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Fisheries COVID-19 Updates * Economic Impacts * CARES Act Home > Regions ALASKA Overview Science Fisheries Protected Marine Life Habitat Species FacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditShare ALASKA Alaska's dynamic, often ice-covered seas are home to a remarkable diversity of life—crustaceans, fish, seals, sea lions, porpoises, whales, and more. Few places in the world offer such beauty and bounty. This region of nearly 1.5 million square miles includes waters in the Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, Chukchi Sea, and Beaufort Sea. Alaska produces more than half the fish caught in waters off the coast of the United States, with an average wholesale value of nearly $4.5 billion a year. Alaska's fisheries are among the best-managed, most sustainable in the world. Alaska resources provide jobs and a stable food supply for the nation, while supporting a traditional way of life for Alaska Native and local fishing communities. Together, NOAA Fisheries Alaska Regional Office and Alaska Fisheries Science Center help ensure the sustainability of these marine resources for generations. MORE INFORMATION * Alaska Geographic Strategic Plan * Funding Opportunities * Jobs and Internships * Alaska Fisheries Science Center Publications ABOUT US * Alaska Regional Office * Alaska Fisheries Science Center FOLLOW US @NOAAFisheriesAK(link is external) NOAA Fisheries Alaska (link is external) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Researchers plan their necropsy of the dead humpback, later identified as Spot, as the tide comes in on Killisnoo Island. Credit: NOAA Fisheries, Permit 18786 Feature Story NECROPSY TEAM PUTS HEART INTO EXAMINING A WHALE NAMED “SPOT”: A VALENTINE’S DAY TO REMEMBER Alaska NOAA Fisheries Marine Mammal Specialist Kim Raum-Suryan at the Graves Rock Steller sea lion rookery near Glacier Bay National Park in Southeast Alaska. Feature Story MEET KIM RAUM-SURYAN: BRINGING AWARENESS TO THE PLIGHT OF MARINE MAMMALS Alaska Feature Story INVASIVE GREEN CRAB MONITORING: PARTNERSHIPS PROPEL SPECIES MANAGEMENT Alaska Feature Story NOAA TO INCREASE ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS TO ENSURE SAFETY OF FEDERAL FISHERY OBSERVERS, MONITORS Alaska New England/Mid-Atlantic Pacific Islands Southeast West Coast National Feature Story AUKE BAY LABORATORIES HAS A NEW DEPUTY DIRECTOR Alaska View More News NOTICES & RULES Fisheries PACIFIC HALIBUT CATCH SHARING PLAN AND ANNUAL MANAGEMENT MEASURES - FEDERAL REGISTER RULES AND NOTICES Alaska Alaska Fisheries 2022-2023 ALASKA GROUNDFISH HARVEST SPECIFICATIONS Alaska Alaska Protected Resources NEGLIGIBLE IMPACT DETERMINATION AND MMPA SECTION 101(A)(5)(E) AUTHORIZATION FOR AK BERING SEA ALEUTIAN ISLANDS PACIFIC COD POT FISHERY Alaska Alaska Protected Resources INCIDENTAL TAKE AUTHORIZATION: ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FERRY BERTH IMPROVEMENTS IN TONGASS NARROWS, ALASKA (2022) Alaska Alaska Fisheries STANDARD EX-VESSEL PRICES AND FEE PERCENTAGES FOR COST RECOVERY UNDER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA ROCKFISH PROGRAM Alaska Alaska More Fisheries Notices & Rules More Protected Resources Regs & Actions BULLETINS IB 22-17: NMFS PROHIBITS DIRECTED FISHING FOR PACIFIC COD BY POT CATCHER/PROCESSORS IN THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS Alaska Alaska IB 22-16: NMFS PROHIBITS DIRECTED FISHING FOR CATCHER VESSELS LESS THAN 50 FEET LENGTH OVERALL USING HOOK-AND-LINE GEAR IN THE CENTRAL REGULATORY AREA OF THE GULF ALASKA Alaska Alaska ALASKA HALIBUT SEASON OPENS MARCH 6 Alaska Alaska IB 22-15: NMFS ANNOUNCES THE MARCH 6, 2022 SEASON OPENING OF THE SABLEFISH FIXED GEAR FISHERIES Alaska Alaska IB 22-14: NMFS PROHIBITS DIRECTED FISHING FOR PACIFIC COD BY VESSELS USING POT GEAR IN THE CENTRAL REGULATORY AREA OF THE GULF OF ALASKA Alaska Alaska More Bulletins UPCOMING EVENTS There are currently no upcoming events. More Events OPEN FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES BYCATCH REDUCTION ENGINEERING PROGRAM FUNDING National National PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY FUND Alaska West Coast Alaska West Coast FY 2021–2023: BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT National National More Opportunities -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEATURED HIGHLIGHTS NEAR-REAL TIME TEMPERATURES FROM THE BERING SEA BOTTOM TRAWL SURVEY Alaska CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA MARINE HEATWAVE WATCH Alaska CURRENT SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA Alaska Fur seals at Zapadni Rookery. Credit: NOAA Fisheries. THE PRIBILOF PUP COUNT: FROM LAND & AIR - POST 5 Alaska ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER Our high quality research supports sustainable management and conservation of Alaska marine species with economic and cultural benefits for the nation. Alaska waters support some of the most important commercial fisheries in the world. Large and diverse populations of whales, seals, sea lions, and porpoises and Alaska native hunting and fishing communities also share these waters. We study the health and size of marine animal populations. We also study the key areas where these animals feed, breed, and grow. To study ocean habitats, we monitor environmental conditions important to sustain marine life. For instance, we regularly monitor sea surface temperatures in the Bering Sea, and Gulf of Alaska. We analyze biological, oceanographic and ecological data collected during research surveys and by trained fisheries observers in our laboratories. From this, we learn more about marine animal diets, growth and reproduction, food web dynamics and the role of humans in marine ecosystems. We use this and other information to monitor changes to marine animal populations and Alaska ecosystems over time. FISH AND CRAB SCIENCE * Age and Growth Research * Alaska Fish Research Surveys * Alaska Fisheries Science Center Interactive Data Maps * Assessing Alaska Fish Stocks * Crab Stock Assessments * Genetics Research * Groundfish Stock Assessments FISHERIES MONITORING (OBSERVER PROGRAM) * North Pacific Observer Program * Observer Deploy and Declare System * Observer Training Schedule * Observer Fee Collection and Payment * Fisheries Monitoring and Analysis * Electronic Monitoring * North Pacific Observer Program Contacts * North Pacific Annual Sampling Manual MARINE MAMMAL SCIENCE * Alaska Marine Mammal Field Work * Passive Acoustics * Beluga Whales * Harbor Seals * Ice-Associated Seals * Northern Fur Seals * North Pacific Right Whales * Steller Sea Lions ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE * Alaska Economic and Social Science Research * Alaska Climate Integrated Modeling Project * Ecosystem Monitoring and Assessment * Ecosystem and Recruitment Processes Research * Ecosystems and Ecology Research * Ecosystem Status Reports * Habitat Research * Recruitment Energetics and Coastal Assessment MORE INFORMATION * Searching for something from the old Alaska Fisheries Science Center website?(link is external) * National Overview: Science & Data * Alaska Fisheries Science Center Divisions and Programs * Research in Alaska * Alaska Fisheries Science Center Publications * Questions and Answers: Partial Coverage Observer Program Reintroduction * NOAA Live! Alaska SCIENCE NEWS & BLOGS Video SALMON ON THE HIGH SEAS: UNLOCKING THE MYSTERY OF SALMON IN THE NORTH PACIFIC Video , Alaska West Coast International Alaska West Coast International Pink salmon. Credit: NOAA 5 FACTS ABOUT HOW BELUGAS USE SOUND Alaska Alaska Beluga whales swim together in their typical echelon formation. 5 FACTS LEARNED FROM BELUGA WHALE RESEARCH Alaska Alaska A Cook Inlet beluga whale mother and newborn calf swim through the silty water of Cook Inlet. Credit: Hollis Europe & Jacob Barbaro/NOAA Fisheries (NMFS scientific research permit #20465) 5 ICEBREAKERS ABOUT BOWHEAD WHALES Alaska Alaska Feature Story NEW PHOTOS MAY BE FIRST VISUAL EVIDENCE OF NORTH PACIFIC RIGHT WHALES FEEDING IN BERING SEA IN WINTER Feature Story , Alaska Alaska Two North Pacific right whales photographed by Josh Trosvig, captain of the cod fishing vessel Cerulean More News SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES The Alaska Regional Office works with the Alaska Fisheries Science Center and the North Pacific Fishery Management Council to manage Alaska’s sustainable fisheries. Using the best available science, we work through the Council process authorized under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to develop measures for best management of Alaska’s fisheries, considering a range of factors such as the health of the fish stocks and economic impact of fishery practices. Once fishing levels and regulations are adopted and approved, the Alaska Regional Office works to implement the Council decisions. The goal is to allow fishermen to harvest the optimum amount of fish while leaving enough in the ocean to reproduce and provide future fishing opportunities in perpetuity. COMMERCIAL FISHING * Permits, Applications, and Forms * Catch Share and Limited Access Programs * Groundfish * Halibut and Sablefish * Crab * Salmon * Scallop * Forage Species, Grenadiers, Sculpins, and Squids RECREATIONAL (SPORT) FISHING * Unguided Sport Halibut Fishing * Guided Sport Halibut Fishing * Applications and Reporting Forms * Guided Angler Fish (GAF) Program * Charter Halibut and GAF Permits Issued * Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan * Charter Halibut Limited Access Program * State of Alaska Sport Fisheries: Salmon, Rockfish, Lingcod, Shellfish, Freshwater Fish SUBSISTENCE FISHING * Permit Applications and Reporting Forms * Frequently Asked Questions about the Subsistence Halibut Program * How to Replace or Renew a SHARC * Online SHARC Renewal (eFISH) * Permits and Licenses Issued * Subsistence Halibut Program RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS * Online Services (eFISH, eLandings) * Permits, Applications, and Forms * Restricted Access Management * Fisheries Reports * North Pacific Observer Program * Monitoring and Reporting * Bycatch Reduction * Cost Recovery Programs and Fee Payment MORE INFORMATION * Rules and Notices Open for Comment * Regulations, Acts, and Treaties * Figures, Maps, Boundaries, Regulatory Areas, and Zones * Fishery Management Plans and Amendments * Fisheries Analyses * Tribal Consultation * Contact Information FISHERIES NEWS IB 22-17: NMFS PROHIBITS DIRECTED FISHING FOR PACIFIC COD BY POT CATCHER/PROCESSORS IN THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS Alaska Alaska IB 22-16: NMFS PROHIBITS DIRECTED FISHING FOR CATCHER VESSELS LESS THAN 50 FEET LENGTH OVERALL USING HOOK-AND-LINE GEAR IN THE CENTRAL REGULATORY AREA OF THE GULF ALASKA Alaska Alaska ALASKA HALIBUT SEASON OPENS MARCH 6 Alaska Alaska A Pacific halibut gets hooked. Credit: Art Sutch IB 22-15: NMFS ANNOUNCES THE MARCH 6, 2022 SEASON OPENING OF THE SABLEFISH FIXED GEAR FISHERIES Alaska Alaska IB 22-14: NMFS PROHIBITS DIRECTED FISHING FOR PACIFIC COD BY VESSELS USING POT GEAR IN THE CENTRAL REGULATORY AREA OF THE GULF OF ALASKA Alaska Alaska More News PROTECTED MARINE LIFE The Protected Resources Division works to conserve and recover marine mammals in close coordination with the State of Alaska and other partners. To manage protected marine species, as required under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, Endangered Species Act, and Fur Seal Act, the Alaska Region advances recovery of threatened and endangered species and the conservation of marine mammals, including whales, seals, and sea lions. We work to minimize interactions between marine mammals and commercial fisheries; promote responsible marine mammal viewing practices; coordinate response to stranded or entangled marine mammals; consult with federal agencies to minimize project effects on threatened and endangered species; and cooperatively manage subsistence use of marine mammals through co-management agreements with Alaska Native organizations. ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION * Proposed Actions Open for Public Comment * ESA Species and Critical Habitat Mapper Web Application * ESA Species Directory * Endangered, Threatened, and Candidate Species in Alaska * ESA Section 7 Consultations * Non-Marine Mammals Reviewed for ESA Listing PROTECTING MARINE LIFE * Marine Mammal Stranding Program (Stranding Hotline: 877-925-7773) * Marine Mammal Viewing Guidelines * Entanglement and Marine Debris * Alaska Oil Spill Response Guidance * Co-Management * Permits and Authorizations * Bycatch * Marine Mammal Observer Program PINNIPEDS * Harbor Seals * Ice Seals: Bearded * Ice Seals: Ribbon * Ice Seals: Ringed * Ice Seals: Spotted * Northern Fur Seals * Steller Sea Lions WHALES, DOLPHINS, PORPOISES * Beluga Whale * Humpback Whale * Bowhead Whale * Killer Whale * Gray Whale * North Pacific Right Whale * More Whale Species * Dolphin and Porpoise Species MORE INFORMATION * Marine Mammal Stranding Program (Stranding Hotline: 877-925-7773) * Buying or Finding Marine Mammal Parts and Products * Stock Assessments * Marine Mammal Research * Funding Opportunities * U.S. Fish and Wildlife Managed Species: Walrus, Sea Otters, Polar Bears * Laws and Policies * Contact Information MARINE LIFE NEWS Feature Story NECROPSY TEAM PUTS HEART INTO EXAMINING A WHALE NAMED “SPOT”: A VALENTINE’S DAY TO REMEMBER Feature Story , Alaska Alaska Researchers plan their necropsy of the dead humpback, later identified as Spot, as the tide comes in on Killisnoo Island. Credit: NOAA Fisheries, Permit 18786 Feature Story MEET KIM RAUM-SURYAN: BRINGING AWARENESS TO THE PLIGHT OF MARINE MAMMALS Feature Story , Alaska Alaska NOAA Fisheries Marine Mammal Specialist Kim Raum-Suryan at the Graves Rock Steller sea lion rookery near Glacier Bay National Park in Southeast Alaska. Feature Story FLAME: JUNEAU, ALASKA’S WILDLIFE SUPERSTAR Feature Story , Alaska Alaska Flame, SEAK #1538, taken near Juneau, Alaska in 2007. NOAA Permit 14245) Feature Story NEW PHOTOS MAY BE FIRST VISUAL EVIDENCE OF NORTH PACIFIC RIGHT WHALES FEEDING IN BERING SEA IN WINTER Feature Story , Alaska Alaska Two North Pacific right whales photographed by Josh Trosvig, captain of the cod fishing vessel Cerulean Feature Story CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2022 Feature Story , Alaska New England/Mid-Atlantic Pacific Islands Southeast West Coast National Alaska New England/Mid-Atlantic Pacific Islands Southeast West Coast National More News HABITAT OVERVIEW NOAA Fisheries conducts and reviews environmental analyses for a large variety of activities ranging from commercial fishing, to coastal development, to large transportation and energy projects. Working with industries, stakeholder groups, government agencies, and private citizens, we ensure that these activities have minimal impact on essential fish habitat and marine life in Alaska. Our habitat conservation activities include protecting essential fish habitat, mitigating damage to and enhancing habitat affected by hydropower project construction and operations, removing invasive species, and restoring habitat that has been affected by development, oil spills, and other human activities. We focus on habitats used by federally-managed fish species located offshore, nearshore, in estuaries, and in freshwater areas important to migratory salmon. ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT * EFH Descriptions and Identification * EFH Consultations * Alaska EFH Mapper * Environmental Consultation Organizer (ECO) * Frequently Asked Questions about EFH * EFH Policy and Directives * EFH 5-Year Review * EFH Omnibus Fishery Management Plan Amendments RESOURCE TOOLS * Alaska EFH Mapper * National EFH Mapper * ShoreZone Coastal Images and Maps * Nearshore Fish Atlas * Habitat Conservation Area Maps * Pacific Salmon Freshwater EFH in Alaska * Oil Spill Risk Analysis Calculator HABITAT PROGRAMS * Aquatic Invasive Species * Hydropower Project Review * Fish Passage * Analyzing Risk to Improve Oil Spill Planning and Response * Annual Report of Division Accomplishments HABITAT RESTORATION * Habitat Research in Alaska * NOAA Habitat Blueprint: Kachemak Bay, AK, Habitat Focus Area * How We Restore MORE INFORMATION * National Overview: Habitat Conservation * Funding Opportunities * Contact Information HABITAT NEWS Feature Story STUDENT INTERNS TAKE A VIRTUAL DIVE INTO THE WORLD OF DEEP-SEA CORALS AND SPONGES Feature Story , Alaska New England/Mid-Atlantic Southeast West Coast National Alaska New England/Mid-Atlantic Southeast West Coast National The green sponge Latrunculia austini was discovered in 2005 by NOAA Fisheries coral biologist Bob Stone. Hollings Scholar Kaya Mondry spent her summer conducting a literature review on biomedical compounds produced by this species. Credit: NOAA Fisheries Feature Story NATIONAL FISH HABITAT PARTNERSHIP’S 2021 WATERS TO WATCH PROJECTS FEATURE COASTAL HABITATS Feature Story , Alaska New England/Mid-Atlantic West Coast National Alaska New England/Mid-Atlantic West Coast National Lawrence Creek in the Eel River watershed in California. Credit: Trout Unlimited Feature Story DISCOVERING DEEP-SEA SPONGES IN ALASKA Feature Story , Alaska Alaska A pregnant sharpchin rockfish shelters within a sponge on the seafloor off Alaska. Credit: NOAA Fisheries. Feature Story MULTI-YEAR EFFORT TO OBSERVE SEAFLOOR HABITATS AND LEARN MORE ABOUT DEEP-SEA CORALS AND SPONGES IN ALASKA Feature Story , Alaska Alaska Rockfish and sea urchins congregate around a large red tree coral (Primnoa pacifica) in the Gulf of Alaska. Photo credit: NOAA Fisheries. Feature Story PREDICTING FUTURE FISH PRODUCTIVITY BY BETTER UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF HABITAT IN THE LIFE OF A FISH Feature Story , Alaska Alaska Habitat includes environmental conditions like water temperatures and salinity and this affects the distribution of fish, crabs, marine mammals and their prey. Credit: NOAA Fisheries. More News FEATURED SPECIES Alaska's coastal communities depend on healthy marine resources to support commercial and recreational fisheries, tourism, and the Alaskan way of life. Our mission at NOAA Fisheries Alaska Regional Office is the science-based stewardship of Alaska’s marine resources and their habitats in the Gulf of Alaska, eastern Bering Sea, and Arctic oceans. We are responsible for supporting sustainable fisheries, recovering and conserving protected species, such as whales and seals, and promoting healthy ecosystems and resilient Alaska coastal communities. BELUGA WHALE HUMPBACK WHALE STELLER SEA LION PACIFIC COD ALASKA POLLOCK NORTH PACIFIC RIGHT WHALE NORTHERN FUR SEAL HARBOR SEAL RINGED SEAL BEARDED SEAL PACIFIC SALMON AND STEELHEAD HARBOR PORPOISE View All MORE INFORMATION * Alaska Stock Assessments * Ecosystem Status Reports SPECIES NEWS Feature Story NECROPSY TEAM PUTS HEART INTO EXAMINING A WHALE NAMED “SPOT”: A VALENTINE’S DAY TO REMEMBER Feature Story , Alaska Alaska Researchers plan their necropsy of the dead humpback, later identified as Spot, as the tide comes in on Killisnoo Island. Credit: NOAA Fisheries, Permit 18786 Feature Story MEET KIM RAUM-SURYAN: BRINGING AWARENESS TO THE PLIGHT OF MARINE MAMMALS Feature Story , Alaska Alaska NOAA Fisheries Marine Mammal Specialist Kim Raum-Suryan at the Graves Rock Steller sea lion rookery near Glacier Bay National Park in Southeast Alaska. 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