FISHING INDUSTRY HOMEPAGE (Information & Regulations)

Contact Us

• Sustainable Fisheries Division (SFD) staff is happy to answer any questions you may have about fishery regulations. Please go to the SFD webpage for a list of Sustainable Fisheries staff.
• Recreational Fishery information contact Moira Kelly (moira.kelly@noaa.gov).
• Analysis and Program Support Division provides permit services, works with fishermen and seafood dealers to collect and refine fisheries data, and provides fisheries data to the public, including the following:
  • Vessel, dealer or operator permits:  978-282-8438
  • Requests for data:  978-281-9133
  • Fish-on-Line PINs and IVR PINs:  978-281-9133
    • Fish-Online Offers New Functions For Fishermen
  • DAS leases, vessel replacements, baselines:  978-282-8483
  • Dealer electronic reporting:  978-281-9212
  • IVR Reporting: 978-281-9209
  • Vessel Trip Reporting:  978-281-9246
  • Questions about vessel data:  978-281-9246
  • Requests for vessel logbooks:  978-281-9157

Sign Up to Receive Commercial Text Alerts

• You can now choose to receive texts from GARFO on your cell phone. Alerts will include information about emergency actions, area openings and closings, and possession limit adjustments. Since we are limiting texts to only time sensitive notifications, you will receive only about 10-12 texts per year.  Please go to our sign up webpage to get the text alerts.

Electronic Monitoring Cost Report for Groundfish and Herring/Mackerel Fisheries Available

• A Preliminary cost Comparison of At Sea Monitoring and Electronic Monitoring for a Hypothetical Groundfish Sector
• A Cost Comparison of At-Sea Observers and Electronic Monitoring for a Hypothetical Midwater Trawl Herring/Mackerel Fishery
• An Independent Review of: A Preliminary cost Comparison of At Sea Monitoring and Electronic Monitoring for a Hypothetical Groundfish Sector

Social and Financial Resources for Fishermen's Assistance

• Resources for Fishermen
• John Bullard's Listening Session Highlights
• View and comment on John Bullard’s Working Document on Resources to Support the Northeast Groundfish Industry

Navigator Newsletter

• The NOAA Navigator is a bi-monthly insert that is published in Commercial Fisheries News (CFN). It contains information on a variety of topics of interest to the commercial fishing industry, such as upcoming regulatory actions, marine research projects, and funding opportunities. Please go to CFN's archive webpage (2012 to Present) to view them.