Getting too close to whales can result in whales being struck and injured, vessels damaged, and gear loss when whales get entangled or hooked in fishing gear.

There is a 10-knot small vessel speed limit in Cape Cod Bay to protect endangered right whales from the threat of ship strikes that remains in effect until April 30.

Today, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the allocation of $300 million in economic relief to U.

NOAA Fisheries’ Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office is hosting three workshops throughout New England to gather stakeholder input on developing both short- and long-term management measures for the recreational fishing community.

NOAA’s Massachusetts workshop is open to members of the recreational fishing community, including private anglers, for-hire captains and business owners, charter boat customers, recreational fishing association leaders and members.

NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement uncovers a conspiracy ring that illegally harvested Atlantic striped bass.

The closure is effective 11:30 PM local time, Thursday, July 26, 2018, through December 31, 2018.

The daily retention limit moves from the default limit of one to four large medium or giant bluefin tuna.

For the first time in at least 183 years, native alewife and blueback herring are swimming upstream beyond the former Tack Factory dam.