158 SERVICES 



NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE 

 FISHERIES MARKET NEWS 



HOME PAGES 



The National Marine Fisheries Service provides information on programs and data available to the public and fishing industry 

 via home page. Please use the following address for NMFS home page - http://klngflsh.ssp.nmfs.gov/home-page.html 

 through a personal computer. If you wish to access individual office home pages the addresses and a brief description 

 follows: 



Fisheries Statistics - http://remora.ssp.nmfs.gov/. Descriptions of commercial and recreational fisheries statistics data 

 collection programs. Access to commercial monthly landings data bases, Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics Survey 

 (MRFSS) data, cold storage, Market News Reports, processed products data, and trade data base. 



Inspection Program- http://kingfish.ssp.nmfs.gov/iss/issue.html. Provides information on the National Voluntary 

 Seafood Inspection Program, list of approved fish establishments and products, fees and charges, and policies for 

 advertising services and marks. 



Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program - http://www.nrrrfs.gov/sfweb/skhome.html. Description of the Saltonstall- 

 Kennedy (S-K) Program, the most recent solicitation for proposals, application forms and instructions, FAQs, and Regional 

 contacts for the S-K Program, as well as the latest update to the S-K Annotated Bibliography of completed projects. 



Protected Resources - http://kingfish.ssp.nrrrfs.gov/. Contains recovery efforts for species considered endangered 

 or threatened; depleted species of marine mammals; and a comprehensive list of other Internet resources pertaining to 

 protection programs and other issues. Information on Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act. 



Northeast Region - http://www.nero.nrTrfs.gov/doc/nero.html. Describes the mission and responsibilities of the Regional 

 Office Staffs and Divisions. Provides information on fisheries regulations, quota reports for summer flounder, and links to 

 other NOAA sites. 



Northeast Scientific Center - http://www.nefsc.nrrrfs.gov. Provides press releases, lab descriptions, history of fisheries 

 in the New England Region (photos, timeline, and outline of NE groundfish history). Includes fish facts (questions and 

 answers) and status of the stocks by species for the Region. 



Southeast Region - http://caldera.sero.nmfs.gov/. Provides information on regional Federal activities including: fisheries 

 regulations, vessel and dealer permits, fishery management plan implementation/quotas, marine mammals and endangered 

 species management and protection, habitat protection and restoration activities, and federal aid programs for grants and 

 cooperative agreements. 



Southeast Fisheries Science Center - http://www.sefsc.noaa.gov/. Describes the mission of the Center in support 

 of NMFS including laboratories dedicated to research covering North Caroina-Texas and the Caribbean. Provides research 

 data to support the programs which include large marine ecosystem, collecting and reporting statistical/economic data, 

 fishery resource conservation, protection of marine mammals and endangered species, and impact analysis / environmental 

 assessments. 



