A final rule prohibits swimming with, approaching, or remaining within 50 yards of spinner dolphins. A proposed rule may establish time-area closures of select nearshore resting areas. 

This summer we hosted five students from various programs. Here’s what they did and learned during their time with us.

Our team surveys and cleans up derelict fishing nets and ocean plastics from the reef and shoreline habitats of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, an ecologically and culturally significant area.

An endangered species, Atlantic salmon are now being raised in hatcheries and outfitted with satellite tags to keep track of their migration patterns.

Photo contest winners take viewers into the field with NOAA Fisheries’ West Coast staff, offering new glimpses of their work.

Learn more about the importance of take reduction plans and teams in NOAA Fisheries' efforts to steward national marine resources.

In January 2010, we established a Take Reduction Team to address the incidental mortality and serious injury of false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) in the Hawaii-based deep-set and shallow-set longline fisheries.

Learn more about what factors other than fishing can have an influential role in determining the health and abundance of fish stocks.

North Atlantic right whales are approaching extinction, and vessel strikes, also known as ship strikes, are a leading cause of their declining population. Explore the strategies and challenges of reducing these dangerous collisions in this Q&A.

Research at our Narragansett Laboratory covers a wide range of topics, making us a regional focal point for incorporating climate information into fisheries and endangered species assessments.

Celebrate the most wonderful time of year with our adorable Woods Hole Science Aquarium paper snowflakes! Enjoy four new designs inspired by a few of our aquarium residents: Atlantic cod, chain dogfish, common spider crab, and diamondback terrapin.

We conduct research and monitoring surveys to better understand the physical, biological, economic, and social components of marine ecosystems found in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean from the Canadian Scotian Shelf to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.

New measures for Limited Access vessels implemented through Framework Adjustment 36 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan and a summary of how they may affect fishing plans and activities for the 2023 fishing year. Effective April 1, 2023.

New measures for limited access vessels implemented through Framework Adjustment 38 to the Scallop Fishery Management Plan, and a summary of how they may affect the 2024 fishing year. All measures will be effective on April 1, 2024.

Learn about the robust and transparent environmental standards that make U.S. seafood sustainable.