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NOAA, BOEM ANNOUNCE FINAL NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE AND OFFSHORE WIND STRATEGY

Strategy is part of larger interagency effort to promote recovery of endangered
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Atlantic salmon. Credit: jamie/AdobeStock.
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$700,000 AVAILABLE FOR ATLANTIC SALMON HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS

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K–12 students celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act by
participating in NOAA Fisheries’ Pacific Islands ESA@50 Ocean Art Contest.
“Scalloped Hammerheads” by Amelia M., Grade 11, Guam
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ESA@50 OCEAN ART CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED

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NEW PLAN TO IMPROVE RECREATIONAL FISHERIES DATA COLLECTION ON GULF COAST

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Spring Chinook Salmon. Credit: Michael Humling, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ALLOCATES OVER $20.6M IN FISHERY DISASTER FUNDING

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10 PROJECTS WILL SUPPORT URBAN FISH RESTORATION AROUND PORTLAND, OREGON

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DECADES OF INSIGHTS: MONK SEAL RESEARCHERS SHARE UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES

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NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF A DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE
ISSUANCE OF AN INCIDENTAL TAKE STATEMENT UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT FOR
SALMON FISHERIES IN SOUTHEAST ALASKA SUBJECT TO THE 2019 PACIFIC SALMON TREATY
AGREEMENT AND FUNDING TO

Alaska
Alaska
Fisheries

CLOSURE: ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA GENERAL CATEGORY (COMMERCIAL) FISHERY

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Southeast
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
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PREY INCREASE PROGRAM FOR SOUTHERN RESIDENT KILLER WHALES

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West Coast
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AMENDMENT 126 TO THE FMP FOR THE GROUNDFISH OF THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN
ISLANDS MANAGEMENT AREA AND AMENDMENT 114 TO THE FMP FOR THE GROUNDFISH OF THE
GULF OF ALASKA MANAGEMENT AREA

Alaska
Alaska
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CAPE COD CATCH CAP CLOSURE AREA POSSESSION LIMIT ADJUSTMENT FOR ATLANTIC HERRING

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New England/Mid-Atlantic
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ATLANTIC SEA SCALLOP RESEARCH TRACK WORKING GROUP

Dec 19, 2023 - Mar 18, 2024



New England/Mid-Atlantic

PUBLIC HEARINGS ON PROPOSED CRITICAL HABITAT IN THE U.S. PACIFIC ISLANDS FOR
FIVE REEF CORALS LISTED UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT

Jan 16, 2024 - Feb 7, 2024



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ATLANTIC HERRING RESEARCH TRACK WORKING GROUP

Jan 29, 2024 - Mar 27, 2024



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LONGFIN INSHORE SQUID RESEARCH TRACK WORKING GROUP

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MID-ATLANTIC COOPERATIVE RESEARCH SUMMIT

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IB 24-08: NMFS OPENS DIRECTED FISHING FOR PACIFIC COD BY CATCHER VESSELS USING
TRAWL GEAR IN THE CENTRAL REGULATORY AREA OF THE GULF OF ALASKA

Alaska
Alaska

SOLICITUD DE COMENTARIOS: REGLAMENTACIÓN PROPUESTA SOBRE UNA ACCIÓN PARA REVISAR
LOS LÍMITES DE CAPTURA ANUALES PARA LA LANGOSTA ESPINOSA EN LAS AGUAS FEDERALES
DEL CARIBE ESTADOUNIDENSE

Southeast
Southeast

REQUEST FOR COMMENTS: PROPOSED RULE FOR A FRAMEWORK ACTION TO REVISE ANNUAL
CATCH LIMITS FOR SPINY LOBSTER IN U.S. CARIBBEAN FEDERAL WATERS

Southeast
Southeast

RECORDATORIO DEL COMIENZO DE LA TEMPORADA DE VEDA PARA CIERTOS MEROS EN AGUAS
FEDERALES ALREDEDOR DE PUERTO RICO, ST. THOMAS Y ST. JOHN Y SANTA CRUZ Y CIERRE
DE TEMPORADA EN EL BANCO GRAMMANIK, ST. THOMAS, ISLAS VÍRGENES ESTADOUNIDENSES

Southeast
Southeast

REMINDER OF SEASONAL FISHING CLOSURE FOR CERTAIN GROUPERS IN FEDERAL WATERS
AROUND PUERTO RICO, ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN, AND ST. CROIX AND SEASONAL CLOSURE
OF GRAMMANIK BANK OFF ST. THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

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Southeast
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BYCATCH REDUCTION ENGINEERING PROGRAM FUNDING

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RUTH D. GATES CORAL RESTORATION INNOVATION GRANTS

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National
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ATLANTIC SALMON HABITAT RESTORATION PARTNERSHIP GRANTS

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New England/Mid-Atlantic

PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY FUND

West Coast
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NOAA NEW ENGLAND BAY WATERSHED EDUCATION AND TRAINING (NEW ENGLAND B-WET)
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