The wildfires in Southern California in January aren't just harmful to humans. Researchers are now looking at the falling ash ...

Smoke and ash could poison plankton and other organisms that form the foundation of the marine food chain, biologists say.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has pulled a proposed vessel speed restriction rule designed to ...

NOAA proposed a speed change to certain water vessels in order to aid the critically endangered right whale population.

NOAA has withdrawn vessel speed rule changes aimed at strengthening protections for North Atlantic right whales, drawing ...

With the Biden administration’s time in office coming to an end, regulators at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

After conservationists pushed for more, NOAA Fisheries withdrew a proposal that would have expanded boat speed limits and ...

NOAA Fisheries is responsible for science-based management of Alaska’s commercial fisheries in federal waters through the ...

NOAA and other proponents of the proposed rules said they would lessen the risk of a whale being struck by a vessel in these areas. Many right whales, including at least one found dead in Hampton ...

In a significant decision applauded by the recreational angling community, the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has officially withdrawn a proposed rule that would have expanded vessel ...

Despite its best efforts, NMFS does not have sufficient time to finalize this regulation in this Administration due to the ...

NOAA Fisheries ... right whales against vessel strikes. For researchers at the New England Aquarium, which has one of the world's longest-running right whale research programs, the decision ...