NOAA was considering an annual three-month ban on 55 species of reef fish. After public comment (and a change in federal ...

NOAA withdrew a proposal to restrict bottom ... It would’ve brought an annual three-month closure to bottom-fishing off the Northeast Florida coast, from the Georgia line to the southern reaches ...

In a major win for anglers and the sportfishing industry, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ...

NOAA Fisheries announced changes to the management of red snapper in the South Atlantic, including expanding the one-day ...

Red snapper harvest will be open in North Carolina and coastal states to the south on July 11 and 12, with a one fish limit.

A juvenile humpback whale was spotted caught in two sets of commercial crab gear southwest of Humboldt Bay on June 7. Its ...

NOAA adjusted bluefin tuna retention limits for recreational and charter boats. Sea bass fishing remains strong, with catches ...

NOAA Fisheries said it has amended rules that will expand fishing of red snapper in the South Atlantic, which will impact both recreational and commercial fishing.

In its most recent meeting, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council said that funding and scheduling concerns could ...

NOAA Fisheries tightened the purse on the recreational ... The quota for giant tuna, those over 73 inches, has already been met and closed. In April, NOAA said it would likely have to take this ...

NOAA Fisheries initially closed the Northern Gulf of Maine Scallop Management Area to all federally permitted limited access general category scallop vessels effective April 11, and 10 days later ...