In this section you will find resources to help commercial fisheries comply with federal regulations.
Information on Catch Documentation Scheme (CDS) permits.
Frequently asked questions about Atlantic tuna permits and commercial fishing.
NOAA Fisheries permits and authorizations for Federally-protected species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).
Management and regulatory information.
Permits for organization engaged in scientific research or conducting activities to enhance the propagation or survival of an ESA listed species that will likely result in the species being harassed, captured, harmed, possessed, or killed.
Alphabetical index to answers to general permit questions.
The Office of Protected Resources assists the fishing industry to develop or modify fishing gear and practices to minimize this bycatch and its impact.
Provides links to past issues of the Fishing Information Newsletter (FIN).
Permits and fishing authorizations issued by the Northwest Region for fisheries affecting West Coast groundfish.
FDA guidance documents aimed at increasing the number of safe and effective drugs that can be used by the aquaculture industry.
High Seas Act compliance and permit information.
Permits, workshops, and regulations.
Regulation focused on conservation and management of the fisheries, and for other purposes.
Updated regulation focused on the conservation and management of the fisheries, and for other purposes.
In an effort to reduce the number of ship strikes, NOAA and the U.S. Coast Guard have developed and implemented Mandatory Ship Reporting Systems.
Commonly asked questions about permits required under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (MMPA) and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA).
Provides electronic versions of many NOAA Fisheries forms, listed for each geographic area by both OMB number and NOAA form name.
Information about Alaska Region permit programs, including those that limit access to the Federally-managed fisheries of the North Pacific.
Assistance for the U.S. seafood businesses.
Purchase permits for Atlantic tunas, update permit information, and report recreational landings of bluefin tuna.
Links to High Seas Fishing and Antarctic Marine Living Resource Trade permits.
Permits and authorizations are required under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to conduct activities that may result in the "taking" of a protected species.
Latest regulatory actions affecting the fisheries and seafood industries.
Vessels fishing under federal permits are required to have an operational vessel monitoring system
