NOAA Fisheries

Office of Sustainable Fisheries

Status Of U.S. Fisheries

NOAA Fisheries updates stock status and the Fish Stock Sustainability Index (FSSI) score quarterly.  The Status of U.S. Fisheries Report to Congress will continue to be published annually. 

2008 Status of U.S. Fisheries (status information is reported on calendar quarter)

• Third Quarter Update

  Overfished maps	Overfishing maps

  • FSSI and Summary Changes
  • FSSI and non-FSSI Stocks
  • Non Federal Stocks

• Second Quarter Update
  • FSSI and Summary Status Changes
  • Status Determination Tables A-B
  • Status Determination Tables C
  • 2nd Quarter overfished and overfishing determinations
    • Federal Register Notification – August 25th, 2007
    • Notification letters to Councils
    • Other referenced materials

• First Quarter Update
  • FSSI and Summary of Status Changes
  • Status Determination Tables A-B
  • Status Determination Table C

2007 Status of U.S. Fisheries

Report To Congress

• 2007 Report Text
• Status Determination Tables A-C
• Appendices 1-2
• Appendix 3
• Assessments
• Trends
  • F Controlled Biomass Increasing
  • F Controlled Biomass Not Increasing
  • F Not Controlled Biomass Increasing
  • F Not Controlled Biomass Not Increasing

• Fourth Quarter Update
  • Fish Stock Sustainability Index (FSSI) - February 4, 2008
  • Summary of Status Changes - February 4, 2008
  • Status Determination Tables A-B - February 4, 2008
  • Status Determination Tables C-D - February 4, 2008
• Third Quarter Update
  • Fish Stock Sustainability Index (FSSI) - October 30, 2007
  • Summary of Status Changes - revised February 4, 2008
  • Status Determination Tables A-B - October 30, 2007
  • Status Determination Tables C-D - October 30, 2007
  • Federal Register Notification of overfished and overfishing determinations – December 28, 2007
  • Copy of Notification Letter
• Second Quarter Update
  • Fish Stock Sustainability Index (FSSI)
  • Summary of Status Changes - revised February 4, 2008
  • Status Determination Tables A-B
  • Status Determination Tables C-D
  • Federal Register Notification of overfished and overfishing determinations –
  • Copy of Notification Letter

• First Quarter Update
  • Fish Stock Sustainability Index (FSSI)
  • Summary of Status Changes
  • Status Determination Tables A-B
  • Status Determination Tables C-D
  • Federal Register Notification of overfished and overfishing determinations
  • Copy of Notification Letter

Status of Fisheries Quarterly Updates and Status of Fisheries Reports to Congress Archives