Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management

Ecosystem Based Fishery Management Implementation Plans Released

Regional and national plans identify priority ecosystem-based fishery management actions and milestones for the next five years.

May 13, 2019 - Feature Story ,

National

West Coast Waters Grow More Productive with Shift Toward Cooler Conditions

The ocean off the West Coast is shifting from several years of unusually warm conditions, toward a cooler and more productive regime that may boost salmon returns and populations of other ocean predators, according to a new NOAA Fisheries report.

March 08, 2019 - Feature Story ,

West Coast

Ecosystem Modeling in the Pacific

Models can be used to explore changing ecosystem dynamics, impacts from climate change, and scenarios for resource management.

Pacific Islands

Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management Implementation Plans

These plans complement work already underway by Regional Fishery Management Councils through fishery management plans and fishery ecosystem plans.

National

Evaluating Management Strategies to Optimize Coral Reef Ecosystem Services

Scientists from NOAA’s Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Hawai‘i Division of Aquatic Resources, and The Nature Conservancy evaluated how different management strategies would benefit the coastal marine ecosystem and coral reef health at Puakō in Hawai‘i.

February 21, 2018 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,

Pacific Islands