This competitive grant program helps coastal communities protect themselves from coastal storms.

This Bycatch Reduction Device Testing Manual (Manual) establishes a standardized process for evaluating whether bycatch reduction device (BRD) candidates meet the established bycatch reduction criterion.

The following are management measures and actions implemented for international fisheries (under the Tuna Conventions Act) and domestic fisheries (under the Magnuson-Stevens Act) that target highly migratory species on the West Coast.

NOAA Biologist, Dr. Blane Bellerud, shares what it is like to be aboard the R/V Reuben Lasker for the 2021 California Current Ecosystem Survey.

Publications related to the research by the Atlantic Salmon Ecosystem Research Team in support of endangered U.S. Atlantic salmon populations and the ecosystems that support these iconic fish.

NOAA Fisheries is transitioning the U.S. National Bycatch Report to a dynamic database, called the Bycatch Data Reporting from Observer Programs (Bycatch DROP) database, which will be housed within the Fisheries One Stop Shop platform.

Publications from our scientific research staff at Milford, from 2008 to the present.

With $5 million in NOAA funds, Gulf Coast partners will expand efforts to restore oyster populations, protect vanishing land, and reconnect communities to their coastal heritage.

Whether you have a small urban lot, a sprawling suburban yard, or a few planters on a balcony, your greenspace affects Pacific salmon.

Southeast Region For-Hire Integrated Electronic Reporting Development Plan 2019 Prepared by: Sustainable Fisheries Division Southeast Regional Office July 9, 2019 SERO-LAPP-2019-5

An immature female white shark found on a beach in the Florida panhandle provided scientists the rare opportunity to collect valuable scientific data.

This page lists Incidental Take Authorizations for construction-related activities. Applications are typically posted when public review is initiated. 

Under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act, NOAA is supporting habitat restoration efforts that will help strengthen the climate resilience of coastal ecosystems and communities.

Federal and state agencies are restoring the Gulf after the largest oil spill in the United States. $2.4 billion in settlement funds were committed to habitat and resource restoration through 2020. Settlement payments will continue through 2031.

The West Coast Marine Mammal Stranding Network literature references for 2005-2020 are provided below. Literature links are available in some cases which are highlighted in blue in the reference.