In two actions reflecting the dire straits of fish species along the West Coast, federal fish managers banned bottom trawling in certain areas and recommended not allowing salmon fishing from ...

Mailed comments should be addressed to: NMFS West Coast Region, Protected Resources Division, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Building 1, Seattle, WA 98117.

"If you see one, take a photo and post with the tags Oregon State Parks NOAA Fisheries West Coast," the department advised on Facebook. The department said that no one is sure why they are washing ...

NOAA Fisheries' scientists compile the California Current Ecosystem Status Report from ocean surveys and other monitoring efforts along the West Coast.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Back to Top On April 7, 2004, NMFS published a final rule (69 FR 18444) to implement the Fishery Management Plan for U.S. West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species ...

A rope from fishing gear can be seen on this entangled humpback whale as it breaches. (Photo credit: NOAA-NMFS West Coast Region) Climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of marine heat ...

A 40-foot sperm whale washed up dead on the shore of the Oregon coast, and officials believe a ship was likely the cause of the endangered animal's death.

The devastation has been caused by an outbreak of toxic algae on a scale never before seen in the region, according to NOAA Fisheries' West Coast branch.

NOAA Fisheries' scientists compile the California Current Ecosystem Status Report from ocean surveys and other monitoring efforts along the West Coast.

Copies of the IRFA, FRFA and the Small Entity Compliance Guide are available from William W. Stelle, Jr., Regional Administrator, West Coast Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA ...

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. On October 13, 2016, NMFS published a proposed rule in the Federal Register (81 FR 70660) ...