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Bering Sea snow crabs Bering Sea snow crab. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.
News

Alaskan Communities Use Flexibility in Snow Crab Fishery Regulations for Economic Relief

Alaska
A sea lion on a beach twisted on its side A sea lion with domoic acid poisoning experiencing involuntary muscle spasms. Credit: Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute
Feature Story

Early Bloom of Toxic Algae off Southern California Sickens Hundreds of Sea Lions and Dolphins

West Coast
Fish sitting on ice in a metal bowl. Fresh-caught taʻape on ice. Credit: Conservation International Hawaiʻi.
Podcast

Reducing Waste and Feeding Communities in Hawaiʻi with a Whole Fish Approach

Pacific Islands
NOAA enforcement staff and a Florida International University scientist perform the first field test of a field forensic device during an enforcement operation in Newark, New Jersey. NOAA enforcement staff and Florida International University scientist perform the first field test of a field forensic device during an enforcement operation in Newark, New Jersey. Credit: NOAA Fisheries
Feature Story

Pilot Test of Field Forensic Device Identified More Than 40 Tons of Trafficked Fish

National
Nesting east Pacific green turtle in Galapagos - sandy head shot. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Boyd Lyon Nesting east Pacific green turtle in Galapagos - sandy head shot. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Boyd Lyon
Feature Story

Most Sea Turtles Rebounding Worldwide as Conservation Efforts Protect Nests and Habitat, Analysis Finds

National
International
Stevens Towing building new oyster sanctuary reefs in the Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Credit: Stevens Towing Stevens Towing building new oyster sanctuary reefs in the Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. Credit: Stevens Towing
Feature Story

Oyster Restoration Investments Net Positive Returns for Economy and Environment

Southeast
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Notices & Rules

Fisheries

2025-2027 Golden Tilefish Specifications and 2025 Blueline Tilefish Specifications Proposed Rule

New England/Mid-Atlantic
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Fisheries

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Authorizing Hook-and-Line Catcher Processors To Use Longline Pot Gear in the Bering Sea Greenland Turbot Fishery

Alaska
Alaska
Fisheries

North Pacific Observer Program Standard Ex-Vessel Prices for Groundfish and Halibut - Federal Register Rules and Notices

Alaska
Alaska
Fisheries

Federal Salmon Regulations for Overfished Species Rebuilding Plans; Queets River and Strait of Juan De Fuca Coho Salmon

West Coast
West Coast
Protected Resources

Application To Renew the August 14, 2020 Permit to the States and Tribes Under Section 120(f) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act for a Period of 5 Years

West Coast
West Coast
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Upcoming Events

Atlantic Sea Scallop Research Track Working Group

Apr 4, 2025

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Longfin Inshore Squid Research Track Working Group

Apr 7, 2025 - Jun 10, 2025

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Monkfish Research Track Working Group

Apr 10, 2025 - Mar 1, 2027

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Winter Flounder Research Track Working Group

Apr 11, 2025 - Dec 12, 2025

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Projections Research Track Working Group

Apr 16, 2025 - Nov 1, 2025

New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Open Funding Opportunities

NOAA Delaware Bay Watershed Education and Training Program

New England/Mid-Atlantic
New England/Mid-Atlantic
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Fish sitting on ice in a metal bowl. Fresh-caught taʻape on ice. Credit: Conservation International Hawaiʻi.
Podcast

Reducing Waste and Feeding Communities in Hawaiʻi with a Whole Fish Approach

Pacific Islands