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Sustainable Fisheries Division
The Sustainable Fisheries Division is organized into these main areas:
Division Chief - Clay Porch
- Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Branch: Branch Chief - Craig Brown
- HMS Fisheries Assessment Unit
- Gulf of Mexico Integrated Ecosystem Assessment
- Ecosystem model of Gulf of Mexico pelagic environment
- Bluefin tuna tissue sampling program
- HMS Biology Unit: Unit Leader - Eric Prince
- Hypoxia-based oceanic habitat compression
- Cooperative Tagging Center
- Recreational Billfish Survey/Tournament Monitoring Program
- HMS Electronic Tagging
- HMS Fisheries Assessment Unit
- Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Species Branch: Branch Chief - Todd Gedamke
We conducts research to determine the distribution and abundance of living marine resources managed under the
- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSFCMA) [pdf]
- Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA) [txt]
Our scientists collect and analyze fishery dependent and independent data to:
- produce catch, effort, and life history information
- estimate the current status of fishery stocks, using computerized mathematical models
- present assessment results to fishery management organizations
- provide advice on possible outcomes of implementing future fishery management options
Contact
- Sustainable Fisheries Division Chief- Dr. Clay Porch
More Information
- Trip Interview Program
- Pelagic Observer Training Manual
- Fisheries Logbook System (FLS) Documentation
- Data Collection
- Commercial Fisheries Data
- Recreational Fishing Data
- Fisheries Independent Data
- Fisheries Information System
Sustainable Fisheries
How Do I...?
- Distinguish a white marlin from a spearfish
- How do I report a stranded/ beached whale, dolphin, or turtle?
- How do I report a lionfish sighting?
- Access SouthEast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR)
- How do I report for my fishing/dealer permit requirements?
- How do I report a retrieved tag?
- How do I find current fishery closures?
- How do I adopt a billfish?
- How do I register my billfish tournament?
- How do I apply for a permit?
- Visit the SEFSC library
- How do I find NOAA staff?
- How do I apply for grant funding?
- How do I request permission to use a photo found on the website?
- How do I find It? Provide Website Feedback
