About Us
The Alaska Region of NOAA Fisheries oversees sustainable fisheries that produce about half the fish caught in US waters, with responsibilities covering 842,000 square nautical miles off Alaska. The Alaska Region also works to ensure the viability of protected species—principally marine mammals—and to protect and enhance Alaska's marine habitat.
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In the News
- Science at sea: NOAA scientists gather data needed for sustainable management of Alaska's fisheries
- U.S. and Russian Federation Complete Largest Survey of Ice-associated Seals
- Bering Sea Canyons: Do They Need Protections?
Hot Topics
- Keeping an Eye on Pollock
- Steller sea lion protection measures EIS
- Status of harbor seals in Iliamna Lake
- Marine Mammal Authorization Program
- Sport halibut
- Federal fisheries observer program
Public Comment Periods
- Proposed rule to implement Amendment 89 to the FMP for Groundfish in the GOA to establish a protection area in Marmot Bay, northeast of Kodiak Island; require the use of modified nonpelagic trawl gear when directed fishing for flatfish in the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA; and provide authority in the FMP to specify in regulation the modifications that are required to raise portions of the gear off the sea floor. Comment period through July 17, 2013.
- Notice that NMFS has received an application from TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA for an Incidental Harassment Authorization to take marine mammals, by harassment only, incidental to a marine 2-dimensional seismic survey program in the Chukchi Sea, Alaska, during the open water season of 2013. Comment period through July 12, 2013.
- Extension of the public comment period to solicit information for the status review of Pacific harbor seals in Iliamna Lake. Public comment period now through August 16, 2013.
- Notice of availability to provide background information and request public comment on potential adjustments to the draft policy. Comment period through July 3, 2013.
- Notice of availability of Amendment 89 to the FMP for Groundfish in the GOA to establish a protection area in Marmot Bay, northeast of Kodiak Island; require the use of modified nonpelagic trawl gear when directed fishing for flatfish in the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA; and provide authority in the FMP to specify in regulation the modifications that are required to raise portions of the gear off the sea floor. Comment period through August 2, 2013.
- Notice of availability of the Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures for Groundfish Fisheries in the BSAI - Draft Environmental Impact Statement. Comment period through July 16, 2013.
- Notice that NMFS has announced a 90- day finding on a petition to list the Pacific harbor seals in Iliamna Lake as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Comment period through July 16, 2013.
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