National Marine Fisheries Service

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federal agency government organization marine fisheries management agency

The National Marine Fisheries Service is a U.S. federal agency responsible for the stewardship, conservation, and management of the nation’s marine resources and their habitats.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
NOAA Fisheries	4
Fisheries and Aquatic Conservation Program	1
NMFS	1
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service	1
National Marine Fisheries Service manages most cetaceans and pinnipeds other than walrus	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal agency ⓘ government organization ⓘ marine fisheries management agency ⓘ
abbreviation	National Marine Fisheries Service self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: NMFS
alternativeName	National Marine Fisheries Service ⓘ surface form: NOAA Fisheries
collaboratesWith	international fisheries organizations ⓘ regional fishery management councils ⓘ state fish and wildlife agencies ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
employerType	civil service ⓘ
field	environmental policy ⓘ fisheries science ⓘ marine biology ⓘ marine conservation ⓘ
goal	healthy marine ecosystems ⓘ recovery of protected marine species ⓘ sustainable fisheries ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Silver Spring, Maryland ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
legalAuthority	U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ surface form: Endangered Species Act Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act ⓘ Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ⓘ Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ⓘ surface form: Marine Mammal Protection Act National Environmental Policy Act ⓘ
locatedIn	Maryland ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
manages	commercial marine fisheries ⓘ recreational marine fisheries ⓘ
oversees	U.S. exclusive economic zone fisheries ⓘ
parentAgency	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ surface form: NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ
partOf	U.S. Department of Commerce ⓘ surface form: United States Department of Commerce
responsibility	collection of marine fisheries data ⓘ conservation of marine resources ⓘ enforcement of federal fisheries regulations ⓘ implementation of U.S. fisheries management plans ⓘ management of U.S. marine fisheries ⓘ management of marine resources ⓘ marine aquaculture regulation and promotion ⓘ marine ecosystem research ⓘ marine habitat conservation ⓘ marine mammal conservation and management ⓘ protection of endangered and threatened marine species ⓘ protection of marine habitats ⓘ stewardship of U.S. marine resources ⓘ stock assessments of fish populations ⓘ
sector	coastal resources ⓘ marine fisheries ⓘ ocean resources ⓘ

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Marine Fisheries Service → abbreviation → National Marine Fisheries Service self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: NMFS

ESA → administeredBy → National Marine Fisheries Service ⓘ

subject surface form: Endangered Species Act

ESA → administeredBy → National Marine Fisheries Service ⓘ

subject surface form: Endangered Species Act

this entity surface form: NOAA Fisheries

MMPA → administeredBy → National Marine Fisheries Service ⓘ

Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act → administeredBy → National Marine Fisheries Service ⓘ

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 → administeredBy → National Marine Fisheries Service ⓘ

Public Law 93-205 → administeredBy → National Marine Fisheries Service ⓘ

U.S. Endangered Species Act → administeredBy → National Marine Fisheries Service ⓘ

this entity surface form: NOAA Fisheries

MMPA → agencyJurisdiction → National Marine Fisheries Service ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Marine Fisheries Service manages most cetaceans and pinnipeds other than walrus

National Marine Fisheries Service → alternativeName → National Marine Fisheries Service ⓘ

this entity surface form: NOAA Fisheries

California Department of Fish and Wildlife → collaboratesWith → National Marine Fisheries Service ⓘ

Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game → collaboratesWith → National Marine Fisheries Service ⓘ

North Pacific Fishery Management Council → cooperatesWith → National Marine Fisheries Service ⓘ

Title 16 of the United States Code → enforcedBy → National Marine Fisheries Service ⓘ

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration → operates → National Marine Fisheries Service ⓘ

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service → oversees → National Marine Fisheries Service ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fisheries and Aquatic Conservation Program

Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere → overseesAgency → National Marine Fisheries Service ⓘ

Office of Habitat Conservation → parentOrganization → National Marine Fisheries Service ⓘ

Office of Protected Resources → parentOrganization → National Marine Fisheries Service ⓘ

Office of Habitat Conservation → partOf → National Marine Fisheries Service ⓘ

this entity surface form: NOAA Fisheries

Office of Protected Resources → partOf → National Marine Fisheries Service ⓘ

NOAA fleet → usedBy → National Marine Fisheries Service ⓘ

this entity surface form: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service

NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps → worksWith → National Marine Fisheries Service ⓘ