NOAA Fisheries Strategic Plan
The NOAA Fisheries strategic plan is provided here in its entirety, however you may also download the plan in MS Word or PDF format - click here.
I. Message from NOAA Fisheries Leadership
II. Our Mission
III. Our Vision
IV. Our Goals and Objectives
V. Producing Measurable Results for the American People
Objective 1: Maintain healthy stocks important to commercial, recreational, and subsistence fisheries
Objective 2: Eliminate overfishing and rebuild overfished stocks important to commercial, recreational, and subsistence fisheries
Objective 3: Increase long-term economic and social benefits to the nation from living marine resources
Objective 4: Promote the development of robust and environmentally sound aquaculture
Objective 5: Recover and maintain protected species populations
Objective 6: Reduce conflicts that involve protected species
Objective 7: Protect, conserve, and restore living marine resource habitat and biodiversity
VI. Foundations for Stewardship
Foundation 1: Science which is of the highest quality and which advances our ability to make living marine resource management decisions
Foundation 2: Communication and collaboration with constituents
Foundation 3: Strong and productive partnerships
Foundation 4: Enforcement and regulatory effectiveness
Foundation 5: Agency management, infrastructure, and workforce
VII. Glossary of Terms
VIII. An Agency Statement
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