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NOAA Fisheries Releases Reports to Congress on Efforts to Combat IUU Fishing

Two reports summarize our efforts to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.
May 31, 2024 - Feature Story ,
International
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Incidental Take Authorization: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory's Marine Geophysical Survey of the Reykjanes Ridge in the North Atlantic Ocean

NOAA Fisheries has issued an incidental harassment authorization to the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University to incidentally harass marine mammals during survey activities associated with a marine geophysical survey at the Reykjanes…
Notice,
International
Effective
05/14/2025

North Pacific Fisheries Commission Takes Steps to Improve Fisheries Management, Labor Standards, and Illegal Fishing

Members adopted a revised compliance monitoring scheme and a U.S. proposal to promote labor protections for fishing vessel crews. Other decisions strengthen monitoring of fishing vessels and make progress on protecting deep-sea ecosystems.
April 24, 2024 - Feature Story ,
International
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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 ,
National
International
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

NOAA Fisheries Seafood Inspection Program Revises Regulations to Modernize and Improve Inspection Procedures

NOAA Fisheries Office of International Affairs, Trade, and Commerce proposes to revise the regulations at 50 CFR part 260 to modernize and improve the uniformity and reliability of the fee-for-service Seafood Inspection Program (SIP) services.The…
Proposed Rule,
International
Published
05/14/2025

Taiwanese Humpback Dolphin 5-Year Review

This document is the ESA 5-year review of the species based on the best available data.
April 16, 2024 - ESA 5-Year Review ,
International

Regulatory Amendment to the Trade Monitoring Program for Toothfish

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published a final rule amending U.S. regulations for the Chilean seabass or Patagonian toothfish trade monitoring program. The final rule removes the prohibition of imports of toothfish caught in FAO…
Final Rule,
International
Published
05/14/2025

Cetacean Genomes Project Team

Meet the scientists of the "Cetacean Genomes Project" which aims to facilitate generation of reference genomes of all cetacean species.
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International

NOAA Fisheries Gathers Experts to Combat Forced Labor in the Seafood Sector

The summit marked the conclusion of a 15-month initiative to address forced labor.
March 01, 2024 - Feature Story ,
International
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A.I. Sorts Public Photos to Show Recovering Pacific Humpback Whales Hit Climate Ceiling

Happywhale.com turns hundreds of thousands of whale photos into data.
February 27, 2024 - Feature Story ,
International
Photo showing tail fluke of humpback whale named "Frosty." Photographs of humpback whale tails, identified through artificial intelligence-based image recognition much like facial recognition, allow researchers to track individual whales across oceans, revealing population growth recovering from industrial whaling — and more recently, decline from a major marine heatwave. This whale is known as “Frosty” CRC-12492, named for the snowman-shaped barnacle scars on the tail. Photo: Ted Cheeseman.