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JANUARY 23, 2025

Highlights

2024 National Recreational Fishing Highlights

NOAA Fisheries made significant strides in 2024 to advance and promote sustainable recreational fisheries and fishing opportunities across the nation. Read about some of our accomplishments and highlights from the year.

West Coast

NOAA Fisheries and Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission Promote Fisheries-Related Career Paths for Tribal Youth

The Native Youth Salmon Summit this fall gave students hands-on experience while mentoring and tutoring programs under development will offer continued support.

Four-Month Survey Tracking West Coast Marine Mammals Finds Some Shifting North

Learn about our scientists’ findings from a 4-month survey of marine mammals and seabirds off the U.S. West Coast.

Science Blog: Science in Antarctica—The Bigger Picture

Flying gliders is complicated and a little nerve-wracking, so why do we do it? Research biologist Jen Walsh describes what it’s like working with gliders and how we’re using them to collect important data on Antarctic krill.

Southeast

Predicting Sawfish Habitat in a Changing Environment

NOAA Fisheries and partners published research that identifies key habitat features of juvenile endangered smalltooth sawfish and predicts where else they could be.

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Science Blog: Environmental DNA Survey Continues in the Southern New England Wind Energy Area

Join environmental DNA Program Lead Yuan Liu on a survey in the Southern New England Wind Energy Area. She uses environmental DNA side by side with passive acoustic monitoring technologies to track marine life.

Photos: 2024 Field Fresh Blog Photo Gallery

Observers, interns, and scientists from the Northeast Fisheries Science Center share their field experiences through blog photos.

Upcoming Deadlines

February 3: Applications due for the Inclusive NOAA Fisheries Internship Program

February 10: Applications due for Restoring Fish Passage through Barrier Removal Grants

February 27: Applications due for Restoring Tribal Priority Fish Passage through Barrier Removal Grants

March 4: Applications due for the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund

March 31: Applications due for Atlantic Salmon Habitat Restoration Partnership Grants

April 16: Proposals due for Transformational Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience Grants

May 12: Proposals due for Coastal Habitat Restoration and Resilience Grants for Tribes and Underserved Communities

View more news and announcements

Upcoming Events

January 27–30: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council Meeting

January 28–30: New England Fishery Management Council Meeting

February 6–10: North Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting

February 11–12: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting

February 13: Webinar for Potential Delaware Bay Watershed Education and Training Grantees

February 18: Webinar on Understanding the Endangered Species Act, Species Listings and Protections

February 18: Educator Workshop on Bridging Environmental Literacy and Career Pathways

February 24: Educator Webinar on Integrating Social Studies into Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences

February 26: Educator Webinar on 2025 Environmental Literacy Forum Virtual Recap

March 3–7: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting

March 4–11: Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting

March 10: Educator Workshop: Environmental Change, Coastal Community Connections, and the New NAAEE Guidelines for Excellence

March 27: Educator Webinar on High-Quality Environmental Education Programming

April 10: Educator Webinar on NOAA Data Online Courses

View more events

Federal Register Actions

Visit NOAA Fisheries' Rules & Regulations web page to learn more about recently proposed and finalized regulations in your region. 

Questions? Visit our website for national and regional contact information