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Celebrating Earth Day 2024: Accelerating Our Response to Rapidly Changing Oceans

Janet Coit, Assistant Administrator for NOAA Fisheries, discusses how NOAA Fisheries is accelerating our response to climate impacts on marine resources thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act.
April 22, 2024 - Leadership Message ,
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Earth Week: Climate and Fisheries

To celebrate Earth Day, see how our scientists are studying and tracking changes in our environment to better understand and respond to climate change.
April 22, 2024 - Feature Story ,
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Graphic with image of Earth in the center and corals, seals, and fish with the rise of temperatures to illustrate climate change

Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management Case Studies

Three case studies highlighting ecosystem-based fisheries management implementation.
April 16, 2024 - Document ,
National

NOAA Fisheries Proposes Revisions to Modernize and Improve Seafood Inspection Program Procedures

Submit comments on the proposed changes to the regulations.
April 16, 2024 - Feature Story ,
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Steve Wilson, Director of NOAA Fisheries' Seafood Inspection Program, analyzes a shrimp sample at NOAA's National Seafood Inspection Lab in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Steve Wilson, Director of NOAA Fisheries' Seafood Inspection Program, analyzes a shrimp sample at NOAA's National Seafood Inspection Lab in Pascagoula, Mississippi. NOAA Fisheries’ seafood inspectors conduct the necessary inspection and grading of seafood purchased through USDA’s Commodities Procurement Program. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

5-Year Review for the Taiwanese Humpback Dolphin

In 2023, NOAA Fisheries announced the initiation of a 5-year review for the Taiwanese humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis taiwanensis).NOAA Fisheries is required by the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to conduct 5-year reviews to ensure that the listing…
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05/07/2024

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Interagency Cooperation

FWS and NMFS (collectively referred to as the “Services” or “we”) finalize revisions to portions of our regulations that implement section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (“Act”). The revisions to…
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Effective
05/07/2024

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS; collectively, the “Services”), finalize revisions to portions of our regulations that implement section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as…
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Effective
05/07/2024

2020 and 2021 Combined Report of Marine Mammal Strandings in the United States

This report details marine mammal stranding rates, trends, and activities in the United States for both 2020 and 2021. In 2020, there were 5,400 confirmed marine mammal strandings; in 2021, there were 5,524.
April 03, 2024 - Feature Story ,
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Two stranding responders carry a stranded harbor porpoise away from some rocks A harbor porpoise is retrieved from the rocks at Odiorne Point State Park, New Hampshire. Credit: Seacoast Science Center

2020 and 2021 Combined Report of Marine Mammal Strandings in the United States

NOAA Fisheries released the 2020 and 2021 Combined Report of Marine Mammal Strandings in the United States. Responding to stranding events and collecting data on stranded animals helps NOAA Fisheries monitor health and environmental trends that may impact humans.
April 03, 2024 - Document ,
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