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Shelf rockfish inseason adjustment for the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery

NOAA Fisheries published the shelf rockfish inseason action in the Federal Register on March 6, 2025 (90 FR 11389). This final rule announces routine inseason adjustments to management measures in commercial groundfish fisheries. This action is intended…
Final Rule,
West Coast
Published
01/08/2026

Innovative Technology Helps Scientists Better Estimate Ages of Long-Lived Rockfish

Scientists are able to evaluate more data in less time to support sustainable Alaska Fisheries.
July 24, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Northern rockfish profile

Species and Habitat App

Web mapping app that displays and queries spatial data in the West Coast Region for Endangered Species Act ranges, critical habitat designations, and Magnuson-Stevens Act essential fish habitat. Users can generate a printable spatial query report.
April 28, 2024 - Map ,
West Coast

2022 Assessment Of The Other Rockfish Stock Complex In The Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands

The Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Other Rockfish complex is currently managed in Tier 5 and is assessed on even years to coincide with the Aleutian Islands (AI) groundfish trawl survey.
January 06, 2023 - Assessments ,
Alaska

Rockfish Recruitment and Ecosystem Assessment Survey in the California Current Marine Ecosystem

Our team monitors juvenile rockfish recruitment and ocean conditions in the waters off the California coast to provide annual data used in fisheries management.
West Coast
Numerous small juvenile rockfish and one adult vermilion rockfish Young-of-the-year rockfish and adult vermilion rockfish. Credit: Robert Lee

2021 Assessment Of The Other Rockfish Stock Complex In The Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands

The Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Other Rockfish complex is currently managed in Tier 5 and is assessed on even years to coincide with the Aleutian Islands (AI) groundfish trawl survey.
February 04, 2022 - Assessments ,
Alaska

Rockfish Barotrauma and Recompression

Researchers examined the effectiveness of descending devices during use in recreational fishing on commercial passenger fishing vessels. This work found that all devices were largely effective at releasing rockfish back toward their depth of capture.
West Coast

Discovering Deep-Sea Sponges in Alaska

Hundreds of species have yet to be described in the ecosystems that support Alaska’s valuable commercial fisheries.
September 02, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Underwater photo of a pink fish hiding inside a conical yellow sponge. A pregnant sharpchin rockfish shelters within a sponge on the seafloor off Alaska. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

Surveys Will Collect Data Crucial for Managing Alaska Fisheries and Monitoring Alaska Marine Ecosystems

NOAA Fisheries kicks off summer and fall surveys.
May 27, 2021 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Photo of Bering sea with seabirds on the surface and a rainbow on the horizon.

2020 Assessment Of The Other Rockfish Stock Complex In The Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands

The Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Other Rockfish complex is currently managed in Tier 5 and is assessed on even years to coincide with the Aleutian Islands (AI) groundfish trawl survey.
January 29, 2021 - Assessments ,
Alaska