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Cancer-Fighting Green Sponge Brings More Than Just Good Luck!
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/cancer-fighting-green-sponge-brings-more-just-good-luck
The unique green color of the Latrunculina austini sponge gives it St. Patrick’s Day spirit all year long. Instead of a pot of gold, this sponge’s value lies in its molecular chemical composition—it targets and kills pancreatic and ovarian tumor cells.
Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area Fishery Management Plan Historical Amendments 1 through 10
Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area Fishery Management Plan Historical Amendments 1 through 10, 1981-1987.
Frequently Asked Questions About the Proposed Listing of the Sunflower Sea Star as Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act
NOAA Fisheries is proposing to list the Sunflower Sea Star as threatened throughout its range under the Endangered Species Act
Framework Adjustment 13 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan
We have approved Framework Adjustment 13 to the Monkfish FMP. This action sets monkfish catch limits for fishing years 2023–2025, adjusts to the annual monkfish days-at-sea allocation, and establishes a future change to the minimum mesh size for gillnets.
Shark Conservation
As one of the top ocean predators, sharks play an important role in the food web and help ensure balance in the ocean’s ecosystem. With increased demand and exploitation rates for some shark species and shark products, concern has steadily grown regarding
Pacific Islands Regional Action Plan
NOAA Fisheries and partners have developed Regional Action Plans to guide implementation of the NOAA Fisheries Climate Science Strategy in the Pacific Islands region.
Celebrating Reliable Shark Tagging Citizen Scientists
Meet some of the people who exemplify what it means to be a reliable tagger for NOAA’s Cooperative Shark Tagging Program.
Electronic Monitoring on the West Coast
The Electronic Monitoring (EM) Program allows vessel owners in the West Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program (or Catch Share Program) to use EM systems to provide 100 percent at-sea monitoring of fishing activity.
Frequent Questions: Species Recovery Grants to Tribes
Read the FAQs for the Species Recover Grants to Tribes that support tribal-led management, research, monitoring, and outreach activities impacting ESA-listed species.
Fisheries Information System Program
The Fisheries Information System program is a state-regional-federal partnership supporting sound, science-based fisheries management. We do so by fostering collaboration and funding innovative projects to improve the quality of fisheries-dependent data.
West Coast Groundfish Trawl Catch Share Program
The Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery's Trawl Catch Share Program consists of an Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program for the shorebased trawl fleet and cooperative programs for the at-sea mothership and catcher/processor trawl fleets.
State of the Ecosystem Reports for the Northeast U.S. Shelf
State of the Ecosystem reports are developed annually for the New England and the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils. They provide the current status of the Northeast Shelf marine ecosystems.
Overview of Observed West Coast Fishery Sectors
An overview of the West Coast fishing sectors we observe.
Quality Assurance and Quality Control: Ageing of Northwest Atlantic Species
It is important to ensure consistency in fish ages generated by a production ageing laboratory.