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Topic: Fisheries

Three women standing behind a kitchen counter preparing food on a televised cooking show, next to a sign reading "Bertha Fontaine, P.O. Box 1207, Pascagoula, Miss."

Lights, camera, seafood! Bertha Fontaine and the Fisheries Test Kitchen

July 20, 2026

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Heritage stories

Three women standing behind a kitchen counter preparing food on a televised cooking show, next to a sign reading "Bertha Fontaine, P.O. Box 1207, Pascagoula, Miss."

A line of people on a pier holding scissors just before cutting a long white ribbon studded with NOAA logos.

NOAA and partners cut ribbon on new pier, port facility in Charleston, South Carolina

July 8, 2026

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Marine & Aviation

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marine commerce

nautical charts and maps

A line of people on a pier holding scissors just before cutting a long white ribbon studded with NOAA logos.

An American flag waves in the wind to the left of a U.S. fishing boat on the water.

NOAA announces regional priorities to advance America-first seafood strategy

July 2, 2026

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commercial fishing

An American flag waves in the wind to the left of a U.S. fishing boat on the water.

The Status of Stocks report provides an annual update on the status of U.S. marine fisheries. Working waterfronts such as this one in Sitka, Alaska are home to commercial fishing vessels.

U.S. Department of Commerce allocates $123.6M in fishery disaster funding to Alaska, Oregon, California and Squaxin Island Tribe

June 17, 2026

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Department of Commerce

commercial fishing

The Status of Stocks report provides an annual update on the status of U.S. marine fisheries. Working waterfronts such as this one in Sitka, Alaska are home to commercial fishing vessels.

Two commercial fishing boats using bright overhead lights while operating at night.

7 ways El Niño could affect West Coast marine species

June 15, 2026

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Two commercial fishing boats using bright overhead lights while operating at night.

A group photo of the U.S. delegation to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT) in November 2025.

U.S. secures major win for bluefin tuna fishery at 2025 ICCAT annual meeting

December 19, 2025

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NOAA leadership

A group photo of the U.S. delegation to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT) in November 2025.

Fisheries scientist Bell Shimada holding a Galapagos Penguin, which are found in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean. Bell was a pioneer in approaching fisheries science from an overarching ecological viewpoint.

The life and legacy of Dr. Bell M. Shimada

August 25, 2025

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Marine & Aviation

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Heritage stories

Fisheries scientist Bell Shimada holding a Galapagos Penguin, which are found in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean. Bell was a pioneer in approaching fisheries science from an overarching ecological viewpoint.

Black and white portrait of George Brown Goode, American ichthyologist and second United States Commissioner of Fisheries.

Meet the scientist who helped kick-start U.S. fish and fisheries research

May 27, 2025

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Heritage stories

Black and white portrait of George Brown Goode, American ichthyologist and second United States Commissioner of Fisheries.

Welcome to noaa.gov

Administration revises Endangered Species Act regulations to strengthen certainty, reduce burdens and uphold law

November 19, 2025

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Welcome to noaa.gov

A view from a satellite over Earth’s ocean and an aerial view of a blue whale.

Podcast: How NOAA satellites monitor ocean health

January 17, 2025

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A view from a satellite over Earth’s ocean and an aerial view of a blue whale.

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