A long-term study found that pelagic nekton—small fish, crustaceans, and cephalopods—in the deep Gulf of America have ...

President Trump promised to reverse the decline of the U.S. seafood industry and champion the needs of American fishermen.

This summer, two educators from Kansas traveled hundreds of miles in different directions to sail as Teachers at Sea aboard ...

A marine mammal that is on the shore and unable to return to the water under its own power. A marine mammal that is on the shore and, although able to return to the water, is in need of apparent ...

Shellfish farming and restoration is critical to get more oysters, clams, and mussels in the water for food, jobs, and ecosystem services. Bivalve shellfish production represents a large and growing ...

Scripps Institution of Oceanography Seismic Survey in the Southwest Pacific Ocean, East of New Zealand IHA 05/18/2015 - 07/30/2015 ...

Here are some terms that you might encounter when reading about our work to protect, conserve, and recover species under the Endangered Species Act. What does it mean for a species to be endangered or ...

Pacific halibut is the largest species of flatfish. It is native to the North Pacific Ocean and it is fished by commercial, recreational, and subsistence fishermen. Huge Pacific halibut, sometimes ...

Section 4 (d) of the Endangered Species Act directs NOAA Fisheries to issue regulations that are necessary and advisable to conserve species listed as threatened.

Alaska Ecosystem Status Reports are to provide stronger links between Alaska ecosystem research and fishery management and spur new understanding of the connections between ecosystem components by ...

Bottom trawling is a fishing practice that herds and captures the target species by towing a net along the ocean floor. Bottom trawling is a fishing practice that herds and captures the target species ...

Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU fishing is a global problem threatening ocean ecosystems and sustainable fisheries. Learn more about IUU fishing and NOAA’s role in combating these activities ...