Discussion paper evaluating whether the current impacts of fishing on essential fish habitat presented the potential for impacts that were more than minimal or not temporary.
This biennial report to Congress summarizes the steps taken by NOAA to identify, monitor, and protect deep-sea coral areas, including the Deep-Sea Coral Research and Technology Program’s research activities and results.
Small pocket beaches are of particular ecological importance as they provide refuge and high-quality feeding grounds for juvenile fish. These areas are also particularly sensitive to marine oil spills, so accurate knowledge of their location is critical.
This document analyzes a proposed action that would amend the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Fishery Management Plan to identify six skate egg concentration sites as Habitat Areas of Particular Concern.
