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A coho salmon swims up the Sol Duc river on the Olympic Peninsula. A coho salmon swims up the Sol Duc river on the Olympic Peninsula. Credit: Adobe Stock.
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World Fish Migration Day

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Swimming adult steelhead Adult female and male steelhead. Credit: NOAA Fisheries
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Good News Stories for Endangered Species Day 2026

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Close up of a pile of rope on a fishing dock with people standing in the background. Participants at the Northeast Cooperative Research Summit tour the Shinnecock Commercial Fishing dock, talking with local fishermen about some of the challenges and opportunities of fishing out of Shinnecock. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Heather Soulen
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Lots of Talk About the Recent Cooperative Research Summit—Here’s What They’re Saying

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United States Pushes for Stronger Action to Fight Illegal Fishing and Sustainably Manage Fisheries in the North Pacific

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chinook salmon Spring Chinook Salmon. Credit: Michael Humling, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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NOAA Fisheries Finds Listing Gulf of Alaska Chinook Salmon Under the Endangered Species Act “Not Warranted”

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Right whale Catalog #4617 “Mirror” and calf, seen on March 14, 2026, just beyond the surf in Crescent Beach, Florida. “Mirror” is 10 years old and this is her first calf. Right whale Catalog #4617 “Mirror” and calf, seen on March 14, 2026, just beyond the surf in Crescent Beach, Florida. “Mirror” is 10 years old and this is her first calf. Credit: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, taken under NOAA permit #26919. Aerial survey funded by the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and NOAA Fisheries.
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By the Numbers: 2026 North Atlantic Right Whale Calving Season

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2026 Ocean Salmon Specifications and Management Measures

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Protected Resources

Incidental Take Authorization: Research, Monitoring, and Management Activities on the South Farallon Islands, Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge, California

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Incidental Take Permit to Virginia Electric and Power Company, D.B.A. Dominion Virginia Power

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Notice of Reconsideration of Comparability Findings for Swimming Crab Fisheries

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2026 Pacific Whiting Harvest Specifications, Tribal Allocation and Set-Aside

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2026 May Council Coordination Committee Meeting

May 19, 2026 - May 21, 2026

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North Pacific Albacore Management Meeting – May 2026

May 21, 2026

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Public Hearing Webinar for Proposed Rule: Pelagic and Demersal Indicator Species Regulations for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species

May 21, 2026

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WCPFC Permanent Advisory Committee Meeting

May 27, 2026

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Public Hearing: Proposed Rule for North Atlantic Swordfish, South Atlantic Swordfish, Northern Albacore Tuna, and Bluefin Tuna Annual Quotas

May 28, 2026

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Apply for the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund

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NOAA Great Lakes Fish Habitat Restoration Partnership Grants

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Three people hold the angled trunk of a tree GulfCorps crews clear vegetation to restore habitat in Florida. Credit: John Stanmeyer/The Nature Conservancy.
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Building Futures: How GulfCorps Combines Habitat Restoration with Job Training

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