How Do I?
- Register with the National Saltwater Angler Registry?
- Find recreational fishing regulations?
- Report a marine mammal or sea turtle stranding?
- Apply for a fishing permit?
- Import/export fishery products?
- Find a Volunteer coastal restoration effort near me?
- Find a catch and landing information for commercial and recreational fisheries?
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Scalloping—A Big and Growing Business
May 7: NOAA announces scallop catch will fund 13 cooperative research projects between fishermen and NOAA scientists. Bob Keese, a scallop fisherman out of Chatham, Massachusetts, discusses harvesting sea scallops and the industry. Read More . . .
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Schwaab Addresses 6th World Fisheries Congress
May 11: Eric Schwaab delivered closing remarks at the 6th World Fisheries Congress in Edinburgh, Scotland, which examined "Sustainable Fisheries in a Changing World." More than 1,300 delegates from 65 countries attended. Read More . . .
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NOAA Fisheries Leadership Message - May 2012
May 14: NOAA Fisheries Acting Assistant Administrator, Sam Rauch, shares some good news on 2011 Status of the Stocks report to Congress. Read More . . .
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Report to Congress on the Status of U.S. Fisheries
May 14: A record number of fish stocks are declared rebuilt in 2011, bringing us closer to our goal of turning the corner on ending overfishing. Read More . . .
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Restoring Michigan Wetlands and Shoreline Pays Off
May 16: May is American Wetlands Month, and in Muskegon, Michigan, NOAA is working to restore wetlands and stabilize shorelines at 10 separate locations. Read More . . .
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Latest News
- 05/14/2012
- Annual NOAA report shows a record number of rebuilt fisheries
- 05/02/2012
- NOAA issues science-based measures to protect marine mammals during Shell’s proposed oil and gas exploratory programs in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas
- 04/30/2012
- NOAA Fisheries Service announces steps that may assist fishing industry facing Georges Bank yellowtail flounder quota reductions
- 04/02/2012
- NOAA announces new management measures for Gulf of Maine Cod for 2012
- 03/15/2012
- NOAA authorizes states to remove sea lions that threaten protected salmon
- 02/24/2012
- NOAA Announces Appointment to Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council
- 02/08/2012
- NOAA doubles Gulf of Maine winter flounder catch limits
- 02/02/2012
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA’s Fisheries Service Extend Comment Period on Proposed Policy to Improve Implementation of Endangered Species Act
- 01/25/2012
- NOAA unveils improved way to estimate saltwater recreational fishing
- 01/20/2012
- NOAA designates additional critical habitat for leatherback sea turtles off West Coast
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