The Office of Sustainable Fisheries is a headquarters program office of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), also known as NOAA Fisheries. The Office was created to oversee and implement steps required to meet the objectives of the NOAA Fisheries Strategic Plan, which contains the following objectives:

• Maintain healthy stocks important to commercial, recreational, and subsistence fisheries.
• Eliminate overfishing and rebuild overfished stocks important to commercial, recreational, and subsistence fisheries.
• Increase long-term economic and social benefits to the nation from living marine resources.

Preliminary Study of the National Standard 1 (NS1) Guidelines

Sustainable Fisheries Act (SFA)
2003 Status of Fisheries

News and Events
Agenda for Workshop for Members of the Regional Fishery Management Councils

The National Plan of Action for the Management of Fishing Capacity

Forum on Public Access to Federal Rulemaking Through the Internet; Public Meetings, Request for Comments

Implementing the Sustainable Fisheries Act - Achievements