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American Samoa Longline Logbook Reports 2019

Logbook summary reports for the 2019 calendar year.

November 10, 2020 - Data Set ,

Pacific Islands

Hawaii and California Longline Logbook Reports 2019

Logbook summary reports for the 2019 calendar year.

September 04, 2020 - Data Set ,

Pacific Islands

The Curious Case of a Shark and a Cephalopod

The Hawaii Community Tagging Program engaged in a collaborative effort to record an amazing encounter.

July 02, 2020 - Feature Story ,

Pacific Islands

An Encounter Between a Pelagic Shark and Giant Cephalopod

A local photographer observed an oceanic whitetip shark off the coast of Kona, Hawaii, with scars likely caused by the tentacles of a giant squid.

June 03, 2020 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,

Pacific Islands

Apex Predator Publications and Reports – Oceanic Whitetip Shark

Publications and reports that include information on the oceanic whitetip shark.

June 03, 2020 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Shark Identification for Cooperative Shark Tagging Program (C-P)

The Cooperative Shark Tagging Program is a collaborative effort between recreational anglers, the commercial fishing industry, and NOAA Fisheries to study the life history of Atlantic sharks. Sharks C-P

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Shark Identification for Cooperative Shark Tagging Program

The Cooperative Shark Tagging Program is a collaborative effort between recreational anglers, the commercial fishing industry, and NOAA Fisheries to study the life history of Atlantic sharks. Accurate species identification is critical.

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Biological Opinion on the Federally Regulated Oil and Gas Program Activities in the Gulf of Mexico

Programmatic biological opinion on the Gulf of Mexico oil and Gas Program in federal waters. PARTIALLY SUPERSEDED: See below for details.

March 12, 2020 - Biological Opinion ,

Southeast

National

Determination on the Designation of Critical Habitat for Oceanic Whitetip Shark

We, NOAA Fisheries, have determined that a designation of critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for the oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) is not prudent at this time. Based on a comprehensive review of the best…