Science & Data

Fishery biologist Dana Morton welcomes us to the weird and fascinating world of parasites and the stories they can tell us about the fish they infect.

Marine resource specialist Giovanni Gianesin asked fellow survey participants what their most wow-worthy moments were this fall. From eerie fog and a regurgitated octopus, to huge fish and a feeding frenzy, their answers do not disappoint!

This dataset depicts the boundaries of the South Island Restricted Area in effect annually from February 1-April 30 in ESRI shapefile format for the NOAA Fisheries’ Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO).

*NOTE: On March 14, 2024, Judge Young of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled that the Consolidated Appropriation Act, 2023, bars the Final Wedge Rule until December 31, 2028. The Court determined that the rule is "void and unenforceable." NMFS is reviewing the decision. This dataset depicts the boundaries of the Massachusetts Restricted Area in effect annually from February 1 to April 30 in ESRI shapefile format for the NOAA Fisheries Service’s Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO).

This dataset depicts the boundaries of the Lobster Management Area One Restricted Area in effect annually from October 1 to January 31 in ESRI shapefile format for the NOAA Fisheries Service’s Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO).

This dataset depicts the boundaries of the Great South Channel Restricted Area in effect from April 1 to June 30 annually in ESRI shapefile format for the NOAA Fisheries Service’s Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO).

Fishermen must remove all trap/pot gear from this area and not set new gear in this area from February 1 to April 30, 2023. This restricted area was also in effect April 1-30, 2022.

The trap/trawl minimums for the Northeast lobster and Jonah crab fishery by area.

This map shows the minimum traps per trawl requirements for LMA 2 and LMA 3 put in place by the 2021 amendments to the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan.

This map shows the new minimum traps per trawl requirements for New Hampshire fishermen put in place by the 2021 amendments to the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan.