This guide is intended for use by mariners in the identification and reporting of threatened and endangered marine species in the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and U.S. Caribbean.
NOAA Fisheries announced its 2025 comparability finding determinations under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The documents list prohibited fisheries by nation with associated HTS codes, FAO codes, gear types, and impacted species.
This brochure provides guidelines to inform vessel operators and the public how to be mindful of vessel traffic and reduce harbor seal disturbance in Alaska’s glacial fords.
This guide provides a plain language summary of how to comply with recreational highly migratory species regulations for Atlantic tunas, swordfish, sharks, and billfishes.
North Pacific right whale right whales are incredibly rare. This guide helps you identify them, and provides tips for what to do when you encounter them.
