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Caribbean Fishery Management: Voices from the Islands

Sustainably managing the diverse resources and distinct regions across the Caribbean relies on careful collaboration, local expertise, and flexibilities provided by the Magnuson-Stevens Act.
August 28, 2026 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
view of a tropical island in the background with two photos on top: left black and white image of several boats with Puerto Rico and American flags, and right image of several wood and wire fish traps on a dock (Overlay) Left: Christening of new shrimp boats acquired by the Dorado Fishing Cooperative in Puerto Rico, 1965. Credit: NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection; Right: Description Wood-and-wire lobster pots, seen here on a dock at Puerto Rico's Fajardo Beach, are still common in the Caribbean. Credit: Julio A. Serrano; (Background): A view of a tropical coastline in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Credit: Meaghan Emory

Gulf Fishery Management: Progress Through Partnership

In the Gulf region, federal and state managers have collaborated for decades to sustain fisheries, innovate data collection, and support coastal communities for the future.
July 22, 2026 - Feature Story ,
Southeast
A digital collage featuring two vintage, black-and-white photos layered over a modern, slightly blurred color background of a marina with fishing boats. (Overlay) L: Goliath grouper circa 1945. Credit: Wally Ericson. R: Shrimp fishing in Galveston, Texas. Date unknown. Credit: NOAA Library/NOAA Fisheries Archives/Bob Brigham; (Background): Boats in harbor. Credit: Mississippi Alabama Sea Grant

50 Years of Sustainable Fisheries Management

Join us in celebrating 50 years of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the landmark law that set the United States on a course toward sustainably and cooperatively managed marine resources.
June 17, 2026 - Feature Story ,
National
Graphic celebrating 50 years of sustainable fisheries management. The text "CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT" is displayed prominently over an ocean scene. The number "50" is large, with a fish icon in the zero. The ocean scene depicts the water split into a bright yellow/orange sky above the waterline and a blue gradient below

Inseason Action #10 in Ocean Salmon Fisheries, North of Cape Falcon (commercial)

Inseason actions in the recreational fishery south of Cape Falcon and the commercial salmon troll fishery north of Cape Falcon.
August 07, 2025 -
West Coast

Inseason Action #9 in Ocean Salmon Fisheries, North of Cape Falcon (commercial)

Inseason actions in the commercial salmon troll fishery north of Cape Falcon.
July 31, 2025 -
West Coast

Inseason Action #6-8 in Ocean Salmon Fisheries, South of Cape Falcon (recreational), OR/CA border to the U.S./Mexico border, and North of Cape Falcon (commercial), U.S./Canada border to Cape Falcon, Oregon

Inseason actions in the recreational fishery south of Cape Falcon and the commercial salmon troll fishery north of Cape Falcon.
June 23, 2025 -
West Coast

Inseason Action #5 in Ocean Salmon Fisheries, North of Cape Falcon (commercial), U.S./Canada border to Cape Falcon, Oregon

Inseason action in the commercial salmon troll fishery north of Cape Falcon, 2025
June 18, 2025 -
West Coast

Inseason Action #4 in Ocean Salmon Fisheries, North of Cape Falcon (commercial), U.S./Canada border to Cape Falcon, Oregon

Inseason action in the commercial salmon troll fishery north of Cape Falcon, 2025
June 11, 2025 -
West Coast

Inseason Action #3 in Ocean Salmon Fisheries, North of Cape Falcon (commercial), U.S./Canada border to Cape Falcon, Oregon

Inseason action in the commercial salmon troll fishery north of Cape Falcon, 2025
June 05, 2025 -
West Coast

Amendment 23 to the Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan

On May 29, 2025, the Regional Administrator of the West Coast Region, NOAA Fisheries, with the concurrence of the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, approved Amendment 23 to the Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP). Amendment…
Final Rule,
West Coast
Published
09/14/2026