NMFS issued an incidental harassment authorization under the Marine Mammal Protection Act for marine site characterization surveys off of Delaware.

Pursuant to Exec. Order No. 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, NOAA seeks recommendations on how to make fisheries and protected resources more resilient to climate change, including changes in management and conservation measures, and improvements in science, monitoring, and cooperative research.

NMFS proposed regulations to implement annual limits on commercial catch of Pacific bluefin tuna in the eastern Pacific Ocean for 2021 in order to conserve the species and satisfy the United States' obligations as a member of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission.