) to vessels and processing plants engaged in halibut and groundfish fishing operations in the North Pacific.

This Annual Report provides information, analysis, and recommendations based on the deployment of observers and Electronic Monitoring (EM) systems by the North Pacific Observer Program (Observer Program) in the halibut and groundfish fisheries off Alaska during 2023.

The following species have not been confirmed in Alaskan waters or are rare enough to need further confirmation. For confirmation, you must return with a specimen or photographic documentation. Any species encountered out of range also requires confirmation, including all species not listed in the field guides.