NOAA announces priorities to promote science-based American seafood dominance

NOAA announces priorities to promote science-based American seafood dominance September 2, 2026 Docked fishing boats at Yaquina Bay in Newport, Oregon. (Image credit: iStock) Today, NOAA announced priorities for advancing reforms within NOAA Fisheries to move towards regulations grounded in science that support American seafood dominance. These agency-level actions follow the Regional Priorities guidance that was released on July 2, 2026, to apply the same standard of accountability to NOAA’s own operations, regulatory frameworks, and scientific pipelines.