National Marine Fisheries Service

A group of halibut charter captains are planning to file a lawsuit over new permits. New regulations are expected to force 30 percent of guided halibut boats in Southcentral Alaska out of business. The new permits go into effect Feb. 1, but some sport...

WASHINGTON, DC - CropLife America (CLA), a U.S. trade association representing the major manufacturers, formulators and distributors of crop protection and pest control products, remains committed in believing that the Endangered Species Act is an...

On February 1, 2011 new federal regulations went into effect for halibut charter guides in Southcentral and Southeast Alaska. The Charter Halibut Limited Access program requires halibut sport fishing guides to carry a Charter Halibut Permit, also known as...

Marine scientists are examining the deaths of 20 baby dolphins whose carcasses have washed ashore in Mississippi and Alabama this year, the bulk of them since last week, researchers said on Tuesday. The unusually large number of young dolphin deaths...

A polar cub is gaining weight and getting healthy at the Alaska Zoo after oil field workers discovered her abandoned on Alaska's North Slope earlier this month. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service credits her survival to the keen eyes of oil field workers,...

On the surface, Puget Sound's killer whales appear to be healthy and thriving but after five years on the endangered species list, the government says our Southern Resident Orcas still need federal protection.  Starting this week, the rules protecting...

Starting Monday, boats in the Puget Sound will need to stay at least 200 yards from whales. The new rules, designed to better protect whales, doubles the previous buffer zone of 100 yards. The National Marine Fisheries Service said the new regulations...

Three dolphins died earlier this month during a Navy training exercise using underwater explosives off the San Diego coast, authorities said Friday. Scientists have yet to officially determine what caused the deaths at the Silver Strand Training Complex...

Federal officials have delayed a decision on whether the loggerhead sea turtles that nest in Florida should be reclassified as endangered. The problem: there is disagreement among scientists about the latest population trends for the marine reptiles and...

From the Turtle Island Restoration Network: A tally of sea turtles found dead or dying on the beaches along Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama found April to have the highest numbers every recorded in a single month — 188 as of April 28 —...

ANCHORAGE — The state of Alaska filed a lawsuit Tuesday in an effort to stop a federal agency's plan to protect endangered sea lions by restricting fishing in the western Aleutian Islands. Gov. Sean Parnell said the National Marine Fisheries......