Read the FAQs for the Species Recovery Grants to States that support the management, research, monitoring, and outreach activities impacting ESA-listed species.

The Inseason Management Branch monitors the catch rates of groundfish and prohibited species according to the catch limits and allocations by gear, sector, and seasonal apportionments proscribed in regulation and found in the harvest specifications.

Our Cooperative Research Branch engages the fishing community to answer science questions and improve management of the region’s fisheries.

We study the ecology of seals in the Northwest Atlantic to support conservation management and promote public stewardship of a healthy and diverse marine environment.

Observers on the West Coast are transitioning from paper forms to a more efficient and accurate tablet-based system. 

Submit Comments by July 15, 2021

NOAA Fisheries collaborates with industry partners to plan cost-effective collection of data essential for sustainable fisheries management.

The Hawaii Community Tagging Program engaged in a collaborative effort to record an amazing encounter.

A research station of the Northwest Fisheries Science Center.

A recent Endangered Species Act 5-year review shows water use, habitat loss, and climate change continue to compromise recovery.

The following U.S. regulations and acts, as well as international treaties and agreements affect the management of the fisheries in the exclusive economic zone off Alaska.

The dolphin-safe status of all frozen and processed tuna products is to be declared through a Fisheries Certificate of Origin for each and every imported shipment.

Community collaboration fosters wide support for new action on groundfish.

A description and explanation of the fishery for skates for use as bait within the Northeast Skate Complex Fishery.

A division of the Southeast Fisheries Science Center centralizing core fishery-dependent information while supporting management to ensure the sustainable use of our marine resources.