NOAA Fisheries

Office of Sustainable Fisheries

Status Of U.S. Fisheries

NOAA Fisheries updates stock status and the Fish Stock Sustainability Index (FSSI) score quarterly.  The Status of U.S. Fisheries Report to Congress will continue to be published annually. 

2009 Status of U.S. Fisheries

• Fourth Quarter Update

  Overfished map	Overfishing map

  • FSSI and Summary Changes
  • FSSI and non FSSI Stocks
  • Non Federal Stocks

• Third Quarter Update
  • FSSI and Summary Changes
  • FSSI and non FSSI Stocks
  • Non Federal Stocks

• Second Quarter Update
  • FSSI and Summary Changes
  • FSSI and non FSSI Stocks
  • Non Federal Stocks

• First Quarter Update
  • FSSI and Summary Changes
  • FSSI and non FSSI Stocks
  • Non Federal Stocks

2008 Status of U.S. Fisheries

• Report To Congress
• 2008 Report Text
• Status Determination Tables A-C
• Appendices 1-2
• Appendix 3
• Assessments
• Trends
• F Controlled Biomass Increasing
• F Controlled Biomass Not Increasing
• F Not Controlled Biomass Increasing
• F Not Controlled Biomass Not Increasing


• Fourth Quarter Update - 2/20/09
• FSSI and Summary Changes
• FSSI and non-FSSI Stocks
• Non Federal Stocks
• 4th Quarter overfished and overfishing determinations
  • Federal Register Notification - June 19, 2009

• Third Quarter Update
  • FSSI and Summary Changes
  • FSSI and non-FSSI Stocks
  • Non Federal Stocks

• Second Quarter Update
• FSSI and Summary Status Changes
• Status Determination Tables A-B
• Status Determination Tables C
• 2nd Quarter overfished and overfishing determinations
  • Federal Register Notification – August 25th, 2007
  • Notification letters to Councils
  • Other referenced materials

• First Quarter Update
  • FSSI and Summary of Status Changes
  • Status Determination Tables A-B
  • Status Determination Table C

Status of Fisheries Quarterly Updates and Status of Fisheries Reports to Congress Archives