National Marine Fisheries Service

Saving the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle is one of the greatest Endangered Species Act success stories of our time. While continued efforts are needed to fully recover the species, actions undertaken for the species in the last 50 years are paying off and we are seeing increased numbers of Kemp’s ridley...

A rare few fish like tunas, billfish, and lamnid sharks can regulate the internal temperature of certain critical portions of their bodies. Opah take it one step further: they have the distinction of being the only known fish to possess whole-body endothermy, allowing them to maintain internal...

Federal and state agencies from the U.S. and Canada have signed a statement of cooperation with the Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Peskotomuhkati Nation at Skutik committing to a partnership dedicated to restoring the water quality and wildlife habitat of the St. Croix River.

Success on the first try. That’s what transpired this past December and January, when the Coleman National Fish Hatchery transported smaller fry for release into the Sacramento River. A total of two million juvenile fall-run Chinook salmon to be exact.

“They will recolonize, if we pave the way for them.”