IN THE SPOTLIGHT NOAA FISHERIES HISTORICAL INFORMATION from the Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Woods Hole, MA. The Nation's first Federal conservation agency, initiated in 1871, was devoted to the protection, study, management, and restoration of fish. This agency was the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, which was usually just called the Fish Commission. Later it was renamed the Bureau of Fisheries, and still later it became the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries. Today its direct descendant is NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) or just NOAA Fisheries. -- MORE --

	Our Living Oceans - report on the status of U.S. Living Marine Resources
	Fisheries - Regulations and Permits
	Fisheries Permit Shop - online shop where you can currently buy initial and renewal permits for Atlantic tunas, update permit information, and report recreational landings of bluefin tuna.
	Marine Mammals
	Aquaculture
	Commercial Fisheries
	Endangered Species
	Essential Fish Habitat
	Strandings
	Fisheries Economics
	Fishery Market News - The National Marine Fisheries Service's "Fishery Market News" began operations in New York City on February 14, 1938. The primary function of this joint Federal/industry program is to provide accurate and unbiased reports depicting current conditions affecting the trade in fish and fishery products.
	Seafood Inspection Program Publications
	Fisheries Trade
	International Interests
	Recreational Fisheries
	Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics
	Fisheries Trade Statistics
	SEE ALSO: Coastal & Marine Resources

NOAA Fisheries is dedicated to protecting and preserving our nation's living marine resources through scientific research, fisheries management, enforcement, and habitat conservation. NOAA Fisheries is a leading voice for commercial and recreational fisheries and continues to focus its efforts on sustaining our marine resources as we face the challenges that the new millennium brings. Marine fisheries (which extend from state waters to 200 miles from our shores) provide an important source of food for the nation, as well as thousands of jobs and a traditional way of life for many coastal communities. From the Gulf of Maine, to the Gulf of Mexico, and to the Gulf of Alaska, NOAA Fisheries scientists and managers work to ensure sustainable fish harvests; they are the stewards of our nation's living marine resources and their habitats.

Headquarters Offices

	Office of Sustainable Fisheries
	Office of Intergovernmental & Recreational Fisheries
	Office of Protected Resources
	Office of Habitat Conservation
	Office of Science and Technology
	Office of Law Enforcement
	Office of Industry and Trade
	Office of Operations Management and Information
	Employment/EEO/Internships/Careers

Regional Offices and Science Centers

	Alaska •Alaska Regional Office •Alaska Fisheries Science Center •Auke Bay Laboratory •Kodiak Laboratory •Little Port Walter Field Station
	Northeast •Northeast Regional Office •Northeast Fisheries Science Center •Woods Hole Laboratory •Milford Laboratory •James J. Howard Laboratory •Narragansett Laboratory •National Systematics Laboratory
	Northwest •Northwest Regional Office •Northwest Fisheries Science Center •Manchester Field Station •Mukilteo Field Station •Pasco Field Station •Hammond Field Station •Newport Field Station
	Southeast •Southeast Regional Office •Southeast Fisheries Science Center •Galveston Laboratory •Panama City Laboratory •Pascagoula Laboratory •Beaufort Laboratory
	Southwest •Southwest Regional Office •Southwest Fisheries Science Center •Pacific Islands Area Office •Honolulu Laboratory •Santa Cruz Laboratory •Pacific Fisheries Environmental Laboratory