These publications cover a variety of issues resulting from human activities including bycatch in fisheries, previous human exploitation, exposure to toxins and pollution, habitat alterations, entanglement issues, and man-made ocean noise.

Hydropower Projects in the Puget Sound.

The following are links to Federal Register rules and notices for Pacific salmon and steelhead from 2003 to July 2019.

These publications focus on the relationship between organisms and their environment and examine how these relationships respond to changing environmental conditions/climate.

Species or populations for which we have completed a status review and have determined that listing, reclassification, or delisting is not warranted at this time.

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.

This page lists Incidental Take Authorizations for research and other activities. Applications are typically posted to this page when public review is initiated.

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.

The NOAA Seafood Inspection Program certifies U.S. seafood products for export to any country requiring health certification.

A list of the active and archived Section 7 Biological Options in the Greater Atlantic Region.

Full Text of the Marine Mammal Protection Act as Amended through 2023