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The strategy establishes a system of governance that describes the working relationships between the two federal agencies (USFWS and NOAA-Fisheries), Maine Department of Marine Resources (MDMR), Penobscot Nation and stakeholders.

Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7(a)(2) Biological Opinion for United States Army Corps of Engineers Furie Cook Inlet Towing and Drilling, Cook Inlet, Alaska NMFS Consultation Number: AKRO-2023-03569

Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7(a)(2) Biological Opinion for National Marine Fisheries Service Office of Protected Resources, Permits and Conservation Division Hilcorp Cook Inlet Tugs Towing and Jack-up Rig, Cook Inlet, Alaska NMFS Consultation Number: AKRO-2023-03574

This is a draft Technical Memo that includes preliminary results from the 2024 eastern Bering Sea bottom trawl survey for crab.

Under the Endangered Species Act, we are responsible for pulling threatened and endangered salmon back from the brink of extinction and returning them to sustainable levels.

The Crab Rationalization Program allocates BSAI crab resources among harvesters, processors, and coastal communities. The CR Program is a limited access system that balances the interests of several groups who depend on these fisheries. The CR Program addresses conservation and management issues associated with the previous derby fishery, reduces bycatch and associated discard mortality, and increases the safety of crab fishermen by ending the race for fish.

The Pacific Cod Trawl Cooperative Program assigns Pacific cod harvest quota to qualifying groundfish License Limitation Program license holders and qualifying processors. The Program is a limited access privilege program for the harvest of Pacific cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area trawl catcher vessel sector. Under the Program, participants holding quota share form harvesting cooperatives in association with a processor to harvest the annual harvest privilege of Pacific cod.

The Small Entity Compliance Guide (select "View Document" below) contains a summary of regulations and frequently asked questions pertaining to the federal management of salmon in the Cook Inlet Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Please note that the Small Entity Compliance guide is not a complete list of limitations and prohibitions for this fishery. See the "More Information" section for additional details. Prior to 2024, salmon fishing in the Cook Inlet EEZ was managed by the State of Alaska. Please go to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game website (https://www.adfg.alaska.gov) for information regarding fishing in waters managed by the State of Alaska.

Biennial Report to Congress on the Progress and Findings of Studies of Striped Bass Populations.

Summary of pacific salmon and steelhead restoration accomplishments, 2000–2023.