In two actions reflecting the dire straits of fish species along the West Coast, federal fish managers banned bottom trawling in 150,000 square miles of federal waters and recommended not allowing ...

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

Deep sea-dwelling lancetfish have been found on Oregon beaches. The cannibal fish hunt in the twilight zone of the ocean and can grow up to 7 feet long.

NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region. (2018, March 9). West Coast waters returning to normal but salmon catches lagging. ScienceDaily. Retrieved May 20, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases ...

Mail: Submit written comments to Craig Heberer, NMFS West Coast Region Long Beach Office, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802. Include the identifier “NOAA-NMFS-2015-0029” in the ...

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 ...

On October 13, 2016, NMFS published a proposed rule to establish protected species hard caps for the California/Oregon large-mesh drift gillnet fishery, with comments due by November 28, 2016. However ...

A 40-foot sperm whale washed up dead on the shore of the Oregon coast, ... a spokesperson for NOAA Fisheries’ West Coast region, told the Associated Press. ...

Sea lions are sick and dying along Southern California's coast. Here's what to know. July 11, 2023 5:00 AM ET. Juliana Kim ... according to scientists at NOAA Fisheries' West Coast branch.

NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region. image: Fish school around a drill rig off Southern California. A new report says West Coast waters are returning to normal after warm temperatures shook up the ...

PORT ANGELES, Wash. - Crews freed a young grey whale Friday night that had been stranded on a remote beach in Olympic National Park for about three days.Responders from NOAA Fisheries' 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 ...