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ECO is an information management application covering NOAA Fisheries consultations under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act sections 305(b)(2) & 305(b)(4) Essential Fish Habitat (EFH).| NOAA
Once a species is listed under the Endangered Species Act, NOAA Fisheries evaluates and identifies whether any areas meet the definition of critical habitat. Those areas may be designated as critical habitat through a rulemaking process.| NOAA
Working with partners and communities to recover the Southern Resident Orca (Orcinus Orca)| NOAA
NOAA Fisheries—the trusted government authority on the science and management of fish, other marine life, and their habitats.| www.fisheries.noaa.gov
The Rice’s whale’s low genetic diversity, small population size, and restricted range increase its vulnerability to threats. Threats to Rice’s whales from human activities include: | www.fisheries.noaa.gov
FB25-019: South Atlantic Fishery Bulletin; For more information, contact: Southeast Regional Office, Sustainable Fisheries Division 727-824-5305| NOAA
Atlantic highly migratory species are fish that travel long distances, often crossing international boundaries. Learn more about these species.| NOAA
U.S. wild-caught Atlantic skipjack tuna is a smart seafood choice because it is sustainably managed and responsibly harvested under U.S. regulations.| NOAA
Population assessments are critical for measuring the health and abundance of fish, marine mammals, and endangered and threatened species.| NOAA
NOAA Fisheries enforces more than 40 laws, along with international treaties, designed to protect marine life and their habitat.| NOAA
NOAA Fisheries consults with federal agencies and federally recognized tribes on activities that might impact protected species and important marine habitats.| NOAA
Apply for or renew a federal permit and learn about reporting requirements.| NOAA
This handbook contains detailed information about downloading, exporting, querying, and analyzing NOAA Fisheries’ marine recreational fishing data.| NOAA
The Marine Recreational Information Program publishes survey data and preliminary estimates approximately 45 days after the end of each 2-month sampling period (wave). Final estimates are published by April 15 of the following year.| NOAA
The terms used in the Marine Recreational Information Program's query tool are defined below.| NOAA
These communication products help explain how recreational fishing data are collected, how recreational catch estimates are produced, and how these estimates support sustainable fishing.| NOAA
The U.S. Marine Mammal Stranding Response Network responds to live stranded, sick, injured, out of habitat, or entangled marine mammals, and investigates dead stranded marine mammals.| NOAA
The NOAA Restoration Center works to restore habitat for Great Lakes fish species, helping to support ecosystems, communities, and local economies. These efforts have largely been supported through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.| NOAA
Short-finned pilot whales are found globally in tropical and temperate oceans. They differ slightly in size, features, coloration, and pattern from the long-finned pilot whale. Learn more about the short-finned pilot whale species.| NOAA
NOAA Fisheries annually prepares marine mammal stock assessment reports for all marine mammals in U.S. waters.| NOAA
Loggerheads are the most abundant species of sea turtle found in U.S. coastal waters. They are named for their massive heads and strong jaws which they use to eat hard-shelled animals like whelk and conch. Learn more about these marine reptiles.| NOAA
Species or populations for which we have completed a status review and have determined that listing, reclassification, or delisting is not warranted at this time.| NOAA
The public may petition NOAA Fisheries to list a species under the Endangered Species Act. A 90-day finding is our formal evaluation of the claims made within a petition. The species listed on this page were the subject of petitions under the ESA, but their respective petitions did not present substantial scientific or commercial information indicating that the requested ESA actions were warranted.| NOAA
Delisting means to remove a species from the list of threatened and endangered species under the ESA. Learn more about how this process works.| NOAA
Here are some terms that you might encounter when reading about our work to protect, conserve, and recover species under the Endangered Species Act.| NOAA
Proposed species for listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) are those candidate species that were found to warrant listing as either threatened or endangered, after completion of a status review and consideration of other protective conservation measures.| NOAA
Species that are being reviewed to determine their status under the Endangered Species Act.| NOAA
The smalltooth sawfish belongs to a group of fish called elasmobranchs that includes rays, skates, and sharks. Although shark-like in appearance, they are actually rays. Learn more about smalltooth sawfish.| NOAA
Learn how NOAA Fisheries conducts consultations with federal agencies to protect endangered and threatened species and important fish habitat.| NOAA
Contact your ESA Section 7 Consultation coordinator.| NOAA
Survey scientists get to see all kinds of interesting things while working at sea. Here are some of the sights and scenes they experienced during the 2024 Ecosystem Monitoring Survey season.| NOAA
In the last story of our three-part series, we discuss the role of the Southeast Fisheries Science Center in leading monitoring efforts to track recovery since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill 15 years ago.| NOAA
NOAA Fisheries’ Marine Recreational Information Program works with state, regional, and federal partners to implement more than 25 recreational data collection programs across the United States.| NOAA
These standards promote data quality, consistency, and comparability across the Marine Recreational Information Program’s national network of recreational fishing surveys.| NOAA
NOAA Fisheries’ Marine Recreational Information Program maintains public-use datasets and template programs to support the custom analysis of our recreational catch and effort data.| NOAA
This webpage provides an overview of our recreational fishing catch and effort data products, estimate publication schedule, estimation review processes, and considerations for estimate use in stock assessments and fisheries management.| NOAA
The Marine Recreational Information Program administers a suite of recreational fishing surveys and produces catch and effort estimates that support science and management needs.| NOAA
Searchable database of catch, effort, and fishing participation statistics collected by the Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP).| NOAA
Long-finned pilot whales are very social, living in large schools of hundreds of animals separated into close-knit pods of 10 to 20 individuals. Learn more about long-finned pilot whales.| NOAA
With the help of the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Team, we developed the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan in 1997 to reduce the level of serious injury and mortality of three strategic stocks of large whales (North Atlantic right, humpback, and fin) in commercial gillnet and trap/pot fisheries.| NOAA
The Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act is the primary law that governs marine fisheries management in U.S. federal waters. First passed in 1976, the MSA fosters the long-term biological and economic sustainability of marine fisheries. Its objectives include:| www.fisheries.noaa.gov
The Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act is the primary law that governs marine fisheries management in U.S. federal waters. First passed in 1976, the MSA fosters the long-term biological and economic sustainability of marine fisheries. Its objectives include:| www.fisheries.noaa.gov
There are six sea turtle species found in U.S. waters, all of which are listed and protected under the Endangered Species Act. Learn more about sea turtles and the work of NOAA Fisheries and partners to protect and conserve these animals.| NOAA
Learn how NOAA Fisheries' Marine Recreational Information Program works with recreational fishing data to help scientists, managers, and the fishing community.| NOAA
Find information about our partners in resource management and protection. These include Regional Fishery Management Councils, State Agencies, Tribal Governments, and Non-Government Organizations.| NOAA
Fish and other marine species depend on their habitat to survive and reproduce. NOAA Fisheries works to identify and protect essential fish habitat.| NOAA
A consultation with NOAA Fisheries is required whenever a federal agency, including the military, works in an area that will affect essential fish habitat. Together, the agency and NOAA determine how best to conduct coastal development while supporting fish habitat and minimizing or avoiding environmental damage.| NOAA
The killer whale is the largest member of the dolphin family. The population of Southern Resident killer whales in the Pacific Northwest is one of the most critically endangered marine mammals. Learn about our work to protect and conserve killer whales.| NOAA
Our international affairs work focuses on conservation and management of international fisheries—ensuring safe, sustainable, and legal fishing, trade, and seafood.| NOAA
Learn about NOAA Fisheries' work in the southeastern United States, Gulf of America, and Caribbean Sea.| NOAA
Learn about NOAA Fisheries' work in American Samoa, Guam, Hawaiʻi, the Northern Mariana Islands, and other U.S. Pacific Islands.| NOAA
Our new podcast shares updates to the Seafood Import Monitoring Program.| NOAA
Atlantic sturgeon live in rivers and coastal waters from Maine to Florida. Hatched in freshwater rivers, Atlantic sturgeon head to sea as juveniles and return to their birthplace to spawn, or lay eggs, as adults. Learn more about Atlantic sturgeon.| NOAA
The National Marine Mammal Tissue Bank is an important component of the Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program.| NOAA
Find phone numbers for reporting a sick, injured, entangled, stranded, or dead marine animal. Numerous organizations around the country are trained and ready to respond.| NOAA
Frequently asked questions about interactions between offshore wind energy projects and whales.| NOAA
NOAA Fisheries works to help all marine mammals protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, Endangered Species Act, and other laws and policies.| NOAA
U.S. wild-caught Chinook salmon is a smart seafood choice because it is sustainably managed and responsibly harvested under U.S. regulations. However, some Chinook salmon are also protected under the Endangered Species Act. Learn more about protected C| NOAA
Monitoring the health and sustainability of fish, marine mammals, and their habitats across nearly 1.5 million square miles of water surrounding the state, which produces more than half of the fish caught in the United States, worth $1.8 billion.| NOAA
Learn more about humpback whales and what NOAA Fisheries is doing to study this species and best conserve their populations.| NOAA
The Marine Mammal Unusual Mortality Event Contingency Fund helps the Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program respond to marine mammal unusual mortality events.| NOAA
Frequently asked questions about the process of investigating marine mammal strandings involving dead animals.| NOAA
U.S. wild-caught sockeye salmon is a smart seafood choice because it is sustainably managed and responsibly harvested under U.S. regulations. However, some sockeye salmon are also protected under the Endangered Species Act. Learn more about protected s| NOAA
Healthy marine species like whales, sea turtles, coral, and salmon are important for maintaining balanced and thriving ocean ecosystems. We work to protect marine species populations from decline and extinction to ensure future generations may enjoy them.| NOAA
Before a species can receive the protection provided by the Endangered Species Act, it must first be added to the federal lists of endangered and threatened wildlife and plants. A species is added to this list when we determine that it has met definition of endangered or threatened under the Act. Learn more about the process.| NOAA
The Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act is the primary law that governs marine fisheries management in U.S. federal waters. First passed in 1976, the MSA fosters the long-term biological and economic sustainability of marine fisheries. Its objectives include:| www.fisheries.noaa.gov
The North Atlantic right whale is one of the world’s most endangered large whale species. Learn more about North Atlantic right whales and NOAA Fisheries' work to protect and conserve the species.| NOAA
NOAA Fisheries is responsible for the stewardship of the nation's ocean resources and their habitat. We provide vital services for the nation: productive and sustainable fisheries, safe sources of seafood, the recovery and conservation of protected resources.| NOAA
The Endangered Species Act of 1973 provides a framework to conserve and protect endangered and threatened species and their habitats both domestically and abroad.| NOAA
Fishing operations sometimes result in “bycatch” of non-target species. Learn how NOAA Fisheries is working with partners to reduce bycatch.| NOAA
Bycatch—marine animals caught incidentally while fishing for another species—is a complex issue. Minimizing bycatch is vital for sustainable fisheries and protecting marine life.| NOAA
Terms related to permits for protected resources.| NOAA
Once common throughout the Northern Hemisphere, gray whales are now only found in the North Pacific Ocean where there are two extant populations in the eastern and western North Pacific. Learn more about gray whales.| NOAA
Learn about the laws and policies that govern our work including the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the Marine Mammal Protection Act, and NEPA.| NOAA
