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2023 Shark Finning Report to Congress

The annual report on shark finning in the United States.
February 08, 2024 - Report to Congress ,
National

American Samoa Longline Logbook Reports 2022

Logbook summary reports for the 2022 calendar year.
February 06, 2024 - Data Set ,
Pacific Islands

Hawaii and California Longline Logbook Reports 2022

Logbook summary reports for the 2022 calendar year.
February 06, 2024 - Data Set ,
Pacific Islands

Reliable Shark Taggers Make Citizen Science Program Possible

The Cooperative Shark Tagging Program owes much of its continued success to the volunteers who adhere to NOAA Fisheries’ tagging standards.
December 27, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Shark in the water with a tag next to its first dorsal fin. Blacktip shark with a dart tag at the base of its first dorsal fin. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Celebrating Reliable Shark Tagging Citizen Scientists

Meet some of the people who exemplify what it means to be a reliable tagger for NOAA’s Cooperative Shark Tagging Program.
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Welcome to the New Era of Shark Ageing

Researchers develop new techniques to age sharks in the wake of a paradigm-shifting discovery.
December 15, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Scientist looking through a microscope. A magnified shark vertebra is displayed on a computer screen. Michelle Passerotti examining a sectioned great hammerhead vertebrae under the microscope. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Bethany DeLoof

Oceanic Whitetip Sharks: A Plan for Recovery

Oceanic whitetip sharks, once abundant across the globe, are now listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. However, a forthcoming recovery plan is designed to help bring this species back from the brink.
November 28, 2023 - Podcast ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
National
International
An oceanic whitetip shark swims in the middle of the ocean. An oceanic whitetip shark swims near the surface of the water. Photo courtesy of John Carlson.

Final Rule: 2024 Atlantic Shark Commercial Fishery Quotas, Opening Dates, and Retention Limits

NOAA Fisheries announces a final rule for 2024 and future fishing years of the Atlantic shark commercial fishery. What it Will Do Automatically opens the Atlantic shark commercial fishery on January 1 each year under base quotas and default…
Final Rule,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
Effective
05/13/2025

Commercial Fishing Business Cost Survey

Our survey seeks to better understand the costs associated with commercial fishing in the Northeast.
New England/Mid-Atlantic

Nominations for the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review Pool Due by November 15, 2023

NOAA Fisheries is soliciting nominations for the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) Workshops Advisory Panel—better known as the SEDAR Pool. Selected members will serve a 5-year term beginning in 2024…
Notice,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
Issued
05/13/2025