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<span>Commercial Closure for Blueline Tilefish in South Atlantic Federal Waters on July 23, 2025</span> Featured Image
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Commercial Closure for Blueline Tilefish in South Atlantic Federal Waters on July 23, 2025

Southeast
A person with short white hair wearing all black squats next to a sea lion. The sea lion is laying on the floor and the person is measuring it with a tool similar to calipers. Medical equipment is in the background on the black counters above white cabinets. Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute staff measure the thickness of the sea lion's blubber in preparation for an x-ray. Photo courtesy Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute
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California Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Sea Lion Beating

West Coast
<span>Fishery Stock Assessments In New England and the Mid-Atlantic</span> Featured Image

Fishery Stock Assessments In New England and the Mid-Atlantic

New England/Mid-Atlantic
head of bowhead whale peaking out of the water First sighting of subadult bowhead whale on March 27, 2024 at 11:45 am in Sitka Sound, Alaska, USA (57.06N, 135.53W). Credit: Ellen Chenoweth from the vessel Pioneer. NOAA Fisheries MMPA/ESA Permit No. 24378.
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First Bowhead Whale Sighting in Southeast Alaska

Alaska
An underwater photo shows various corals and fish. In the foreground, a round, greenish-brown-colored coral with finger-like branches peeks above a reddish-brown reef. To its right are two flatter, tan, plate-shaped corals. Acropora globiceps (center left) and Isopora crateriformis (center right) in the waters off American Samoa. Both species are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Credit: NOAA Fisheries
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NOAA Fisheries Designates Critical Habitat for Five Corals in U.S. Waters in the Pacific Islands

Pacific Islands
<span>American Plaice: QA/QC Exercise Results</span> Featured Image

American Plaice: QA/QC Exercise Results

New England/Mid-Atlantic
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