Our recently redesigned FishWatch website can help seafood consumers understand why U.S. seafood is a sustainable source of healthy protein. Now integrated with the NOAA Fisheries website, its searchable species profiles quickly connect users to a wealth of information on U.S. seafood. Watch the video to learn how to navigate the new home of FishWatch!

During this 50th anniversary year of the Endangered Species Act, NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are proposing a series of revisions to the joint regulations that guide their implementation of this landmark statute.

Celebrate 30 years of federal Atlantic shark fisheries management with new fin-tastic shark facts each week this summer!

Last week, NOAA Fisheries announced an updated abundance estimate for endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales. New survey estimates and recent trend data suggest the population may be stable and possibly increasing.

Removed from the Endangered Species List in 2013, the eastern distinct population segment of the Steller sea lion is still recovered a decade later.

In celebration of the Endangered Species Act’s 50th Anniversary, we are featuring the marine mammal and sea turtle species found in Alaska that are protected under the act.

The rapid growth of harmful algae along parts of the Southern California Coast is believed to have killed hundreds of California sea lions and close to 60 dolphins in the first weeks of June. The West Coast Marine Mammal Stranding Network asks beachgoers to keep a safe distance and report strandings to the West Coast Region Stranding Hotline: (866) 767-6114.

NOAA Fisheries’ Pacific Islands Regional Office proposes funding for more than a dozen international and Hawaiʻi-based projects that help the recovery of sea turtles and Hawaiian monk seals.

The leatherback sea turtle—one of the planet's largest and most ancient reptiles—is in danger of disappearing forever. Due to fisheries interactions, illegal egg and meat harvesting, and other activities, the species is on the brink of extinction. NOAA’s Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center spearheads international efforts to research and protect leatherback turtles in the Pacific Ocean.

NOAA Fisheries’ Woods Hole Science Aquarium is a winner in the 2023 Cape Cod Life Reader's Choice Awards list. It netted a silver recognition for “best Upper Cape kid's activity.”

Field biologist Emma Fowler shares more sights and scenes, unusual finds, and other fun surprises from the 2023 spring Gulf of Maine Bottom Longline Survey.