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Essential Fish Habitat Consultations in the Pacific Islands

Through a essential fish habitat consultation process, NOAA Fisheries provides recommendations to federal agencies to avoid, minimize, mitigate, or otherwise offset the effects of their actions on essential fish habitat.
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Fishing Effort Survey Research and Improvements

This page outlines our previous and ongoing research on our Fishing Effort Survey. The FES collects private recreational fishing trip information to estimate recreational fishing effort. The FES is administered from Maine to Mississippi and in Hawaii.
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The Surprising Story of Swordfish You May Not Know

Today’s North Atlantic swordfish stock is fully rebuilt and maintaining above-target population levels. But there’s work to be done to ensure management measures better support the fishing industry.
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Pacific Islands Regional Recreational Fisheries Roundtable Summary

May 4-5, 2017 Honolulu, Hawaii NOAA Fisheries is committed to: Sustainable saltwater recreational fisheries resources. Promoting saltwater recreational fisheries for the benefit of the nation. Enabling enduring participation thro

NOAA Fisheries Announces Large-scale Study on its Recreational Fishing Effort Survey

NOAA Fisheries has conducted a pilot study on our recreational Fishing Effort Survey. Preliminary results suggest the order of the questions in the survey may lead to overestimation of fishing effort, though a more robust study is necessary to confirm.
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Meet Daurie Mangan-Dimuzio, Fisheries Chief Learning Officer

Daurie reflects on her career as the Fisheries Chief Learning Officer for the Human Capital Management Office, her influences, and what Pride Month means to her.
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The 2023 Hawaiʻi Bottomfish Survey Harnesses Community Power for Sustainable Fisheries

NOAA Fisheries embarks on the 2023 Bottomfish Fishery-Independent Survey in Hawaiʻi. This one-of-a-kind survey, stretching from Ni‘ihau to Hawai‘i Island, helps NOAA scientists estimate the abundance of Hawai‘i “Deep 7” bottomfish.
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Collective Action to Combat IUU Fishing: U.S Agencies Launch Assessments in Panama, Vietnam, and Senegal

The U.S. Interagency Working Group on IUU Fishing assembles various federal agencies, collaborating effectively to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.
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Kicking Off Summer with National Fishing and Boating Week 2023

NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator Janet Coit reflects on the importance of the U.S. recreational fishing community to kick off National Fishing and Boating Week 2023.
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Federal Officers, Agents Working Hard to Identify, Prevent Incidents of Shark Finning, Illegal Shark Fishing

Humans are sharks biggest threat. Shark finning is a global issue, with some of the most expensive and sought-after shark fins coming from the shark species most at risk of going extinct. NOAA Fisheries is on the front line for combating and preventing il
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Image: NOAA Fisheries Identifies Stranded Whale in Alaska as Calf Known as Tango