NOAA Fisheries estimates landings to determine when it is necessary to close fishing for a given species in order to avoid exceeding the catch limit for that species. This page details the process of making projections for each closure.
This study would assess the efficacy of an optimized retention management strategy in the eastern Gulf of Mexico commercial reef fish fishery with red grouper, Epinephelus morio, as the test species.
Listen to exemplar sound clips of marine sounds, taken from passive acoustic recorders. We have compiled these sounds to provide examples of the variety and breadth of fish and invertebrate sounds.
Bon voyage to the NOAA Ship Oregon II, its scientists, and crew beginning another year of the bottom longline survey. The 3-month survey will collect data on several species and their habitat.
