The white shark is a large, wide-ranging species that occurs in temperate and subtropical seas worldwide. As an apex predator, the white shark is at the top of the food chain and plays an important ...

NOAA Fisheries issues different permits to harvest Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) in the waters off Washington, Oregon, and California (International Pacific Halibut Commission [IPHC] 2A).

Marine mammals are any mammal that makes the sea its home for part or all of its life. This includes cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises), pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, and walruses), sea otters ...

NOAA Fisheries scientists, local fishermen, and the Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources joined forces to collect ...

Bluntnose sixgill sharks are something of an enigma, even to scientists who study them. Using data collected over more than ...

Dr. Kylie Smith received the national award for her exceptional work engaging communities and restoring Florida’s coral reef ...

NOAA Fisheries is exploring how technologies like electronic reporting, electronic monitoring, and other tools can support the need to collect and process fishery-dependent data. Ensuring the ...

Two female olive ridley turtles emerged onto beaches in Orange County to lay eggs, bringing together agencies and community ...

A fishery stock assessment is the scientific process of collecting, analyzing, and reporting on the condition of a fish stock and estimating its sustainable yield. Stock assessments are the backbone ...

I grew up in Bethesda, Maryland, just 20 minutes outside of Washington, D.C. I spent much of my childhood on the New England ...

Using micro-drills, scientists extract material from an otolith’s individual annual rings to measure ocean chemistry year by ...

Investigate population structure Estimate population size and trends in abundance Identify and design measures to mitigate human-made threats Designate critical habitat Assess health and condition of ...